Based on the 2023 ABA 509 Report, 5684 candidates submitted JD applications to UT Austin Law School and 847 received acceptance letters. The law school application process here is
moderately selective for prospective students with an acceptance rate of -.
The JD program at UT Austin Law School enrolls a first-year class of 260 law students each year, with an admissions yield rate of 29.63%.
This means that of the 847 applicants who received law school acceptance letters, 251 chose to enroll. Understanding these law school admission statistics can help prospective JD applicants evaluate their chances and plan their application strategy.
For a competitive law school application to UT Austin Law School, students should aim to meet or exceed the median statistics shown below. Meeting these GPA and LSAT targets significantly improves your chances of admission.
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The above statistics show that UT Austin Law School typically admits students with LSAT scores ranging from - (25th percentile) to - (75th percentile), with a median of -.
For GPA, admitted students typically have undergraduate GPAs ranging from - to -, with a median of -.
With an acceptance rate of -, UT Austin Law School is considered a moderately selective law school in terms of admissions.
What these numbers mean
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Percentiles: The 25th/50th/75th percentiles show the distribution of scores among admitted students.
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Applications: Total number of people who applied to this law school.
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Acceptance Rate: Percentage of applicants who received offers (lower = more selective).
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Yield Rate: Percentage of admitted students who enrolled (higher = more desirable).