University of Alabama

Graduate School (Law) • Tuscaloosa, AL •

Graduate School (Law) • Tuscaloosa, AL

University of Alabama Law School Overview

The full-time program application fee at the University of Alabama School of Law at University of Alabama is $40. Its tuition is full-time: $24,917 (in-state) and full-time: $46,407 (out-of-state). The student-faculty ratio is 7:1.

University of Alabama 2024 Rankings

University of Alabama is ranked No. 33 (tie) out of 196 in Best Law Schools. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence.

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University of Alabama Law School Ranking Scores and Data

Overall Ranking Scores

Overall Score

Peer assessment score (out of 5)

3.3

Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5)

3.2

GPA (25th-75th percentile)

3.63-4

Median undergraduate GPA for all program entrants

3.95

LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile)

159-168

Median LSAT score for all program entrants

167

Acceptance rate

26.6%

Student-faculty ratio

7:1

Full-credit outcomes 10 months after graduation

96.2%

% First-time bar passage

91.3%

Average first-time bar passage among states

74.5%

Ultimate Bar Passage rate for 2020 graduating class

99.2%

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University of Alabama Law School Data

Application

Director of admissions

Claude Arrington

Application deadline

N/A

Full-time program application fee

$40

Part-time program application fee

N/A

Admissions phone

(205) 348-2728

Admissions email

Admissions@law.ua.edu

Application website

Website

Besides the fall semester, can enter in

N/A

Virtual Tour URL

N/A

Website

Admissions & Enrollment (Overall)

Applicants:

2,000

1,500

1,000

500

2,000

1,500

1,000

500

Applicants

Accepted

Enrolled

(first-year students)

Acceptance rate

26.6%

GPA (25th-75th percentile)

3.63-4

Median undergraduate GPA for all program entrants

3.95

Percent of new entrants providing LSAT scores

90%

LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile)

159-168

Median LSAT score for all program entrants

167

Percent of new entrants providing GRE scores

N/A

Median GRE scores for all program entrants

N/A

Median GRE analytical writing score for all program entrants

N/A

Admissions & Enrollment (Full-time)

Applicants:

2,000

1,500

1,000

500

2,000

1,500

1,000

500

Applicants

(full-time)

Accepted

(full-time)

Enrolled

(full-time)

Acceptance rate

26.6%

Undergraduate GPA (25th-75th percentile)

3.63-4

Median undergraduate GPA for full-time program entrants

3.95

Percent of new entrants providing LSAT scores

90%

LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile)

159-168

Median LSAT score for full-time program entrants

167

Percent of new entrants providing GRE scores

N/A

Median GRE scores for full-time program entrants

N/A

Median GRE analytical writing score for full-time program entrants

N/A

Admissions & Enrollment (Part-time)

Undergraduate GPA (25th-75th percentile)

0-0

Academic Program Details

Academic calendar

Semester

Joint degrees offered

N/A

Special programs offered to J.D. students

As provided by the school.

Alabama Law has seven legal clinics and a nationally ranked Public Interest Institute. Students participate in a vast array of externships and internships, a semester-long program in Washington, DC, and study abroad programs in England and Israel. Paired with the JD, students can pursue an LLM, MBA, master s degree in civil engineering or social work, or PhD in political science or economics.

Programs/courses offered in:

clinical training
dispute resolution
environmental law
health care law
intellectual property law
international law
tax law
trial advocacy
business/corporate law
constitutional law

contracts/commercial law
criminal law
writing

AND 3 MORE

Curricular Offerings (Overall)

Classroom course titles, beyond the first-year curriculum, offered last year

117

Seminars

Positions available in seminars

264

Positions available in simulation courses

490

Student activities

As provided by the school.

Alabama Law is home to 25+ student organizations; four student-run law journals including the Alabama Law Review and Civil Rights & Civil Liberties Law Review; a nationally ranked moot court program; and highly successful trial advocacy teams. Within the past year, students have contributed more than 35,000 hours of community service organized through the Law School.

Number of law clinics

Number of seats available in law clinics

Curricular Offerings (Full-time)

Typical first-year full-time section size taught by full-time faculty (excludes small sections)

Is there typically a full-time "small section" of the first-year class taught by full-time faculty (excluding Legal Writing)?

