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University of Houston Law School
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- University of Houston Law School
- University of Houston
- HOUSTON, UNIVERSITY OF
- UH
University of Houston Law School is a law school located in Houston, Texas. The school was ranked 68 in 2024 by USNWR. Annual enrollment for University of Houston Law School is approximately 262.
Admissions website: https://www.law.uh.edu/admissions/
Admissions email: lawadmissions@uh.edu
Admissions phone: 713-743-2280
University of Houston Law School Key Statistics
| Previous year ABA 509 data | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentiles | 25 | 50 | 75 |
| LSAT | 158 | 161 | 163 |
| GPA | 3.5 | 3.72 | 3.85 |
| Miscellaneous | Count | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| # Applications | 3232 | 82 |
| # Admissions offers | 1043 | - |
| Class size | 262 | 84 |
| % Accepted | 32.3% | 72 |
| % Yield | 24.8% | 27 |
During the 2024 application cycle, 3,232 people applied and 1,043 were offered admission.
University of Houston has a 1L class size of 262, and yield of 24.83%. 259 out of 1,043 applicants who were offered admission accepted, meaning that 24.83% of the people who were offered admission ended up attending the school.
The 1L class at University of Houston has a median LSAT of 161. The 25th percentile LSAT is 158 and the 75th percentile LSAT is 163.
The median GPA is 3.72. The 25th percentile GPA is 3.5 and the 75th percentile GPA is 3.85.
University of Houston Law School LSAT & GPA graph for 2023-2024
LSD has stats for 360 applicants for the 2023-2024 application cycle.
The graphs show applicant results plotted against GPA and LSAT. The dotted lines on the graphs represent the 25/50/75th percentiles reported by the school in their ABA 509 report from the previous year.
Each data point represents an LSD user that shared their application results for the benefit of future applicants.
Click on a data point to see that user's profile.
How much does University of Houston Law School cost per year?
*The following data belongs to previous years.
Cost of attending University of Houston Law School
In 2024, tuition was $50,133 and the annual cost of attending was $72,139 (tuition plus living expenses).
Cost of Attendance (CoA) is the estimated total amount you will have to spend every year to go to school. Unlike tuition, CoA includes expenses like rent, food, and insurance.
University of Houston Law School employment outcomes
JD graduates from University of Houston make $147,500 (median) upon graduation if they work in the private sector. If they go into the public sector, a grad can expect to make $68,550.
70.4% of law graduates from University of Houston go directly to work for law firms, while 3.2% clerk for a judge. 2.6% of graduates go into public interest.
83.9% of University of Houston graduates pass the bar on their first try.
Some interesting facts about University of Houston Law School
The University of Houston Law Center is the leading law school in the nation’s fourth largest city (soon to be third), and our curriculum is among the broadest offered in the Southwest. Excellence and value are the hallmarks of our law school. We encourage prospective students to investigate all of the advantages that make the Law Center what it is: an unparalleled value in legal education and a great place to launch a career in law. The state-assisted UH Law Center is noted throughout the South and Southwest not only for its excellence, but also for its progressive and innovative approach to the teaching of law.
The UH Law Center is fully accredited by the American Bar Association and the Association of American Law Schools and has a chapter of the Order of the Coif, the national legal honorary scholastic society. The Law Center confers a Juris Doctor (JD) degree as a first degree in law and a Master of Laws (LLM) degree to students pursuing work beyond the JD degree. The UH Law Center is located on the University of Houston main campus, three miles south of downtown. Students benefit from our location in one of the nation’s top legal markets. Our ties to the local market mean career and internship opportunities for students and allow us to bring top practitioners to campus to teach specialty courses and coach our winning mock trial and moot court teams. The city is also home to the world’s largest health care and medical complex and is recognized as the energy capital of the world with multiple Fortune 500 companies headquartered here.