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 — 2022-2023
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 (2022)
- Covers
- Report year 2022
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Program | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time · resident | $43,662 | $0 |
| Full-time · nonresident | $43,662 | $656 |
| Full-time · per credit (resident) | $1,455 | $0 |
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 (2022)
- Covers
- Report year 2022
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
- Living off campus$20,893
- Living at home$6,943
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$43,662
- Mandatory fees$0
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$20,893
PreLaw Advisor total$64,555
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 (2022–2023 students)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Grants and Scholarships (2022)
- Covers
- Report year 2022
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Measure | All | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total students | 450 | 450 | Not applicable |
| Receiving grants | 443 | 442 | Not applicable |
| % receiving grants | Not reported | Not reported | Not applicable |
| Less than half tuition | 289 | 289 | Not applicable |
| Half to full tuition | 148 | 147 | Not applicable |
| Full tuition | 3 | 3 | Not applicable |
| More than full tuition | 3 | 3 | Not applicable |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $9,392 | Not applicable |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $17,000 | Not applicable |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $25,000 | 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 (2022)
- Covers
- Report year 2022
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
The report does not state whether conditional scholarships are offered.
- Entering 2019-2020157 received · 33 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2018-2019149 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2017-2018156 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.