Tuscaloosa, Alabama
The University of Alabama School of Law
- Accreditation
- ABA approved since 1926
- Institution type
- Public
- J.D. formats
- Full-time J.D.
- Median LSAT
- 167
- Median GPA
- 3.97
- Resident tuition
- $24,980
- First-year class
- 140
- Bar-required jobs
- 93.2%
- First-time bar passage
- 95.2%
J.D. program formats
- Full-time J.D.
- Offered. Full-time first-year students were reported to the ABA.
- Part-time J.D.
- Not on the ABA Council’s part-time list.
- Distance-education J.D.
- Not 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
Concentrations and courses of study
Defined paths through the J.D. curriculum and study at partner institutions.
- Israel Exchange ProgramSchool page for Israel Exchange Program (opens in a new tab)
- United Kingdom Exchange ProgramSchool page for United Kingdom Exchange Program (opens in a new tab)
Certificates
Credentials a school awards for completing a defined set of courses, either alongside the J.D. or as a stand-alone program.
- Certificate in Public Interest LawSchool page for Certificate in 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 (7)
- Appellate Advocacy ClinicSchool page for Appellate Advocacy Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Children’s Rights ClinicSchool page for Children’s Rights Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Civil Law ClinicSchool page for Civil Law Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Criminal Defense ClinicSchool page for Criminal Defense Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Domestic Violence Law ClinicSchool page for Domestic Violence Law Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Entrepreneurship & Nonprofit ClinicSchool page for Entrepreneurship & Nonprofit Clinic (opens in a new tab)
- Mediation Law ClinicSchool page for Mediation Law Clinic (opens in a new tab)
Externships and field placements (3)
- Academic Year ExternshipSchool page for Academic Year Externship (opens in a new tab)
- Summer ExternshipSchool page for Summer Externship (opens in a new tab)
- Washington DC ExternshipSchool page for Washington DC Externship (opens in a new tab)
Centers and institutes
Research and program centers that organize a school's teaching, scholarship and events in a field.
- Public Interest InstituteSchool page for Public Interest Institute (opens in a new tab)
Journals and advocacy programs
Student-edited publications and competitive advocacy programs.
Journals and law reviews (3)
- Alabama Civil Rights & Civil Liberties Law ReviewSchool page for Alabama Civil Rights & Civil Liberties Law Review (opens in a new tab)
- Journal of the Legal ProfessionSchool page for Journal of the Legal Profession (opens in a new tab)
- The Alabama Law ReviewSchool page for The Alabama Law Review (opens in a new tab)
Moot court and trial advocacy programs (1)
- International Moot CourtSchool page for International Moot Court (opens in a new tab)
Advanced law degrees
Degrees for people who already hold a first degree in law, in the United States or abroad.
- International LL.M. programSchool page for International LL.M. program (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
Clinic and simulation seat counts are only mapped from report layouts that define them unambiguously (2025 onward).
