Albany Law - Tuition, LSAT, and Acceptance Rate

2025 Tuition & Fees

Albany Law School's 2025 tuition & fees is $61,136 for its first-year students. The 2025 tuition was increased by 4.98% from last year.

For law school students, the average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $20,288. With the living costs, the total cost of attendance (COA) of Albany Law School is $81,424.

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Albany Law School 2025 Tuition & Fees
	2024	2025	% Changed
Law School Tuition	$58,234	$61,136	4.98%
Living Costs	$19,116	$20,288	6.13%
Room & Board	$16,148	$17,000
Books & Supplies	$1,273	$1,484
Personal Expenses	$1,695	$1,804
COA	$77,350	$81,424	5.27%
Grants / Scholarships	$36,000	$36,000
COA after receiving aid	$41,350	$45,424

Grants and Scholarships

At Albany Law School, 92.50% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships. The average grant amount is $36,000. 14.18% of students received more than full tuition amount, and 48.25% received more than half, but not the full tuition amount.

Grants and Scholarships Statistics
	Amounts / Percentage
Average Grant Amount	$36,000
Number Received	543
Half or Less than Tuition	204 (37.57%)
Half to Full Tuition	262 (48.25%)
Full Tuition	56 (10.31%)
More than Full Tuition	21 (3.87%)

GPA and LSAT Scores

The average GPA of Albany Law School is 3.47 and the average LSAT score is 155. The GPA is the average value of submitted scores from 188 pre-admitted and enrolled first-year students and the average LSAT score is computed over submitted scores from 186 students. The following table summarizes the GPA and LSAT scores by 25^th, 50^th, and 75^th percentiles.

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Albany Law School Average GPA and LSAT scores
	25^th Percentile	50^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
GPA	3.22	3.47	3.68
LSAT Scores	152	155	157

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 1,294 students have applied to Albany Law School and 710 students have accepted to get into the school. Among the admitted students, 189 students finally have enrolled into the school. The acceptance rate is 54.87% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 26.62% at Albany Law School. With 2 pre-admitted students, total 191 first-year students enrolled in Albany Law School.

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Albany Law School Admission Stats - Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled
	Number of Students
Applicants	1,294
Admitted	710
Enrolled	189
Acceptance Rate	54.87%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	26.62%
Pre-Admitted	2
Total Number of First-Year Students	191 89 men, 99 women, 1 Other All full-time students

Bar Exam Pass Rate

Last year, total 161 students took the bar exam first time at Albany Law School. Among them, 114 students passed the exam and the bar exam pass rate is 70.81%. For reference, the average pass rate at New York law schools is 82.39%. The following table shows the bar exam pass rate for first time exam takers at Albany Law School.

In 2023, 164 students graduated from Albany Law School. Of them, 129 graduates employed where bar passage required and 18 got J.D. Advantage jobs. By employed status, 149 graduates employed as full-time and 1 employed as part-time status.

Albany Law School Bar Exam Pass Rate for First-time Takers
	Number of Students / Percentage
Total Graduate	156
First-time Takers	161 28 from prior year, 8 Early Takers
No Exam Takers	28
First-time Bar Exam Passer	114
First-time Bar Exam Pass Rate	70.81%
Average Pass Rate at New York Law Schools	82.39%