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Cumberland School of Law
Also known as
- Cumberland School of Law
- Samford University
- SAMFORD UNIVERSITY
Cumberland School of Law is a law school located in Birmingham, Alabama. The school was ranked 103 in 2024 by USNWR. Annual enrollment for Cumberland School of Law is approximately 152.
Cumberland School of Law Key Statistics
| Previous year ABA 509 data | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentiles | 25 | 50 | 75 |
| LSAT | 152 | 155 | 157 |
| GPA | 3.37 | 3.61 | 3.79 |
| Miscellaneous | Count | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| # Applications | 697 | 19 |
| # Admissions offers | 388 | - |
| Class size | 152 | 41 |
| % Accepted | 55.7% | 24 |
| % Yield | 38.1% | 85 |
During the 2024 application cycle, 697 people applied and 388 were offered admission.
Samford University has a 1L class size of 152, and yield of 38.14%. 148 out of 388 applicants who were offered admission accepted, meaning that 38.14% of the people who were offered admission ended up attending the school.
The 1L class at Samford University has a median LSAT of 155. The 25th percentile LSAT is 152 and the 75th percentile LSAT is 157.
The median GPA is 3.61. The 25th percentile GPA is 3.37 and the 75th percentile GPA is 3.79.
Cumberland School of Law LSAT & GPA graph for 2023-2024
LSD has stats for 39 applicants for the 2023-2024 application cycle.
The graphs show applicant results plotted against GPA and LSAT. The dotted lines on the graphs represent the 25/50/75th percentiles reported by the school in their ABA 509 report from the previous year.
Each data point represents an LSD user that shared their application results for the benefit of future applicants.
Click on a data point to see that user's profile.
How much does Cumberland School of Law cost per year?
*The following data belongs to previous years.
Cost of attending Cumberland School of Law
In 2024, tuition was $45,236 and the annual cost of attending was $74,550 (tuition plus living expenses).
Cost of Attendance (CoA) is the estimated total amount you will have to spend every year to go to school. Unlike tuition, CoA includes expenses like rent, food, and insurance.
Cumberland School of Law employment outcomes
JD graduates from Samford University make $82,500 (median) upon graduation if they work in the private sector. If they go into the public sector, a grad can expect to make $55,750.
70.5% of law graduates from Samford University go directly to work for law firms, while 4.5% clerk for a judge. 7.6% of graduates go into public interest.
83.7% of Samford University graduates pass the bar on their first try.
Some interesting facts about Cumberland School of Law
Samford University’s Cumberland School of Law is located in Birmingham, Alabama, on a beautiful 247-acre campus and is one of the oldest law schools in the nation—established in 1847. At formation, when legal study was conducted by apprenticeship or through lectures, the law school pioneered an instructional method based on intensive trial practice. Today, the law school is one of the smallest ABA-accredited law schools in the nation by design. It continues to focus on teaching practical lawyering skills. Samford is the largest privately supported and fully accredited institution of higher learning in Alabama. Cumberland School of Law has been a member of the Association of American Law Schools since 1952 and has been accredited by the ABA since 1949. In the past 170 years, the law school has produced more than 13,000 accomplished alumni, including two US Supreme Court justices, several governors, a US Secretary of State (Cordell Hull, known as the Father of the United Nations), and numerous federal, state, and local judges.
Application opens: September 1st
Application deadline: May 1st
Admissions website: https://www.samford.edu/cumberlandlaw/admission
Admissions Email: lawadm@samford.edu
Admissions Phone: 800.888.7213