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Albany Law School

New York · Private · School ID: albany-law-school

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.

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Admissions

LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)154 / 158 / 161
uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)3.16 / 3.54 / 3.75
Acceptance rate37.5%
Applications received2,638
Offers extended988
1L enrollment237
Total JD enrollment615
GRE-only takers4
Transfers in / out0 / 7

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 share6.0%
< half-tuition grants37.4%
Half-to-full grants47.3%
Full-tuition grants6.4%
Above-full grants (stipend)2.9%
Conditional-scholarship loss rate

Bar passage

First-Time Bar (2024 cohort)74.3%
Two-Year Ultimate Bar91.2%
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.

Job outcomes (10 months after graduation)

Total graduates191
FTLT (full-time, long-term, JD-required/advantage)91.6%
Bar-required jobs88.5%
MegaLaw 500+3.1%
BigLaw 251–5005.8%
Mid 101–2507.3%
Small 2–10031.9%
Solo0.0%
Clerkships5.8%
Government25.7%
Public interest11.0%
Business / industry1.6%
Academia0.5%
Seeking employment4.7%

Top destination states (2024)

Demographics (current JD enrollment)

Male enrollment291 (48.3%)
Female enrollment312 (51.7%)
White419
Black33
Hispanic70
Asian41
Two or more races3
Other / unreported49

Faculty

Total faculty85
Full-time43
Faculty of color22

State market context

Mean attorney salary in state$208,480

Frequently asked questions

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.

Other law schools in New York

Source: ABA Standard 509 Required Disclosure for Albany Law School, published by the American Bar Association at abarequireddisclosures.org. State attorney salary data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS 2024 (occupation code 23-1011). Cost-of-living from U.S. BEA Regional Price Parities. Methodology: /methodology.html.