Tuition and Fees

A. Tuition Costs

To view your student account, login into the MyMitchellHamline portal and click on the Finance tab.

Planning ahead

Students should be aware that tuition for J.D. students at Mitchell Hamline has been increasing at an annual rate of 3.5% for several years in a row. While this could change, our current projections assume a similar increase in each of the next several years. Tuition is set annually by the Board of Trustees, and there is no guarantee of how large or small an increase may be in any given year.

Most scholarships are based on a fixed percentage of tuition, therefore, assuming a student remains in good standing, the scholarship will also apply to any tuition increases in subsequent years. For example, a scholarship that covers 20% of tuition in Year 1 will cover 20% of the cost of tuition in Years 2, 3, and 4 (if applicable), regardless of tuition increases.

* Please note, changes occurring throughout the semester, which result in a change of tier (FT to PT, PT to OT, etc.), will be subject to our refund schedules.

Tier changes are calculated by taking the difference in the cost between tiers (FT-PT for example) and multiplies that amount by the corresponding refund scale based on the date of the change.

2025–26 Tuition and Fees

Tuition is the same regardless of how the course content is delivered (e.g., online, blended, or in person).

Seven or fewer credits in a Fall or Spring term and all J-Term and Summer and class credits are charged at the rates shown below. The fees listed above are not assessed during the J-Term and Summer sessions. Scholarships apply for current students.

2025–26 Per Credit Charges

for Summer session, J-Term and students carrying 7 or fewer credits in a Fall or Spring Semester

B. Mandatory Fees

The following fees are mandatory and are assessed in both the Fall and Spring semesters:

• Student Bar Association fee
• Technology Fee
• The Integrated Bar Readiness Program Fee. This fee is used to provide students with a bar readiness program that is integrated throughout the curriculum and delivered throughout the student’s law school career at Mitchell Hamline School of Law. This fee is billed a maximum of six semesters during your enrollment in law school.

C. Other Fees

• Official Transcript – See How To Order A Transcript
• Late Fees (See Section E.1 below)
• Auditing fees for Alumni: contact office of Alumni Affairs
• Auditing fees for Students and non-Alumni holding a J.D.: contact the Office of the Registrar to determine availability of courses and cost.

D. LL.M. Billing, Tuition, and Fees

LL.M. students are charged a flat rate per semester no matter how many courses they take. LL.M. students are not charged different full- and part-time rates. Full information about LL.M. tuition and fees can be found the LL.M. Tuition and Living Expenses Webpage.

E. Payment, Payment Plans, and Refunds

1. Time of Payment and Finance Charges (Late Fees)

The payment of tuition and any mandatory and/or elected fees becomes the obligation of the student at the time of registration. Mitchell Hamline School of Law bills students at the beginning of each term.

Payment is due following the review and processing of federal loans, scholarships, and other financial aid as published under Payment Information on the Student Accounts webpage. If the amount due is not paid by the 15th day after the due date, a late fee may be assessed and the student’s account will fall into past due status.

Past due accounts will be subject to the following actions:

• A hold will be placed on the account
• Registration will be denied
• Transcript requests may not be processed
• Grades will be withheld
• Students will be Administratively Withdrawn from classes
• Certification of Graduation sent to the State Board of Law Examiners will be withheld
• Past Due accounts assigned to a collection agency will be assessed interest and any other additional collections costs.

If any part of a payment due is not paid on or before the fifteenth day following its due date, a late fee charge of .67% (annual percentage rate of 8%) of the overdue amount may be assessed by the school. In addition to cash or checks, tuition payments can be made via ACH (eCheck) or debit/credit card through online payments via Transact. (Please note, a 2.95% fee applies to all credit and debit card transactions. No fees for ACH payments).

2. Full Payment Plan

This plan requires that all tuition and any fees are paid following the review and processing of federal loans, scholarships, and other financial aid as published online under Payment Information.

Fall 2025 Tuition is due for all students by August 29, 2025. If you have an approved payment plan the first payment for Fall is due August 20, 2025.

J-term and Spring Tuition 2026 for all students due by January 31, 2026.

If you have an approved payment plan, the first payment for both J-Term and Spring is due January 20, 2026.

Summer Tuition is due on or before the class start date.

3. Installment Payment Plan

The Installment Payment allows students to spread the cost of tuition over four installments. Financial Aid received by the law school will be credited in full to the student’s account

The Installment Payment Plan is offered during fall, spring, and summer semesters.

Please visit the Student Accounts website under Payment Information for due dates for installment payments.

