UDC-DCSL offers an excellent and affordable legal education and seeks to make law school a reality for all students accepted in our J.D. programs, regardless of their financial circumstances.

(2009 - 2010)	Resident	Non-Resident
Full-time Tuition	$3,675 per semester	$7,350 per semester
Student Activity Fee	$ 210 fall semester	$ 210 fall semester
Enrollment Fee	$ 100 each semester	$ 100 each semester
Health Insurance Fee	$ 166 (domestic students) $ 550 (international students)             August 1 - July 31	$ 166 (domestic students) $ 550 (international students)             August 1 - July 31
Materials Fee	$ 85 each semester	$ 85 each semester
Health Services Fee	$ 25 each semester	$ 25 each semester
Orientation Fee	$ 15 fall semester (1Ls only)	$ 15 fall semester (1Ls only)
Graduation Fee	$ 325 fall semester (3Ls only)	$ 325 fall semester (3Ls only)

Tuition and fees subject to change by the Board of Trustees

Part-time, visiting and non-matriculating students pay tuition on a per credit basis - $250 per credit for residents and $500 per credit for non-residents. For a more detailed breakdown of costs, see Cost of Attendance and Determining Student Financial "Need". For information on establishing D.C. residency, see Residency Guidelines.

The School of Law requires full payment of law school tuition and fees at time of registration each semester and does not offer a payment plan. Students may log onto Sonisweb with their Sonisweb ID to access their student account.

Students who do not settle their account by the first day of class will be assessed a $100 late fee and have a hold placed on their account to prevent registration in subsequent semesters until they have pre-paid their bill.

Students may mail or bring payments to UDC David A. Clarke School of Law, 4200 Connecticut Avenue, NW, Building 38 (215B), Washington, DC 20008 or pay by credit card. Credit card authorization forms and instructions are located under Forms and Schedules.


The University requires all students to have health insurance. To request a waiver from the University-sponsored plan, students may log onto www.maksin.com/udc.aspx and complete the online waiver form by September 20, 2010. After logging on, select Find Your College and type University of the District of Columbia. If a determination is made that a student’s existing plan plan is at least comparable to that offered by the University, the plan administrator will notify the University and the charge will be removed from the student’s bill. Students must use their Sonisweb ID to complete the waiver process.


Each applicant who accepts an offer of admission is required to submit a non-refundable tuition deposit ($200 for residents of the District; $300 for non-residents) by a date specified in the letter of admission. Tuition deposits are credited toward tuition upon registration.


A student who voluntarily withdraws from the School of Law shall receive a tuition refund of monies paid to and received by the School according to the following schedule:

Date of Withdrawal	Percentage of Semester Tuition Refunded
Registration to last day of the second week after Registration	75%
Third week to the last day of the fourth week after Registration	50%
Fifth week after Registration	30%
Sixth week after Registration	10%
After the last day of the sixth week after Registration	0%

A student who is required to withdraw because of a major violation of the rules and policy of the School of Law shall not be entitled to receive a refund of any tuition paid.