Albany Law School

Getting in

Fall 2025 entering class

Applications

2,638

Offers of admission

988

Acceptance rate (offers ÷ applications)

37.5%

LSAT, 25th / median / 75th percentile

154 / 158 / 161

GPA, 25th / median / 75th percentile

3.16 / 3.54 / 3.75

Cost

2025–26 school year

Tuition and fees per year, residents

$63,994 tuition + $240 fees

Tuition and fees per year, non-residents

$63,994 tuition + $240 fees

Three years of tuition and fees, before grants (at 2025–26 rates), residents

$192,702

Three years of tuition and fees, before grants (at 2025–26 rates), non-residents

$192,702

Living costs, off campus

$21,844 a year

Living costs are the school's own estimate for a single student.

Grants and scholarships

2024–25

Students receiving a grant

94%

Full-time grant, 25th / median / 75th percentile

$20,000 / $38,000 / $46,000 a year

Where graduates work

Class of 2025

Graduates

191

Employed

177

Full-time, long-term jobs that require passing the bar

88.5% of graduates

BigLaw: full-time, long-term jobs at firms with 501+ lawyers

3.1% of graduates

Federal clerkships

1.6% of graduates

State and local clerkships

4.2% of graduates

Government

25.1% of graduates

Public interest

11.0% of graduates

Education

0.5% of graduates

Business and industry

1.0% of graduates

Percentages are of all graduates and count full-time, long-term jobs ten months after graduation.

Bar passage

ABA bar passage report, 2026

First-time takers

158

First-time pass rate

86.7%

ABA state average

86.0%This is the ABA's average across the states where this school's graduates took the bar, weighted by where most sat. It is not one state's number.

Difference from the ABA state average

+0.7 points

Two-year pass rate

91.2%