University of Alabama School of Law | |
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Parent school | University of Alabama |
Established | 1872 |
School type | Public |
Dean | William S. Brewbaker III[1] |
Location | Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S. 33°12′39″N 87°32′46″W / 33.2109°N 87.5462°W |
Enrollment | 428 (approx.) |
Faculty | 50 full-time; 40 adjunct |
USNWR ranking | 33rd (tie) (2024)[2] |
Bar pass rate | 92.94%[3] |
Website | www |
ABA profile | officialguide.lsac.org |
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The University of Alabama School of Law,[4] (formerly known as the Hugh F. Culverhouse Jr. School of Law at The University of Alabama)[5][6] located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama is the only public law school in the state. It is one of five law schools in the state, and one of three that are ABA accredited. According to Alabama's official 2017 ABA-required disclosures, 84% of the Class of 2017 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment nine months after graduation. An additional 8.4% of the Class of 2017 obtained JD-advantage employment.[7]
Approximately 428 JD students attended Alabama Law during school year 2022–2023. 51 undergraduate institutions, 23 states, and 3 countries are represented among the class of 2026, and the student-faculty ratio is 6.7 to 1.[8]