University of Texas at Austin

Ranked #14
2025 US News rankings
Ranked #13 in Above the Law 2025
Austin, Texas

Admissions stats

Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.89
Median LSAT
171
Acceptance rate
16%
Acceptance percentiles

Based on 2024 data from ABA

25TH
50TH
75TH
LSAT
167
171
172
GPA
3.74
3.89
3.97
Admissions funnel

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Count
Percent
Applications
5475
100%
Accepted
854
16%
Matriculated
269
5%

Employment

Employment outcomes

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Full-time legal employment
95%
Full-time non-legal
4%
Unemployed
1.0%
Top employment locations

Based on 2024 data from ABA

Location
Jobs
Texas
290
New York
30
District Of Columbia
24
International
1
Jobs by employer type
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Law firms
62%
1-25
7%
26-500
13%
501+
42%
Business & industry
4%
Government
8%
Public interest
8%
Clerkship
16%
Federal
12%
State
4%
Tribal
0%
International
0%
Education
0.7%
Unemployed
1.0%

Tuition & costs

Tuition
Annual tuition, 2025-2026
$38,236
Estimated 3 years: $114,708
Cost of living (off-campus)
$25,174
Estimated 3 years
$75,522
Total cost
$62,506
Estimated 3 years
$187,518
Tuition progression
Scholarships
Median scholarship
$21,948
25th percentile: $10,000
75th percentile: $35,667
Scholarship amounts
<50%
45%
50-100%
47%
100%
2%
>100%
7%

Demographics

Out of 865 students in 2024, 50% were women, and 39% were racially or ethnically minoritized [?].

By gender
Students
Men
50%
Women
50%
Other
0%
Full-time faculty
Men
61%
Women
39%
Other
0%
Part-time faculty
Men
67%
Women
33%
Other
0%
By race/ethnicity
Students
White
61%
Black
6%
Asian
14%
Hisp
13%
PI
0%
AI
0.2%
2+
2%
Unk
4%
Int'l
0%
Graduates
White
65%
Black
3%
Asian
13%
Hisp
12%
PI
0%
AI
0.2%
2+
2%
Unk
4%
Int'l
0%
Full-time faculty
White
82%
PoC
18%
Part-time faculty
White
85%
PoC
15%
University of Texas at Austin student and staff demographics

Based on 2024 data from ABA

STUDENTS
GRADUATES
FULL-TIME PROFESSORS
PART-TIME PROFESSORS
Men
435
-
59
126
Women
430
-
37
63
Other gender
0
-
0
0
White
526
267
79
160
Asian
121
54
-
-
Hispanic
113
48
-
-
Black
49
14
-
-
Pacific Islander
0
0
-
-
American Indian
2
1
-
-
International
0
0
-
-
2+ races
17
10
-
-
Other
37
18
-
-
People of Color
339
145
17
29

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