Quick Facts

Grades and Scores for Fall 2018 Incoming Class

  • LSAT Median: 167
  • LSAT Range (25th/75th): 160–168
  • GPA Median: 3.74
  • GPA Range (25th/75th): 3.47–3.88

The Program

Degrees Granted

  • JD
  • LLMs:
    • Introduction to U.S. Law for Foreign Lawyers
    • Latin American and International Law
    • Global Energy, International Arbitration and Environmental Law
  • Dual Degrees:
    • JD/MPAff
    • JD/MBA
    • JD/MA in Latin American Studies
    • JD/MA in Middle Eastern Studies
    • JD/MA in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies
    • JD/MS in Community & Regional Planning
    • JD/Master of Global Policy Studies
    • JD/MS in Social Work
    • JD/MS in Information Studies
  • Combined Degrees:
    • JD/PhD in Philosophy

Program Information

  • JD Degree Requirements: 86 credit hours
  • First-Year Enrollment (2018-2019): 377
  • Total Enrollment (2018-2019): 995
  • Program: Full-time, daytime only

Diversity for Fall 2018 Incoming Class

  • Women: 46%
  • Minorities: 34%
  • Average Age: 24
  • No. of States Represented: 37
  • No. of Undergraduate Schools: 142

Bar Passage Rates for 2018

  • Texas: 92%
  • New York: 90%

Tuition Information for 2018–2019

Tuition and Fees:

  • $35,715/first year for residents (16 credit hours for fall/14 credit hours for spring)
  • $53,035/first year for nonresidents (16 credit hours for fall/14 credit hours for spring)

Note: Tuition and fees are subject to change without notice. The second and third year tuition goes down because it is based on 28 hours for attendance.

Average Debt:

$67,080

Note: This figure represents the average debt of all Texas Law students who graduated in 2017, the most recent year for which this data is available. This figure is based upon the debt calculation for consumer information we use in our reporting to the ABA and to U.S. News & World Report.