Samford University Cumberland School of Law

Birmingham, AL

Samford University Cumberland School of Law is located in Birmingham, AL and enrolls approximately 170 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 156 and median GPA is 3.63. In the most recent reporting year, 82.7% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 11.5% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 2.2% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
170
Median LSAT
156
Median GPA
3.63
Bar-Required Jobs
80%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 160
50th Percentile 156
25th Percentile 154
75th Percentile 3.84
50th Percentile 3.63
25th Percentile 3.42

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
82.7%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
62.6%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
11.5%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
5%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
2.2%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
9.4%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
5.8%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
8.6%
In-house & corporate
Education
0.7%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
8.6%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
5%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
78.81%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
80.15%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
-1.34%
Below weighted average
First-Time Takers
151
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 31
Less than ½ tuition 220
Half to full tuition 192
Full tuition 1
More than full tuition 2