A student’s account must be paid in full before the student can register for upcoming semester classes. Students on payment plans must be current on their payments to register for an upcoming term. If you would like to request a payment plan date change, please e-mail student.account@mitchellhamline.edu with your first and last name as well as your student I.D. number.

4. Employer/Outside Agency Tuition Reimbursement

Students expecting to receive employer tuition reimbursement, or any other outside tuition reimbursement, should consult with the Finance Office at the beginning of the semester when the reimbursement is to occur. Documentation from the employer, or outside agency, is required at this time. Once documentation is on file in the Finance Office, tuition payments may be deferred accordingly.

5. Student Refund Checks

First refund checks in each semester will generally be available at the end of the semester add/drop deadline and every Friday afterwards.

Credit balances from fully paid student accounts will be distributed either electronically via Transact eRefunds (enrollment required), or via check in accordance with any applicable Federal Regulations. The Finance team will disburse an FSA credit balance to a student within 14 days of the date it was created, or within 14 days of the first day of class.

Student excess funds checks are mailed to the address on file unless a prior arrangement is made. The checks are mailed no later than Friday of the week the loans are disbursed.

Students may return all or a portion of their refund check by contacting the Student Account office or send any excess funds directly to their loan holder. 

6. Withdrawal from a Course – Add/Drop-Affecting Tuition

Tuition Refund Schedules are posted in advance of each upcoming academic term for full withdrawals, dismissals or students taking a leave of absence. Students who decrease tiers during a semester (Full-Time to Part-Time, Part-Time to Other, etc.) will be subject to the refund scale percentage on the date of the change. To calculate this, the Finance team will take the difference between the tiers and match that difference to the refund scale, this will be the pro-rated amount shown on top of the new tier charge.

Add/drop activities, once an academic term has begun, that result in a net increase in tuition will be billed accordingly.

Credit balances from fully paid student accounts will be distributed by eRefund (enrollment required) or by check in accordance with any applicable Federal Regulations. For additional questions regarding add/drop of classes, please see Academic Rule 1.07. Registration; Add/Drop; Withdraw: Extensions in this Catalog.

7. Withdrawal from Law School – Tuition Refunds

Students who fully withdraw from an academic term, once the term has started, will have a tuition liability calculation completed by the Finance Office. The calculation will be based on the day of the official withdrawal and subject to the percentages listed on the MHSL website under Tuition and Title IV Refunds for the specific academic term.

After the 60% point in a term, no refunds for tuition are given. Students who receive federal financial aid will have a calculation done for Return of Title IV Funds (R2T4). Mitchell Hamline School of Law will process withdrawal calculations within 10 days after the withdrawal form is received in the Finance Office. If, at the time of withdrawal, a student’s tuition payments exceed the amount of tuition liability, the Finance Office uses the overpaid amount to reduce any federal and then non-federal student aid awarded before returning any funds to the student. Any remaining balance on a student account after these calculations are performed is due immediately.

8. Return of Federal Aid (Title IV) Funds

The percentage of federal (Title IV) aid returned is determined from a calculation using the effective withdrawal or leave date on record and number of days in the period of enrollment. The tuition refund is distributed to federal programs as mandated by federal regulation in the order listed below:

1. Unsubsidized Federal Direct Loan
2. Subsidized Federal Direct Loan
3. Graduate Plus Direct Loan
4. Other Federal Sources
5. Institutional Aid
6. Private Aid (private loans, outside scholarships, etc. )
7. MN SELF Loans (or other state aid)
8. Student Payments

9. Non-Title IV Program Refund

The percentage of state aid returned is determined from a calculation using the effective withdrawal or leave date along with other considerations such as percentage of award funded by state funds, payment on accounts, and amount refunded to federal programs

1. Institutional Aid – reduced by the same percent as the student’s tuition is reduced.
2. Minnesota State Aid including SELF loan, Minnesota GI, and MN Indian Scholarship Program.

10. Policy on Tuition for Students Returning from Active Duty in the Military

Tuition for students who enter active duty in the military will be charged as follows:

• In times of war: Tuition will be charged at the level that would have been charged during the period the student was serving in the military if the student is called into or voluntarily enters active duty.

• In non-war times: This section applies in non-war times when the student is called into service involuntarily. The section does not apply when a student voluntarily enters active duty during non-war times.

  There is a three year look back limit. For example, if a student returns after a five-year absence, the tuition would be at the level from three years prior to the date of return. This section applies to entering students who have made an admission deposit with the law school as well as to all currently enrolled students.