Albany Law School

Albany, NY

Albany Law School is located in Albany, NY and enrolls approximately 237 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 158 and median GPA is 3.54. In the most recent reporting year, 90.2% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 4.9% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 1.5% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
237
Median LSAT
158
Median GPA
3.54
Bar-Required Jobs
90.2%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 161
50th Percentile 158
25th Percentile 154
75th Percentile 3.75
50th Percentile 3.54
25th Percentile 3.16

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
90.2%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
41.5%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
4.9%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
5.4%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
1.5%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
26.8%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
16.6%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
2%
In-house & corporate
Education
0.5%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
5.9%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
5.4%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
74.27%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
85.75%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
-11.48%
Below weighted average
First-Time Takers
206
Graduates sitting for bar

Scholarship Distribution

Full-time students · entering class

Each circle represents 1% of the entering class, colored by scholarship level received.

No scholarship 37
Less than ½ tuition 232
Half to full tuition 294
Full tuition 40
More than full tuition 18