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, 90.6% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 8.9% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 1.6% 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

Admissions Trends

2011–2025

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
90.6%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
48.2%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
8.9%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
5.8%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
1.6%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
25.7%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
11%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
1.6%
In-house & corporate
Education
0.5%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
3.1%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
4.7%
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