Self-study
South Texas College of Law Houston
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
Accepted: 2
Jan 2026
4
Jan 21
Accepted: 4
Acceptance percentiles
Based on 2025 data from ABA
LSAT
153
155
158
GPA
3.08
3.41
3.65
Admissions funnel
Based on 2025 data from ABA
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
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
Estimated summing tuition, fees, and living expenses over 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
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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