ABA Standard 509 · 2025 cycle · Last synced May 31, 2026
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.
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.
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.