The University of Alabama School of Law
final Aug 1, 2027
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Your numbers against the class of 2025
This is a comparison against published numbers, not a prediction. Admissions committees weigh essays, letters, and experience that no percentile captures.
1,748 applications, 448 offers, 140 enrolled · Verified 2026-08-14 · view source
What it costs, how graduates fare
- Tuition2025-26
$24,980–$48,100 full-time · resident to non-resident · plus $899 annual fees
Living expenses $22,620 on campus
Tuition and the fees the school certifies alongside it — not a full cost of attendance.
Verified 2026-08-27 · ABA Standard 509 report
- Bar passageclass of 2025
95.2%first-time+13.9
81.3% is the average for all ABA-accredited schools’ graduates in the same jurisdictions this school’s graduates sat in · 140 of 147 first-time takers passed
99.2% of the class of 2023 were admitted within two years of graduating
A pass rate on its own says as much about which states a school feeds as about the school, so the ABA’s own like-for-like average is shown with it.
Verified 2026-08-27 · ABA bar passage report
- Employmentclass of 2025
136 of 146 (93.2%) in full-time, long-term jobs requiring bar admission
Ten months after graduation · 8 more in JD-advantage jobs · 1 still seeking
The ABA collects employment status and job type only. It collects no salary, so no salary figure comes from this filing.
Verified 2026-08-27 · ABA employment summary
- First-year attrition2024-25
3.0% of the first-year class · 4 students
No law school publishes a graduation rate, so this is not one. It is the students who left in their first year, academic and other, as filed. Transfers out are reported separately and are not counted here.
Verified 2026-08-27 · ABA Standard 509 report
- EarningsCollege Scorecard
Not a starting salary.
$74,203 median one year after finishing · $110,931 after four
$107,773 is the national median at four years for the same credential
A College Scorecard median for 2017-18 and 2018-19 completers who received federal aid, measured a fixed number of years after they finished — not what this year’s graduates are being paid, and not a figure the school or the ABA publishes. The ABA collects no salary data at all.
Verified 2026-08-27 · College Scorecard
Essays
- Personal statementRequired · 3 pgstart by Jul 11, 2027
Notes & source
Required. 'Limited to 2-3 pages, double space, and use at least 11-point font' (page_limit reflects the 3-page maximum). No fixed prompt: the FAQ suggests topics such as challenges overcome, special talents, formative experiences, lessons learned, or reasons for pursuing law, and notes the statement also serves as a writing sample.
Verified 2026-08-31 · source page
- AddendumOptionalstart by Jul 29, 2027
Notes & source
Optional. The FAQ invites applicants whose UGPA was affected by outside circumstances (e.g. work, family obligations) to 'explain the circumstances in an application addendum.'
Verified 2026-08-31 · source page
Letters & documents
- Letter of recommendationRequiredstart by Jul 4, 2027
Notes & source
'Alabama Law requires one letter of recommendation. The Law School requests that at least one letter go through CAS.' No published maximum.
Verified 2026-08-31 · source page
- RésuméRequiredstart by Jul 25, 2027
Notes & source
Required. 'Please submit a resume that includes at least your last three positions of full-time employment, including summer employment.' No published page limit.
Verified 2026-08-31 · source page
- Transcripts via LSAC CASRequiredstart by Jul 11, 2027
Notes & source
All applicants must register with LSAC's Credential Assembly Service (CAS) — including GRE-only applicants without an LSAT score. The CAS report includes final transcripts from all undergraduate and graduate institutions attended.
Verified 2026-08-31 · source page
- LSAT or GRERequiredstart by Jun 2, 2027
Notes & source
LSAT or GRE accepted. 'The LSAT will remain the primary admission test, but the Law School will consider a GRE score if the applicant does not have an LSAT score.' Scores up to five years old are accepted; with multiple scores, the Law School considers the highest.
Verified 2026-08-31 · source page
Administrative
- Application feeRequiredat submission
Notes & source
$40, payable by check, money order, or credit card. Fee waivers available for veterans and military members, Teach For America/AmeriCorps members, and Peace Corps volunteers.
Verified 2026-08-31 · source page
- InterviewOptionalat submission
Notes & source
Not part of the process: 'The admissions committee does not interview candidates for admission.' Listed here so the tracker can show that no interview prep is needed for Alabama.
Verified 2026-08-31 · source page
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