Albany, New York
Albany Law School
- Accreditation
- ABA approved since 1930
- Institution type
- Private
- J.D. formats
- Full-time and Part-time and Distance education J.D.
- Median LSAT
- 158
- Median GPA
- 3.54
- Resident tuition
- $63,994
- First-year class
- 237
- Bar-required jobs
- 88.5%
- First-time bar passage
- 86.7%
Tuition & mandatory fees — 2023-2024
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2023)
- Covers
- Report year 2023
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Program | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time · resident | $58,044 | $190 |
| Full-time · nonresident | $58,044 | $190 |
Living expenses (school estimates)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2023)
- Covers
- Report year 2023
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
- Living off campus$20,282
Annual estimates for single students, as reported by the school. Books, transportation and insurance are not itemized in ABA disclosures.
Estimated annual cost (calculation)
- Tuition$58,044
- Mandatory fees$190
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$20,282
PreLaw Advisor total$78,516
Sum of the school-published figures above. It is not the school’s official cost of attendance and assumes no scholarship.
Model costs with your own scholarship offers →Grants & scholarships (2023–2024 students)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Grants and Scholarships (2023)
- Covers
- Report year 2023
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Measure | All | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total students | 587 | 587 | Not applicable |
| Receiving grants | 543 | 543 | Not applicable |
| % receiving grants | 93% | 93% | Not applicable |
| Less than half tuition | 204 | 204 | Not applicable |
| Half to full tuition | 262 | 262 | Not applicable |
| Full tuition | 56 | 56 | Not applicable |
| More than full tuition | 21 | 21 | Not applicable |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $20,000 | Not applicable |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $36,000 | Not applicable |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $45,000 | Not applicable |
The ABA publishes grant percentiles by full-time/part-time status only. These describe past awards; they do not indicate what any applicant will receive.
Conditional scholarships
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2023)
- Covers
- Report year 2023
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
The school reports that it does not offer conditional scholarships.
- Entering 2022-20230 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2021-202274 received · 14 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2020-202167 received · 14 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.