university of alabama law school ranking

National Comparison: Overview of Facts

#7 in Median Undergraduate GPA

Alabama Law ranks #7 in terms of highest median undergraduate GPA (3.88) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students.

#18 in Employment Rate at 10 Months

#34 in Employment Rate at Graduation
Alabama Law ranks #18 in terms of graduates employed ten months after graduation (89.3%) and #34 in terms of graduates employed at the time of graduation (61.8%) .

#19 in Bar Passage Rate

Alabama Law ranks #19 in terms of bar passage rate among first-time test takers (94.5%), and it outperforms by +24.9% the state of Alabama’s overall bar passage rate of 69.6%. (A national comparison on this metric should be taken in a qualified sense and with caution, because every state has a different bar passage rate.)

#24 in Median LSAT

Alabama Law is tied for #24 in terms of the median LSAT score (164) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students. The LSAT measures reading comprehension, analytical reasoning, and logical reasoning.

#36 in Library Size

Alabama Law ranks #36 in terms of library size with 676,336 volumes or equivalents.

#37 in Acceptance Rate

Alabama Law ranks #37 in terms of student selectivity with an acceptance rate of 31.1% among those who applied for admission.

#67 in Student to Faculty Ratio

Alabama Law is tied for #67 in terms of lowest student to faculty ratio (6.4:1).

#95 in Private Sector Salary

Alabama Law is tied for #95 in terms of the median starting salary among graduates working in private practice as law firm associates ($70,000).

#111 in Presence of Minority Faculty

Alabama Law ranks #111 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are racial or ethnic minority (11.7%).

#123 in Highest Tuition (out-of-state)

#239 in Highest Tuition (in-state)
Alabama Law ranks #123 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students for its out-of state tuition of $42,180, and it ranks #239 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students for its in-state tuition of $23,920. We rank from a total of 283 tuition rates from 194 law schools, ranking twice those law schools that have different in-state and out-of-state tuition rates. Room and board expenses average $12,702 per year.

#131 in Public Sector Salary

Alabama Law is tied for #131 in terms of median starting salary among graduates working in government jobs or judicial clerkships at the federal or state level ($50,000).

#158 in Presence of Minority Students

Alabama Law ranks #158 in terms of the highest percentage of students who are racial or ethnic minority (22.3%).

#165 in Presence of Female Faculty

Alabama Law is tied for #165 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are female (32.0%).