Founded in 1851, Albany Law School, also known as Albany Law, is located in Albany, NY. Albany Law School' tuition & fees is $61,136 for first-year students in the academic year 2024-2025. 92.50% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of the aid is $36,000. That could cover 58.89% of full tuition & fees.
The acceptance rate is 54.87% and total of 189 first-year students enrolled in the law school. The average GPA of the enrolled students is 3.47 and the average LSAT score is 155. For first-time exam takers, its bar exam pass rate is 82.05%.
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.
The following table summarizes the tuition & fees, and other law school costs for Albany Law School.
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 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles.
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.
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
