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Albany Law School

Overview of Albany Law School

Albany Law is located in a small city, in Albany, NY. The school is a private, not-for-profit institution. Degree levels at Albany Law top out at the Master's degree.

Areas of Study

The school tries to do a few things and do them well, and doesn't offer a huge range of majors. Students at Albany Law often study law.

Albany Law Selectivity

The admissions department at the school does not accept all those who apply.

Faculty

Students at Albany Law benefit from the low student/teacher ratio. The school's tenure system is geared toward rewarding and keeping the most valuable professors. By paying its faculty better than most schools, Albany Law tries to attract and retain a high quality teaching staff.

Student Body

The school offers classes to 710 students (691 full-time equivalent).

More complete details are provided below.

Contacting Albany Law

Albany Law School
80 New Scotland Avenue
Albany, NY 12208
General Phone: (518) 445-2311
http://www.albanylaw.edu

Albany Law Programs and Degrees (2007)

General CategoryDegreesMost Common Majors [see all]
Law243law, US law, foreign lawyers

Number of programs and degrees for Albany Law in 2007:

Degree LevelTotal
Awarded
Number of
Programs
First-professional degree2381
Master's degree52

Albany Law Student Body

In 2007, Albany Law had a total enrollment of 710 students (691 full-time equivalent).

Students By Class:

GroupPercent
Graduate2%
First Professional98%

Racial Diversity:
RacePercent
White79%
Black4%
Hispanic4%
Asian8%
Unknown3%
(Foreign Students)2%

Students by Age:

AgePercent
20-211%
22-2447%
25-2935%
30-348%
35-393%
40-492%
50-641%

Albany Law Room and Board (2007)

The school does not offer campus housing.

(Please refer to our profile of Albany, New York for details about the area surrounding the campus. Also see our list of other New York Colleges).

The school does not offer students a meal plan.

Albany Law Expenses and Financial Aid (2007)

Financial Aid:
Albany Law participates in Federal Title IV financial aid programs. (The school's OPE ID is 288600)

Albany Law Faculty

Albany Law has a tenure system for faculty.

Tenure Status of Faculty (2007):

Full-Time Faculty LevelMenWomen
Tenured2011
Non-tenured, but on tenure track14
Non-tenured and not on tenure track511

Salaries for full-time faculty:

Full-Time Faculty (2007):

Full-Time Faculty LevelContract LengthNumber MenAvg Salary MenNumber WomenAvg Salary Women
Professoracademic year21$138,38015$122,635
Associate professoracademic year2*5$97,797
Assistant professoracademic year3$84,5676$82,263
All faculty totalacademic year26$129,33426$108,542

*: salaries are not displayed where there are fewer than 3 professors in the category.

Albany Law Degree Programs (2007)

LAW
American/US Law/Legal Studies/Jurisprudence (LLM, MCJ, JSD/SJD)
Law (LLB, JD)
Programs for Foreign Lawyers (LLM, MCL)

Albany Law Highlights

(Details are provided further down on this page.)

What Sets Albany Law Apart:

CategoryTrophy 
% of degrees in law
(vs. all colleges)
Top 1%Albany Law % of degrees in law
Salaries of full-time faculty
(vs. all colleges)
Top 1%Albany Law Salaries of full-time faculty
Degrees concentrated in limited number of degree programs
(vs. all colleges)
Top 5%Albany Law Degrees concentrated in limited number of degree programs
Faculty/student ratio (full-time)
(vs. all colleges)
Top 13%Albany Law Faculty/student ratio (full-time)
Male % of student body
(vs. all colleges)
Top 16%Albany Law Male % of student body
Explanation of the Highlights categories

Notable:
Career counseling
Career services
Student employment services
Option to study abroad
On-campus library
Tenure system for quality teaching

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