2023-2024 Tuition
Current tuition is determined by the University and the University of Maryland System Board of Regents. For the 2023-2024 academic year, LLM students enroll in 12 to 14 credits each semester and are charged at the rate of $15,071 per semester, plus mandatory fees. Therefore, students taking two semesters to complete our 26-credit LLM program will be billed $30,142 for the LLM program, plus mandatory fees. Students enrolled in the LLM program on a part-time basis will be billed $1,183.00 per credit, plus mandatory fees.
Students can expect to pay approximately $18,900 for living expenses for the academic year. This estimate is intended only as a guide to help plan for your total costs. Actual figures and budgets are provided by the Campus Financial Aid Office. A more detailed cost of attendance breakdown is available here.
Student Financial Planning
The Office of Student Affairs at Maryland Carey Law includes a Student Financial Planning Coordinator who assists both prospective and current students with the financial aid process. The Student Financial Planning Coordinator can help students understand the various options available and assist in navigating process.
Marilyn Jones
Office of Student Affairs
Student Financial Planning Coordinator
mmjones@law.umaryland.edu
410-706-0873
Financial Aid
Students who plan to borrow educational loans in order to attend the LLM program must complete and submit the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) at https://fafsa.ed.gov/. The form becomes available on October 1st each year (for the following academic year) and should be completed as early as possible. The school code requested by the FAFSA is 002104.
Scholarships
Merit-based scholarships are awarded by the Office of Admissions. All accepted applicants are automatically reviewed for merit-based scholarships and, if awarded, will be notified separately from admissions decisions.
FEDEM Grant
The federal alliance established by the University of Maryland Carey School of Law and the U.S. Office of Personnel Management provides a FEDEM Grant to those federal employees, and/or their legal spouses, who are admitted to and enroll in the Master of Laws (LLM) program. The FEDEM Grant provides a 10% tuition discount to qualifying federal employees and their legal spouses.
Requirements to qualify for a FEDEM Grant:
1. A federal employee or legal spouse must apply and be admitted to either the MS in Law or LLM programs.
2. The admitted federal employee must submit:
I. Letter of Request (brief) for a FEDEM Grant identifying the department, unit or location of federal employment.
II. A recent Leave and Earnings Statement (LES) dated within the past 30 days.
III. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA); the school code for the University of Maryland, Baltimore is 002104.
3. The admitted legal spouse of a federal employee must submit:
I. Letter of Request (brief) for a FEDEM Grant identifying the department, unit or location of employment of the federal employee spouse.
II. A recent Leave and Earnings Statement (LES) dated within the past 30 days of the federal employee spouse.
III. The Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA); the school code for the University of Maryland, Baltimore is 002104.
IV. Copy of a valid marriage license.
V. A Declaration certifying current married status to the federal employee must be filled out, duly signed, and dated within the past 30 days.