Cumberland School of Law
Cumberland School of Law, part of Samford University, is located in Birmingham, AL, founded in 1847. Cumberland School of Law' tuition & fees is $44,318 for first-year students in the academic year 2022-2023. 95.60% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of the aid is $15,500. That could cover 34.97% of full tuition & fees.
The acceptance rate is 60.66% and total of 159 first-year students enrolled in the law school. The average GPA of the enrolled students is 3.54 and the average LSAT score is 154. For first-time exam takers, its bar exam pass rate is 79.85%.
2023 Tuition & Fees
Cumberland School of Law's 2023 tuition & fees is $44,318 for its prospective studets.
For law school students, the average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $20,893. Including living costs and tuition & fees, the total costs of attendance of Cumberland School of Law is $65,211.
The following table summarizes the tuition & fees, and other college costs for Cumberland School of Law.
Grants and Scholarships
At Cumberland School of Law, 95.60% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships. The average grant amount is $15,500. 1.94% of students received more than full tuition amount, and 31.96% received more than half, but not the full tuition amount.
You can view more detailed financial aid statistics at Cumberland School of Law costs and financial aid page.
GPA and LSAT Scores
The average GPA of Cumberland School of Law is 3.54 and the average LSAT score is 154. The GPA and LSAT scores are the average value of submitted scores from 159 pre-admitted and enrolled first-year students. The following table summarizes the GPA and LSAT scores by 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles.
Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics
For the academic year 2022-2023, total 638 students have applied to Cumberland School of Law and 387 students have accepted to get into the school. Among the admitted students, 159 students finally have enrolled into the school. The acceptance rate is 60.66% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 41.09% at Cumberland School of Law.
Bar Exam Pass Rate
Last year, total 134 students took the bar exam first time at Cumberland School of Law. Among them, 107 students passed the exam and the bar exam pass rate is 79.85%. For reference, the average pass rate at Alabama law schools is 78.69%. The following table shows the bar exam pass rate for first time exam takers at Cumberland School of Law.
In 2022, 131 students graduated from Cumberland School of Law. Of them, 101 graduates employed where bar passage required and 9 got J.D. Advantage jobs. By employed status, 112 graduates employed as full-time and 2 employed as part-time status. Check more employment statistics at Cumberland School of Law employement summary page.
