Birmingham, Alabama
Samford University Cumberland School of Law
- Accreditation
- ABA approved since 1949
- Institution type
- Private
- J.D. formats
- Full-time J.D.
- Median LSAT
- 156
- Median GPA
- 3.63
- Resident tuition
- $46,334
- First-year class
- 170
- Bar-required jobs
- 80.6%
- First-time bar passage
- 90.4%
Tuition & mandatory fees — 2025-2026
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 (2025)
- Covers
- Report year 2025
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Program | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time · resident | $46,334 | $1,000 |
| Full-time · nonresident | $46,334 | $1,000 |
| Full-time · per credit (resident) | $1,537 | $1,000 |
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 (2025)
- Covers
- Report year 2025
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
- Living off campus$31,226
- Living at home$9,176
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$46,334
- Mandatory fees$1,000
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$31,226
PreLaw Advisor total$78,560
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 (2025–2026 students)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Grants and Scholarships (2025)
- Covers
- Report year 2025
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Measure | All | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total students | 446 | 446 | Not applicable |
| Receiving grants | 415 | 415 | Not applicable |
| % receiving grants | 93% | 93% | Not applicable |
| Less than half tuition | 220 | 220 | Not applicable |
| Half to full tuition | 192 | 192 | Not applicable |
| Full tuition | 1 | 1 | Not applicable |
| More than full tuition | 2 | 2 | Not applicable |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $7,500 | Not applicable |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $20,000 | Not applicable |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $27,000 | 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 (2025)
- Covers
- Report year 2025
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
The school reports offering conditional scholarships (awards that can be reduced or eliminated, e.g. for grades).
- Entering 2024-2025155 received · 7 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2023-2024149 received · 20 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2022-2023144 received · 17 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.