Albany Law School

Ranked #117
2025 US News rankings
Albany, New York

Admissions stats

Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.54
Median LSAT
158
Acceptance rate
37%

Decision dates

Last decision reported Jan 12
Jan 2026
1
Jan 12
Acceptance percentiles

Based on 2025 data from ABA

25TH
50TH
75TH
LSAT
154
158
161
GPA
3.16
3.54
3.75
Admissions funnel

Based on 2025 data from ABA

Count
Percent
Applications
2638
100%
Accepted
988
37%
Matriculated
236
9%
LSAT trend
GPA trend

Employment

Employment outcomes

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Full-time legal employment
92%
Full-time non-legal
2%
Unemployed
6%
Top employment locations

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Location
Jobs
New York
171
District Of Columbia
3
Massachusetts
3
International
1
Jobs by employer type
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Law firms
41%
1-25
25%
26-500
14%
501+
2%
Business & industry
2%
Government
27%
Public interest
17%
Clerkship
5%
Federal
1%
State
4%
Tribal
0%
International
0%
Education
0.5%
Unemployed
6%

Tuition & costs

Tuition
Annual tuition, 2025-2026
$60,946
Estimated 3 years: $182,838
Cost of living (off-campus)
$21,571
Estimated 3 years
$64,713
Total cost
$61,186
Estimated 3 years
$183,558
Tuition progression
Scholarships
Median scholarship
$35,000
25th percentile: $20,000
75th percentile: $45,000
Scholarship amounts
<50%
41%
50-100%
47%
100%
7%
>100%
4%

Demographics

Out of 591 students in 2024, 53% were women, and 30% were racially or ethnically minoritized [?].

By gender
Students
Men
46%
Women
53%
Other
1%
Full-time faculty
Men
39%
Women
61%
Other
0%
Part-time faculty
Men
57%
Women
41%
Other
2%
By race/ethnicity
Students
White
70%
Black
5%
Asian
7%
Hisp
9%
PI
0%
AI
0.2%
2+
1%
Unk
8%
Int'l
0%
Graduates
White
73%
Black
7%
Asian
8%
Hisp
8%
PI
0%
AI
0.5%
2+
1%
Unk
2%
Int'l
0%
Full-time faculty
White
73%
PoC
27%
Part-time faculty
White
82%
PoC
18%
Albany student and staff demographics

Based on 2024 data from ABA

STUDENTS
GRADUATES
FULL-TIME PROFESSORS
PART-TIME PROFESSORS
Men
272
-
19
25
Women
311
-
30
18
Other gender
8
-
0
1
White
416
149
36
36
Asian
39
16
-
-
Hispanic
51
16
-
-
Black
30
15
-
-
Pacific Islander
0
0
-
-
American Indian
1
1
-
-
International
0
0
-
-
2+ races
7
3
-
-
Other
47
5
-
-
People of Color
175
56
13
8
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