Albany Law Tuition, LSAT, and Admission

Albany Law School is located in Albany, NY, founded in 1851. Albany Law School' tuition & fees is $67,174 for first-year students in the academic year 2026-2027. 89.21% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of the aid is $41,257. That could cover 61.42% of full tuition & fees.
The acceptance rate is 37.45% and total of 236 first-year students enrolled in the law school. The average GPA of the enrolled students is 3.54 and the average LSAT score is 158. For first-time exam takers, its bar exam pass rate is 74.27%.

2026-2027 Tuition & Fees

Albany Law School's 2027 tuition & fees is $67,174 for its prospective students. The law school tuition is increased by 4.58% from last year.

For law school students, the average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $23,338. Including living costs and tuition & fees, the total costs of attendance of Albany Law School is $90,512.

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

Albany Law School 2027 Tuition & Fees
20262027
Law School Tuition $64,234$67,174
4.58%
Living Costs$21,844$23,338
6.84%
COA$86,078$90,512
5.15%
Grants / Scholarships$38,000**$41,257
COA after receiving aid$48,078$49,255
**The law school has not released its 2027 financial aid data yet. The amount is an estimate based on last year change rate of average amount of financial aid received.

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LSAT Scores and GPA for 2026 Admission

The average GPA is 3.54 and the average LSAT score is 158 for 2027 Albany Law School admission.

The GPA and LSAT scores are the average value of submitted scores from 233 pre-admitted and enrolled first-year 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
GPA3.163.543.75
LSAT Scores154158161

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2025-2026, total 2,638 students have applied to Albany Law School and 988 students have accepted to get into the school.

Among the admitted students, 236 students finally have enrolled into the school. The acceptance rate is 37.45% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 22.77% at Albany Law School. With 1 pre-admitted students, total 237 first-year students enrolled in Albany Law School.

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Albany Law School Admission Stats - Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled
Number of Students
Acceptance Rate37.45%
Applicants2,638
Admitted988
Yield (Enrollment Rate)22.77%
Enrolled236
Pre-Admitted1
Total Number of First-Year Students237
Male110
Female120
Another Gender7
Full-time233
Part-time4

Grants and Scholarships

At Albany Law School, 89.21% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships. The average grant amount is $41,257. 9.93% of students received more than full tuition amount, and 50.34% 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 Received584
Half or Less than Tuition39.73%
Half to Full Tuition50.34%
Full Tuition7.22%
More than Full Tuition3.25%

First-Year Enrollment Statistics by Gender and Race/Ethnicity

Albany Law School enrolled 239 first-year students in total. Among them, 92.89% identified their race/ethnicity. By race and ethnicity, 160 White, 15 Asian, 17 Black or African American, 30 Hispanic students enrolled. By gender, 104 male and 111 female students enrolled at Albany Law School.

By race and ethnicity, White has the most enrollment share at 66.95%, followed by Hispanics with 12.55%.

2026 Enrollment by Gender

2026 Enrollment by Race

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Albany Law School First-Year Enrollment Statistics by Gender and Race/Ethnicity
TotalMenWomenAnotherUnknown
American Indian or Alaska Native0 (0%)0000
Asian15 (6.28%)11400
Black or African American17 (7.11%)51200
Hispanics30 (12.55%)121530
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander0 (0%)0000
Multiracial0 (0%)0000
White160 (66.95%)867040
Unknown17 (7.11%)10700

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 2025, 165 students graduated from Albany Law School. Of them, 147 graduates employed where bar passage required and 6 got J.D. Advantage jobs. By employed status, 155 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%

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