Law schools in West South Central

Name: Law schools in West South Central — ABA Standard 509 data
Creator: American Bar Association
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The 19 ABA-accredited law schools in West South Central report a median first-time bar passage of 80%, below the national median of 82.9%.

Median LSAT median 157 (national 159)
First-time bar passage median 80% (national 82.9%)
Full-time, long-term JD employment median 88.9% (national 90.8%)
Resident tuition median $31,326 (national $45,200)

States in this region

Arkansas · Louisiana · Oklahoma · Texas

Schools, ranked by first-time bar passage

#	Law school	State	Median LSAT	First-time bar passage	Full-time, long-term JD employment	Resident tuition
1	Texas A&M University School of Law	Texas	169	96%	99.2%	$32,634
2	University of Texas School of Law	Texas	172	95.9%	99.4%	$38,236
3	Baylor University School of Law	Texas	164	94.9%	98.2%	$69,510
4	South Texas College of Law Houston	Texas	155	91.1%	87.3%	$42,960
5	Southern Methodist University School of Law	Texas	167	90.2%	98.2%	$60,844
6	University of Oklahoma School of Law	Oklahoma	162	88.8%	94.9%	$18,379
7	University of Houston School of Law	Texas	163	88.6%	92.4%	$31,326
8	Texas Tech University School of Law	Texas	159	86.3%	92.6%	$22,590
9	Louisiana State University School of Law	Louisiana	157	84.9%	88.9%	$19,750
10	University of Arkansas School of Law	Arkansas	158	80%	86.6%	$15,689
11	University of Tulsa School of Law	Oklahoma	157	79%	92%	$30,840
12	Tulane University School of Law	Louisiana	161	77.7%	89.7%	$69,578
13	Oklahoma City University School of Law	Oklahoma	151	75.2%	82.6%	$32,103
14	University of Arkansas at Little Rock School of Law	Arkansas	153	73.5%	84.1%	$13,770
15	University of North Texas at Dallas School of Law	Texas	153	72.5%	84.2%	$16,298
16	Texas Southern University School of Law	Texas	150	72.4%	57.3%	$19,202
17	Loyola University-New Orleans School of Law	Louisiana	154	69%	86.4%	$55,024
18	St. Mary's University School of Law	Texas	153	65.8%	86.2%	$44,910
19	Southern University School of Law	Louisiana	147	60.3%	54.1%	$11,338

Source: ABA Standard 509 Required Disclosures, most recent reported cycle. Last updated June 8, 2026.