2024-2025 Tuition & Fees

Albany Law School's 2025 tuition & fees is $61,136 for its prospective students. The law school tuition is 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. Including living costs and tuition & fees, the total costs of attendance of Albany Law School is $81,424.

The following table summarizes the tuition & fees, and other college costs for Albany Law School.

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Albany Law School 2025 Tuition & Fees
20242025
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$34,000$36,000
COA after receiving aid$43,350$45,424

LSAT Scores and GPA

The average GPA is 3.47 and the average LSAT score is 155 for 2024 Albany Law School admission. 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 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles.

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Albany Law School Average GPA and LSAT scores
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
GPA3.223.473.68
LSAT Scores152155157

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
Applicants1,294
Admitted710
Enrolled189
Acceptance Rate54.87%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)26.62%
Pre-Admitted2
Total Number of First-Year Students191
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. Check more employment statistics at Albany Law School employement summary page.

Albany Law School Bar Exam Pass Rate for First-time Takers
Number of Students / Percentage
Total Graduate156
First-time Takers161
28 from prior year, 8 Early Takers
No Exam Takers28
First-time Bar Exam Passer114
First-time Bar Exam Pass Rate70.81%
Average Pass Rate at New York Law Schools82.39%

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.

You can view more detailed financial aid statistics at Albany Law School costs and financial aid page.

Grants and Scholarships Statistics
Amounts / Percentage
Number Received543
Half or Less than Tuition37.57%
Half to Full Tuition48.25%
Full Tuition10.31%
More than Full Tuition3.87%