Cumberland School of Law
Cumberland School of Law is an ABA-accredited law school at Samford University in Homewood, Alabama, United States. It was founded in 1847 at Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tennessee and is the 11th oldest law school in the United States. The school has more than 11,000 graduates, and its alumni include two United States Supreme Court Justices, Nobel Peace Prize recipient Cordell Hull, "the father of the United Nations", over 50 U.S. representatives, and numerous senators, governors, and judges.
| Cumberland School of Law | |
|---|---|
| Motto | E Cineribus Resurgo I rise from the ashes |
| Parent school | Samford University |
| Established | July 29, 1847 |
| School type | Private law school |
| Dean | Blake Hudson |
| Location | Homewood, Alabama, U.S. 33.46570°N 86.79214°W |
| Enrollment | 449 |
| Faculty | 20 (full-time) 62 (part-time) |
| USNWR ranking | 103rd (tie) (2024) |
| Bar pass rate | 78.36% (2023 first-time takers) |
| Website | samford |
The school offers two degree programs: the 90-hour Juris Doctor (J.D.), and the Master of Comparative Law (M.C.L.), which is designed to educate foreign lawyers in the basic legal principles of the United States. The school also offers eight dual-degree programs and a Master of Laws (LL.M) program with concentrations in financial service regulatory compliance, health law and policy, higher education law and compliance, and legal project management.
Cumberland Law School is unrelated to the University of the Cumberlands in Williamsburg, Kentucky, and is no longer a part of Cumberland University in Lebanon, Tennessee.