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, 93.8% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 26% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 12.3% 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

Admissions Trends

2011–2025

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
93.8%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
61.6%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
26%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
17.1%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
12.3%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
11%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
4.1%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
2.7%
In-house & corporate
Education
2.7%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
5.5%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
0.7%
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