University of Alabama Law School
| University of Alabama School of Law |
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| Parent school | University of Alabama |
| Established | 1872 |
| School type | Public |
| Dean | Mark E. Brandon |
| Location |
Tuscaloosa, Alabama, U.S. 33°12′39″N 87°32′46″W / 33.2109°N 87.5462°WCoordinates: 33°12′39″N 87°32′46″W / 33.2109°N 87.5462°W |
| Enrollment | 520 (approx.) |
| Faculty | 50 full-time; 40 adjunct |
| USNWR ranking | 26 |
| Bar pass rate | 97% (Official ABA Data) |
| Website | www |
| ABA profile | [1] |
The University of Alabama School of Law (also known as Alabama Law) located in Tuscaloosa, Alabama is a nationally ranked top-tier law school (First Tier) and the only public law school in the state. In total, it is one of five law schools in the state, and one of three that are ABA accredited. According to Alabama's official 2016 ABA-required disclosures, 75.9% of the Class of 2016 obtained full-time, long-term, JD-required employment nine months after graduation. An additional 13.8% of the Class of 2016 obtained JD-advantage employment.
The diverse student body, of approximately 520, represent 174 undergraduate institutions from 23 states and Canada. Of the incoming class of 2012, approximately 40% were female and 15% were minority students.
The School of Law offers the Juris Doctor (J.D.) degree, as well as an International LL.M., an LL.M. in Taxation, and an LL.M. in Business Transactions. A joint J.D./M.B.A. program is also available. Students may also pursue a number of graduate degrees through established dual enrollment programs for M.A. or Ph.D. in Political Science, M.P.A., Ph.D. in Economics, or LL.M. in Taxation. In addition, a Certificate in Public Interest Law is available through the Public Interest Institute.
Admissions have become increasingly selective with the 50th percentile LSAT and undergrad GPAs of the 2016 incoming class reaching 163 and 3.82, respectively. The 75% to 25% range for these metrics was from 165-157 and 3.92 to 3.45.
Students are guaranteed an opportunity to participate in at least one of the school's seven law clinics.
In 2007 Jarvis & Coleman ranked the Alabama Law Review (ALR) 36th "on the basis of the prominence of their lead article authors." This represents an incredible 63 position improvement from the rankings of ten years prior. For the 2015-2016, ExpressO, UC Berkeley's manuscript submission service, ranked the ALR at 10th in terms of "number of manuscripts received." In 2015 Washington and Lee's methods rank ALR at 46th in both the number of citations from other journals and the combined score. These show an improvement of 10 and 26 positions, respectively, over the preceding 5 years.
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