Albany Law School is a private law school in New York. In the most recent ABA Standard 509 cycle it reported a 74.3% first-time bar passage rate (state average 85.8%). 91.6% of graduates landed full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs, and 8.9% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. Resident tuition is $63,994 per year; a median grant of $38,000 brings median net tuition to about $25,994. The median LSAT is 158 with a 37.5% acceptance rate.
No placements reported (0%): Solo. These shares count where every employed graduate landed, by sector and firm size, across all job types; they can total more than the full-time long-term (FTLT) employment headline, which counts only the stricter full-time, long-term, JD-required or JD-advantage subset.
Bar passage · first-time
This school74.3%
State avg85.8%
first-time -11.5 pts vs state · 2-yr ultimate 88.7% · class of 2025 first-time 86.7% (reported early 2026) · Different cohort than the admissions class above.
Admissions · 25 / 50 / 75
LSATmedian 158
154161
uGPAmedian 3.54
3.163.75
Applications to offers to enrolled
Applied2,638
Offered988
Enrolled 1L237
Offer rate 37% · yield 24%.
Grant distribution
No grant 6.0%Under half 37.4%Half to full 47.3%Full 6.4%Stipend 2.9%
Demographics
Women 52%Men 48%
White
419
Black
33
Hispanic
70
Asian
41
Two or more
3
Other / unreported
49
Cost detail
Resident tuition
$63,994
Non-resident
$63,994
Mandatory fees
$240
Living estimate
$21,844
Median grant
$38,000
Grant 25 / 75
$20,000 / $46,000
Cond. schol. loss
—
Faculty & market
Total faculty
85
Full-time faculty
43
Faculty of color
22
Total JD enrollment
615
Graduates
191
Mean attorney salary · state
$208,480
Trajectory
Trajectory since 2011
LSAT · 25-75 band
LSAT scoreup 5 since 2011
Middle-50% LSAT band by entering class.
uGPA · 25-75 band
Undergraduate GPAup 0.23 since 2011
Middle-50% uGPA band by entering class.
First-time bar passage
First-time bar passage ratedown 2% since 2011
First-time bar passage rate by year.
Full-time resident tuition
Resident tuitionup $22k since 2011
Sticker resident tuition by year.
Total JD enrollment
Students enrolleddown 105 since 2011
Total JD enrollment by year.
Admissions
Admissions
LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)
154 / 158 / 161
uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)
3.16 / 3.54 / 3.75
Acceptance rate
37.5%
Applications received
2,638
Offers extended
988
1L enrollment
237
Total JD enrollment
615
GRE-only takers
4
1L attrition (academic / other)
5 / 7
Transfers in / out
0 / 7
Cost
Cost & scholarships
Resident tuition
$63,994
Non-resident tuition
$63,994
Mandatory fees
$240
Living-expense estimate
$21,844
Median grant
$38,000
Grant 25 / 75 percentile
$20,000 / $46,000
No-grant share
6.0%
< half-tuition grants
37.4%
Half-to-full grants
47.3%
Full-tuition grants
6.4%
Above-full grants (stipend)
2.9%
Conditional-scholarship loss rate
—
Part-time JD
Part-time 1L enrollment
4
Part-time tuition
$57,594
Part-time JD figures, most recent ABA 509 cycle.
Bar passage
Bar passage
First-Time Bar (2024 cohort)
74.3%
Two-Year Ultimate Bar
88.7%
State average (same exam)
85.8%
Difference vs. state
-11.5 pts
Different cohorts: first-time bar passage reflects graduates who entered law school about three years before the current admissions class shown above. Read the two as separate snapshots, not a single pipeline.
What is the first-time bar passage rate at Albany Law School?
Albany Law School reported a 74.3% first-time bar passage rate in the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure, versus a 85.8% state average.
How much does Albany Law School cost?
Resident tuition at Albany Law School is $63,994 per year (about $191,982 over three years). The median grant is $38,000, bringing median net tuition to roughly $25,994 per year.
What LSAT and GPA do you need for Albany Law School?
The median (50th-percentile) LSAT at Albany Law School is 158 and the median GPA is 3.54; the acceptance rate is 37.5%.
What are the job outcomes at Albany Law School?
91.6% of Albany Law School graduates held full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs about ten months after graduation. 8.9% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. 4.7% were still seeking employment.
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Data from the ABA Standard 509 disclosures, self-reported by law schools and not guaranteed (raw data may have errors or omissions). State attorney-salary context: U.S. BLS OEWS 2024 (SOC 23-1011); cost-of-living: U.S. BEA Regional Price Parities. How the data is sourced & validated: Methodology. Unfamiliar with a term (FTLT, net tuition, bimodal)? Glossary. Copyright basis & permitted use: Terms.