South Texas College of Law Houston

Ranked #138
2025 US News rankings
Houston, Texas

Admissions stats

Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.41
Median LSAT
155
Acceptance rate
34%

Decision dates

Last decision reported Feb 6
Feb 2026
2
Feb 6
Jan 2026
4
Jan 21
Acceptance percentiles

Based on 2025 data from ABA

25TH
50TH
75TH
LSAT
153
155
158
GPA
3.08
3.41
3.65
Admissions funnel

Based on 2025 data from ABA

Count
Percent
Applications
2770
100%
Accepted
932
34%
Matriculated
437
16%
LSAT trend
GPA trend

Employment

Employment outcomes

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Full-time legal employment
92%
Full-time non-legal
4%
Unemployed
4%
Top employment locations

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Location
Jobs
Texas
256
Colorado
2
Virginia
2
International
0
Jobs by employer type
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Law firms
71%
1-25
41%
26-500
24%
501+
6%
Business & industry
8%
Government
11%
Public interest
3%
Clerkship
2%
Federal
1%
State
0.7%
Tribal
0%
International
0%
Education
0.7%
Unemployed
4%

Tuition & costs

Tuition
Annual tuition, 2025-2026
$41,520
Estimated 3 years: $124,560
Cost of living (off-campus)
$31,654
Estimated 3 years
$94,962
Total cost
$42,520
Estimated 3 years
$127,560
Tuition progression
Scholarships
Median scholarship
$10,000
25th percentile: $3,216
75th percentile: $16,177
Scholarship amounts
<50%
89%
50-100%
11%
100%
0.2%
>100%
0%

Demographics

Out of 1093 students in 2024, 57% were women, and 52% were racially or ethnically minoritized [?].

By gender
Students
Men
42%
Women
57%
Other
0%
Full-time faculty
Men
54%
Women
46%
Other
0%
Part-time faculty
Men
64%
Women
36%
Other
0%
By race/ethnicity
Students
White
48%
Black
8%
Asian
8%
Hisp
29%
PI
0.2%
AI
0.4%
2+
0.9%
Unk
6%
Int'l
0%
Graduates
White
52%
Black
6%
Asian
7%
Hisp
29%
PI
0%
AI
0%
2+
3%
Unk
2%
Int'l
0%
Full-time faculty
White
75%
PoC
25%
Part-time faculty
White
81%
PoC
19%
South Texas student and staff demographics

Based on 2024 data from ABA

STUDENTS
GRADUATES
FULL-TIME PROFESSORS
PART-TIME PROFESSORS
Men
464
-
34
47
Women
625
-
29
26
Other gender
0
-
0
0
White
527
149
47
59
Asian
86
20
-
-
Hispanic
315
84
-
-
Black
88
18
-
-
Pacific Islander
2
0
-
-
American Indian
4
0
-
-
International
0
0
-
-
2+ races
10
10
-
-
Other
61
5
-
-
People of Color
566
137
16
14
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