N/A

Positions filled in full-time program seminars

186

Positions filled in full-time program simulation courses

399

Positions filled in field placements

Full-time students involved in law journals

207

Full-time students involved in interschool skills competitions

Full-time students enrolled in independent study

130

Number of seats filled in law clinics (full-time)

Faculty Profile (Fall 2023)

Student-faculty ratio

7:1

Total faculty

N/A

Faculty distribution:

Full-time43.3%

Part-time56.7%

Full-time faculty gender distribution:

Female45.2%

Male54.8%

Other0%

Part-time faculty gender distribution:

Female29.1%

Male70.9%

Other0%

Full-time minority faculty

26.2%

Part-time minority faculty

16.4%

Total faculty (men)

63.9%

Total faculty (women)

36.1%

Total faculty (minorities)

20.6%

Full-time faculty ethnicity distribution:

73.8%

White

11.9%

Asian

7.1%

Black or African American

4.8%

Unknown

2.4%

Hispanic

Part-time faculty ethnicity distribution:

83.6%

White

10.9%

Black or African American

3.6%

Hispanic

1.8%

Asian

Class Size

Number of upper-division course sections with an enrollment of:

100

Course

sections under 25

Course

sections 25-49

Course

sections 50-74

Course

sections 75-99

Course

sections over 100

Student Body (Overall)

Total Enrolled

N/A

In-state enrollment

67.4%

Out-of-state enrollment

32.6%

Student diversity:

75.1%

White

10.1%

Black or African American

5.2%

Hispanic

3.5%

Two or more races

2.8%

Asian

2.3%

Unknown

0.5%

International

American Indian

Pacific Islander

Student Body (Full-time)

Enrollment (full-time)

426

Gender distribution (full-time):

Female50.2%

Male49.3%

Attrition Rates for Full- and Part-time Students (2022-2023)

First-year students discontinuing law school

Second-year students discontinuing law school

1.3%

Third-year students discontinuing law school

N/A

Fourth-year students discontinuing law school

N/A

Male students discontinuing law school

3.3%

Female students discontinuing law school

1.9%

Financial Aid Contact Information

Financial aid director

Sara Kamalsky

Financial aid phone

(205) 348-1123

Financial aid application deadline

N/A

Expenses

Tuition and fees:

Type

Cost

Full-time

$24,917 (in-state) cost

$24,917 (in-state)

Full-time

$46,407 (out-of-state) cost

$46,407 (out-of-state)

Room and board

$13,864

Books

$1,000

Miscellaneous expenses

$6,760

Is the tuition the same for first-, second-, and third-year students?

Yes

Does the university offer housing restricted to law students?

Does the university offer graduate student housing for which law students are eligible?

Does the university offer a public-interest scholarship program to current J.D. students?

Yes

Grants (Full-time students)

Median grant amount

$22,000

Grant range (25th-75th percentile)

$12,250-$29,080

Full-time students receiving grants

91.1%

Students receiving grants of more than full tuition

21.4%

Students receiving grants of full tuition

4.7%

Students receiving grants of one-half tuition or more but less than full

38.4%

Students receiving grants of less than one-half tuition

26.6%

Indebtedness

Average indebtedness of 2023 J.D. graduates who incurred law school debt

$59,864

Proportion who borrowed

N/A

Does the school offer a loan repayment assistance program for 2023 J.D. graduates?

Library Information Resources

Volume equivalent microforms

N/A

Information Technology

Department(s) responsible for the law school information technology operations

Law school information technology department, law school library, university information technology department

Approximate number of full-time-equivalent information technology staff (excluding hourly students and other temporary staff)

Does the school require entering students to own a computer?

Physical Library Facilities

Net square feet of space assigned for library purposes

N/A

Total seats available for library users

N/A

Details about the library and other facilities

As provided by the school.

The Alabama Law Library like the rest of the Law School is accessible to law students 24/7. There, students can reserve individual carrels for private study and rooms for group work. The Law School is also home to a newly renovated caf ; dedicated on-site parking for law students; and a courtyard with a covered balcony, shaded study tables, and 12.5 acres of outdoor space for study and recreation.

