Financial Aid
New and continuing students are invited to review and apply for Law School Scholarships and Grants based on the criteria outlined in the financial aid Policies and Procedures manual for the School of Law. Please read each award description carefully to determine eligibility requirements. Click here to apply online.
Academic Merit Scholarships are awarded upon admission to law school for new students; therefore, a law school financial aid application is not required for 'merit' aid consideration. Typically, other law school scholarships and grants are not offered in conjunction with merit scholarships.
All other (non-merit) law school awards, for new and continuing students, require an annual Law School Financial Aid Application.
- February 1 is the priority consideration date for new student financial aid applications.
- April 1 is the priority consideration date for continuing student financial aid applications.
- All applications will be received and considered as funds remain available. Typically, awards are completed by mid-summer, and are made for the fall and spring semesters only.
Cost of Attendance
Tuition for the 2009-2010 academic year is $975 per credit hour. Click here to view the 2009-2010 cost of attendance; the 2010-2011 budget will be posted in January 2010.
Financing Law School
The Government Financial Aid Book
Student Financial Services Perpetual Press (1999)Free Money for Graduate School
3rd edition, Blum, Laurie Facts on File, Inc. (1996)Financing Graduate School: How to Get the Money for Your Masters or Ph.D.
McWade, Patricia Peterson's (1996)
Financial Aid
Virginia Residents
Tuition costs is the same for all students, residents and non-residents.
The Virginia General Assembly will determine during the spring of 2010 if new funding will be provided for the Virginia Tuition Assistance Grant. (VTAG) 
for the 2010-2011 AY. If VTAG is reauthorized for new students, the law school will contact all Virginia domiciled admitted students with VTAG application information.
Continuing students who recieved VTAG for the 2008-2009 AY, will be able to renew VTAG, however the amount has yet to be determined. The application, per the Central Financial Aid website, is due July 31st.
Federal Student Loans
Most students secure a combination of Federal Student Loans (Stafford and Graduate PLUS ) to cover their cost-of-attendance. Stafford Loans have an annual limit of $20,500 ($8,500 subsidized and $12,000 unsubsidized). A Graduate PLUS Loan will usually cover the remaining cost-of-attendance after other aid (Stafford loans, scholarships, and grants) is applied.
A FAFSA is required for all Federal Student Loans (Stafford and Graduate PLUS Loans). Regent University's School Code is 030913. The 2010-2011 FAFSA will be available January 1, 2010. All federal and private loans are facilitated through the Central Financial Aid Office. New students are encouraged to apply for federal loans as soon as possible in 2010 and should not wait for an admission decision.
University Endowments
All law students are encouraged to review the criteria and application process for University-Wide Endowed Scholarships. Recipients are selected by a University-wide committee facilitated by the Central Financial Aid Office.
Central Financial Aid
Student budgets, VTAG, student loans, and University endowments are managed by the University's Central Financial Aid Office (CFA). Students may contact CFA at 757.352.4125 and/or finaid@regent.edu.
The University Links page provides contact information for other University offices you may need while processing your financial aid.
