Cumberland School of Law

Cumberland School of Law Overview

Established in 1847, Cumberland School of Law is a private (not-for-profit) law school at Samford University. The 2026 tuition & fees of Cumberland School of Law is $48,764.

The acceptance rate of the school is 48.97% and yield is 37.09%. The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 156 and the average GPA is 3.63. Total 500 students are attending Cumberland School of Law and 168 of them is first-year students. Last year 151 graduate have taken the bar exam first time and 119 have passed the exam (the pass rate is 78.81%). You may want to check the general academic information of Cumberland School of Law at Samford University academic page.

Average LSAT and GPA

170 enrolled students have submitted LSAT scores and its average LSAT score is 156 at Cumberland School of Law and the average undergraduate GPA is 3.63. The following table shows the LSAT Score and GPA in 25^th, 50^th, and 75^th percentile.

Cumberland School of Law 2026 LSAT Scores and GPA
	25^th Percentile	50^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
LSAT Scores	154	156	160
Undergraduate GPA	3.42	3.63	3.84

Cumberland School of Law 2027 Tuition & Fees

Cumberland School of Law tuition & fees is $48,764 for the academic year 2026-2027. The average undergraduate tuition & fees other than law school at Cumberland School of Law is $40,150. For graduate schools, its average graduate tuition and fees is $21,797

Cumberland School of Law Tuition & Fees
Average Living Costs
Cumberland School of Law	$48,764
Living Costs	$24,912
Books & Supplies	$2,640
Personal Expenses	$4,286
Average Costs at Samford University
Undergraduate	$40,150
Graduate	$21,797

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

Last year, total 925 students applied to Cumberland School of Law and 453 students accepted to admit to the school. Among the accepted students, 168 students finally enrolled to Cumberland School of Law. The acceptance rate is 48.97% and yield (enrollment rate) is 37%. With 2 deferred/pre-admitted students, Cumberland School of Law has 170 first-year class students for the academic year 2025-2026.

Cumberland School of Law 2026 Admission Statistics
	Number of Students
Applicants	925
Admitted	453
Enrolled	168
Acceptance Rate	48.97%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	37.09%
Deferred / Previously Admitted	2
Total First Year Class Enrollment	170

Law Student Population

Cumberland School of Law has total 500 students for the academic year 2025-2026. Of the total students, 471 students enrolled in JD program and 29 enrolled in non-JD programs.

Total Enrollment at Cumberland School of Law
Total Enrollment	500
JD Enrollment	471
Non-JD Enrollment	29

Cumberland School of Law has 170 first-year, first-time students. By gender, there are 79 male and 91 female students. By attendance type, All students enrolled as the full-time status. The following table summarizes the first year enrollment by gender and attendance type at Cumberland School of Law.

First Year Student Enrollment at Cumberland School of Law
	Total	Full-time
Total	170	170
Men	79	79
Women	91	91

First Time Bar Passage

Last year, total 152 students have graduated from Cumberland School of Law. Among them, 151 students (including exam takers from prior year and early first time takers) took the bar exam for the first time and 119 passed the exam. The first-time bar exam pass rate at Cumberland School of Law is 78.81% where the average pass rate of Alabama is 80.15%.

First Time Bar Exam Takers and Pass Rate at Cumberland School of Law
Total Graduates	152
First-time Bar Exam Taker	151 (145 new graduates, 6 from prior year and 1 Early First Time Takers)
First-time Bar Exam Not Taker	7 (new graduates)
First-time Bar Exam Passers and Pass Rate	119 / 78.81%
Pass Rate at Alabama	80.15%