ABA 509 DATA, 2025
Alabama Law School Admissions: LSAT, GPA, Cost, and Jobs (2025)
Get into Alabama and the acceptance letter skips the number that matters most: a 167 median LSAT, yet the acceptance rate still runs 25.6%. The median GPA is a 4.0. Nonresident tuition hits $48,100 a year, and only 3.8% of the class pays that full price.
What it takes to get in
These are the school's own reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile LSAT and GPA numbers from its ABA Standard 509 filing, the same disclosure every accredited law school has to file each year. The 50th percentile is the median: half the admitted class scored above it, half below.
| Year | LSAT 25th | LSAT 50th | LSAT 75th | GPA 25th | GPA 50th | GPA 75th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 161 | 167 | 168 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.0 |
| 2019 | 157 | 164 | 166 | 3.5 | 3.9 | 4 |
| 2015 | 156 | 163 | 164 | 3.3 | 3.8 | 3.9 |
The median LSAT is up 3 points since 2019 and the median GPA moved +0.1. The bar moved here.
What it costs
| Sticker tuition (2025) | $48,100/yr |
| Resident | $24,980/yr |
| Nonresident | $48,100/yr |
| 3-year sticker total | $144,300 |
| Pays full sticker | 3.8% |
| Gets some grant | 96.2% |
96.2% of Alabama's class holds some grant, so a score above the 168 75th percentile is the strongest position for turning a $48,100 nonresident bill into something much smaller.
What you get out (Class of 2024)
| Class year reported | 2024 |
| FT/LT employed, 10 months out | 91.6% |
| Biglaw (101+ lawyer firms) | 31.8% |
| Federal clerkships | 11% |
| Government + public interest | 14.3% |
| Bar pass rate | 91.3% |
91.6% of the 2024 class landed a full-time, long-term job within 10 months, 31.8% went to biglaw, and 11% clerked for a federal judge, numbers that make the debt math work even at the nonresident sticker price.
Your odds
At a 167 LSAT, you're sitting right at Alabama's median, with the middle 50% running from 161 to 168. A 25.6% acceptance rate means the school still turns away 3 of every 4 applicants despite that band looking approachable. Run your own numbers through the calculator before you spend a filing fee guessing.
See where you land: the LSAT Unplugged law school chances calculator. What is 1 LSAT point worth here? See the scholarship math.
Schools like Alabama
These 6 are the closest match by median LSAT, then median GPA, out of all 196 schools in the 509 master (as of 2026). Use them as your realistic comparison set, not the list of "reach" schools everyone starts with.
FAQ
What LSAT score do you need for Alabama Law School?
The median LSAT for Alabama's 2025 class is 167. The 25th percentile is 161 and the 75th is 168.
What GPA do you need for Alabama Law School?
The median GPA is 4.0. The 25th percentile is 3.8 and the 75th is 4.0.
What is Alabama Law School's acceptance rate?
25.6% for the 2025 cycle, based on 448 offers out of 1,748 applications.
How much does Alabama Law School cost with and without aid?
Resident tuition is $24,980 a year. Nonresident sticker is $48,100, or $144,300 over 3 years before living costs. 96.2% of the class gets a grant, and only 3.8% pay full price.
What jobs do Alabama Law School graduates get?
91.6% of the 2024 graduating class had a full-time, long-term job within 10 months. 31.8% went to firms of 101 or more lawyers, and 11% landed a federal clerkship.
Is Alabama Law School worth it at sticker?
Yes for almost every admitted student. A 91.6% FT/LT placement rate, an 11% federal clerkship rate, and a resident tuition well under $25,000 make this one of the better value plays in the entire dataset, and even the nonresident number holds up against those outcomes.
Source: ABA Standard 509 Information Reports, 2015 to 2025, via LSAT Unplugged's 509 master. Verify against the school's filing before relying on it. Last updated 2026-09-30.
