The University of Alabama School of Law

Tuscaloosa, AL

The University of Alabama School of Law is located in Tuscaloosa, AL and enrolls approximately 140 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 167 and median GPA is 3.97. In the most recent reporting year, 87% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 24.7% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 11% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
140
Median LSAT
167
Median GPA
3.97
Bar-Required Jobs
87%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 168
50th Percentile 167
25th Percentile 161
75th Percentile 4.05
50th Percentile 3.97
25th Percentile 3.76

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
87%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
58.4%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
24.7%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
14.3%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
11%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
6.5%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
7.8%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
4.5%
In-house & corporate
Education
0.6%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
3.9%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
3.9%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
91.39%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
80.44%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
+10.95%
Above 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 15
Less than ½ tuition 119
Half to full tuition 161
Full tuition 24
More than full tuition 76