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Cumberland School of Law Law School at Samford University

LSAT 155
GPA 3.62
Tuition & Fees $45,236
Acceptance Rate 62.15 %
First Time Bar Exam Pass Rate 83.69 %

Cumberland School of Law Overview

Cumberland School of Law, Birmingham, AL
Established in 1847, Cumberland School of Law is a private (not-for-profit) law school at Samford University. The 2025 tuition & fees of Cumberland School of Law is $45,236.
The acceptance rate of the school is 62.15% and yield is 34.19%. The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 155 and the average GPA is 3.62. Total 535 students are attending Cumberland School of Law and 146 of them is first-year students. Last year 134 graduate have taken the bar exam first time and 107 have passed the exam (the pass rate is 83.69%). You may want to check the general academic information of Cumberland School of Law at Samford University academic page.

Average LSAT and GPA

159 enrolled students have submitted LSAT scores and its average LSAT score is 155 Cumberland School of Law. The average undergraduate GPA from 159 submitters is 3.62. The following table shows the LSAT Score and GPA in 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile.
Cumberland School of Law 2024 LSAT Scores and GPA
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
LSAT Scores151154157
Undergraduate GPA3.243.543.76

Cumberland School of Law 2023 Tuition & Fees

Cumberland School of Law tuition & fees is $45,236 for the academic year 2022-2023. The average undergraduate tuition & fees other than law school at Cumberland School of Law is $38,144. For graduate schools, its average graduate tuition and fees is $22,604
Cumberland School of Law Tuition & Fees
Cumberland School of Law$45,236
Average Living Costs
Living Costs$15,700
Books & Supplies$2,000
Personal Expenses$3,193
Average Costs at Samford University
Undergraduate$38,144
Graduate$22,604

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

Last year, total 638 students applied to Cumberland School of Law and 387 students accepted to admit to the school. Among the accepted students, 159 students finally enrolled to Cumberland School of Law. The acceptance rate is 62.15% and yield (enrollment rate) is 34%.
Cumberland School of Law 2024 Admission Statistics
Number of Students
Applicants638
Admitted387
Enrolled159
Acceptance Rate62.15%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)34.19%
Deferred / Previously Admitted0
Total First Year Class Enrollment159

Law Student Population

Cumberland School of Law has total 535 students for the academic year 2021-2022. Of the total students, 450 students enrolled in JD program and 60 enrolled in non-JD programs.
Total Enrollment at Cumberland School of Law
Total Enrollment510
JD Enrollment450
Non-JD Enrollment60
Cumberland School of Law has 159 first-year, first-time students. By gender, there are 67 male and 96 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
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total159 1630
Men67 670
Women96 960

First Time Bar Passage

Last year, total 141 students have graduated from Cumberland School of Law. Among them, 134 students (including exam takers from prior year and early first time takers) took the bar exam for the first time and 107 passed the exam. The first-time bar exam pass rate at Cumberland School of Law is 83.69% where the average pass rate of Alabama is 78.69%.
First Time Bar Exam Takers and Pass Rate at Cumberland School of Law
Total Graduates141
First-time Bar Exam Taker134
(124 new graduates, 10 from prior year)
First-time Bar Exam Not Taker17 (new graduates)
First-time Bar Exam Passers and Pass Rate107 / 79.85%
Pass Rate at Alabama78.69%