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%
J.D. program formats
- Full-time J.D.
- Offered. Full-time first-year students were reported to the ABA.
- Part-time J.D.
- Offered. The school is on the ABA Council’s list of approved part-time programs.
- Distance-education J.D.
- Offered. The school is on the ABA Council’s distance-education J.D. list.
Formats come from the ABA Council’s published lists, not from the school’s marketing. What each format means
Programs published by the school
Joint and dual degrees
A J.D. earned together with a second degree, usually in less time than the two would take separately. Each pairing is specific to the school that offers it.
- J.D./M.A. in Criminal JusticeSchool page for J.D./M.A. in Criminal Justice (opens in a new tab)
- J.D./M.A. in HistorySchool page for J.D./M.A. in History (opens in a new tab)
- J.D./M.A. in Women's, Gender and Sexuality StudiesSchool page for J.D./M.A. in Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies (opens in a new tab)
- J.D./M.B.A.School page for J.D./M.B.A. (opens in a new tab)
- J.D./M.B.A. in Healthcare ManagementSchool page for J.D./M.B.A. in Healthcare Management (opens in a new tab)
- J.D./M.P.A.School page for J.D./M.P.A. (opens in a new tab)
- J.D./M.P.H.School page for J.D./M.P.H. (opens in a new tab)
- J.D./M.S.School page for J.D./M.S. (opens in a new tab)
- J.D./M.S.W.School page for J.D./M.S.W. (opens in a new tab)
Concentrations and courses of study
Defined paths through the J.D. curriculum and study at partner institutions.
- Civil LitigationSchool page for Civil Litigation (opens in a new tab)
- Elder LawSchool page for Elder Law (opens in a new tab)
- Environmental LawSchool page for Environmental Law (opens in a new tab)
- Health LawSchool page for Health Law (opens in a new tab)
- Health Law PathwaySchool page for Health Law Pathway (opens in a new tab)
- Public Interest LawSchool page for Public Interest Law (opens in a new tab)
Clinics and field placements
Supervised legal work with real clients or in real legal settings, for credit.
Clinics (2)
- Community Development ClinicSchool page for Community Development Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Domestic Violence Prosecution Hybrid ClinicSchool page for Domestic Violence Prosecution Hybrid Clinic (opens in a new tab)
Externships and field placements (1)
- Semester in PracticeSchool page for Semester in Practice (opens in a new tab)
Centers and institutes
Research and program centers that organize a school's teaching, scholarship and events in a field.
- Government Law CenterSchool page for Government Law Center (opens in a new tab)
- The Justice Center at Albany Law SchoolSchool page for The Justice Center at Albany Law School (opens in a new tab)
Curriculum & faculty (2025 ABA report)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Curricular Offerings (2025)
- Covers
- Report year 2025
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
Course titles beyond 1L
95
Clinic positions available
72
68 filled
Field placements filled
405
Simulation course seats
383
Co-curricular offerings
10
Full-time faculty
43
85 total faculty
Clinic and simulation seat counts are only mapped from report layouts that define them unambiguously (2025 onward).
