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Samford University Cumberland School of Law

Birmingham, AL
Median LSAT
156
1 pts vs. Class of 2024 (155) · 15-yr high
Median GPA
3.63
No change vs. Class of 2024 (3.63) · 15-yr high
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
82.7%
Class of 2025 Full-time, long-term

Admissions Trends

2011 – 2025
Median LSAT
50th-percentile score, entering class by year
158155151148 201120142017202020232025
Median GPA
50th-percentile GPA, entering class by year
20112025

Insights

Admissions medians reach a 15-year high

Median LSAT is 156 (up 1 pts) and median GPA is 3.63 (unchanged) for the entering class — both among the strongest marks in Atlas Legis's tracked history (2011–2025).

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Most students receive a scholarship

93% of the school's 446 full-time J.D. students hold some level of tuition scholarship — the largest share falls in the less than ½ tuition tier.

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Admissions Range

Entering class 2024–25
LSAT154 – 156 – 160
145170
Undergraduate GPA3.42 – 3.63 – 3.84
3.04.0
1L Class Size
170
Annual Tuition
$46,334
App. Deadline
May 1
App. Fee
$0

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
82.7%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Class of 2025
Any Law Firmincl. BigLaw
62.6%
Government
9.4%
Business & Industry
8.6%
JD Advantage
8.6%
Public Interest
5.8%
All Clerkshipsincl. federal
5%
Unemployed, Seeking
5%
Education
0.7%

Share of the total graduating class (ABA denominator).Darker segment = subset already counted in the bar above it.

Scholarship Distribution

446 full-time J.D. students
No scholarship
31
Less than ½ tuition
220
Half to full tuition
192
Full tuition
1
More than full tuition
2

Bars scale to share of all 446 full-time J.D. students.

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
This School78.81%
ABA Weighted Avg80.15%
-1.34 pts below the ABA weighted average for peer schools in the same jurisdictions.

Based on 151 first-time takers.

U.S. News Ranking

2026
#122
2026 Overall Rank
↓15 spots
2025 · #107
2026 · #122