Bar Statistics (Winter and Summer 2022 administrations)

% First-time bar passage

91.3%

Average first-time bar passage among states

74.5%

Bar Statistics, first-time test takers (Winter and Summer 2022)

State

Number of test takers

Number who passed

Pass rate (school)

Pass rate (all ABA school test takers)

State	Number of test takers	Number who passed	Pass rate (school)	Pass rate (all ABA school test takers)

Alabama	85	79	92.9%	76.1%

Graduates with diploma privilege

N/A

Class of 2022 Graduates

Total number of graduates

132

Employed at graduation:

N/A

Employed 10 months after graduation:

93.9%

Employed at Graduation (excludes law school/university-funded positions)

Graduates employed in jobs that required bar passage

78.8%

Graduates employed in jobs that required bar passage (full-time, lasting a year or more)

78.8%

Graduates employed in jobs that required bar passage (full-time, lasting less than a year)

N/A

Graduates employed in jobs that required bar passage (part-time, lasting a year or more)

N/A

Graduates employed in jobs that required bar passage (part-time, lasting less than a year)

N/A

Graduates employed in jobs that required bar passage (length of employment unknown)

N/A

Graduates employed in jobs where a J.D. degree is an advantage

3.8%

Graduates employed in jobs where a J.D. degree is an advantage (full-time, lasting a year or more)

3.8%

Graduates employed in jobs where a J.D. degree is an advantage (full-time, lasting less than a year)

N/A

Graduates employed in jobs where a J.D. degree is an advantage (part-time, lasting a year or more)

N/A

Graduates employed in jobs where a J.D. degree is an advantage (part-time, lasting less than a year)

N/A

Graduates employed in jobs where a J.D. degree is an advantage (length of employment unknown)

N/A

Graduates employed in jobs that are professional positions

N/A

Graduates employed in jobs that are professional positions (full-time, lasting a year or more)

N/A

Graduates employed in jobs that are professional positions (full-time, lasting less than a year)

N/A

Graduates employed in jobs that are professional positions (part-time, lasting a year or more)

N/A

Graduates employed in jobs that are professional positions (part-time, lasting less than a year)

N/A

Graduates employed in jobs that are professional positions (length of employment unknown)

N/A

Graduates employed in jobs that are non-professional positions

N/A

Graduates employed in jobs that are non-professional positions (full-time, lasting a year or more)

N/A

Graduates employed in jobs that are non-professional positions (full-time, lasting less than a year)

N/A

Graduates employed in jobs that are non-professional positions (part-time, lasting a year or more)

N/A

Graduates employed in jobs that are non-professional positions (part-time, lasting less than a year)

N/A

Graduates employed in jobs that are non-professional positions (length of employment unknown)

N/A

Graduates employed in jobs that are undeterminable/unknown positions

N/A

Graduates employed in jobs that are undeterminable/unknown positions (full-time, lasting a year or more)

N/A

Graduates employed in jobs that are undeterminable/unknown positions (full-time, lasting less than a year)

N/A

Graduates employed in jobs that are undeterminable/unknown positions (part-time, lasting a year or more)

N/A

Graduates employed in jobs that are undeterminable/unknown positions (part-time, lasting less than a year)

N/A

Graduates employed in jobs that are undeterminable/unknown (length of employment unknown)

N/A

Graduates that were pursuing a graduate degree full-time

2.3%

Graduates that were unemployed and not seeking employment

0.8%

Graduates that were unemployed and seeking employment

13.6%

Graduates whose employment status was unknown

0.8%

Employed 10 Months After Graduation (excludes law school/university-funded positions)

Graduates employed in jobs that require bar passage

87.1%

Graduates employed in jobs that required bar passage (full-time, lasting a year or more)

87.1%

Graduates employed in jobs that required bar passage (full-time, lasting less than a year)

Graduates employed in jobs that required bar passage (part-time, lasting a year or more)

Graduates employed in jobs that required bar passage (part-time, lasting less than a year)

Graduates employed in jobs that required bar passage (length of employment unknown)

Graduates employed in jobs where a J.D. degree is an advantage

6.8%