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

Admissions Trends

2011–2025

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