ABA Standard 509 · 2025 cycle · Last synced May 31, 2026

South Texas College of Law Houston

Texas · Private · School ID: south-texas-college-of-law-houston

South Texas College of Law Houston is a private law school in Texas. In the most recent ABA Standard 509 cycle it reported a 91.1% first-time bar passage rate (state average 81.4%). 87.3% of graduates landed full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs, and 7.4% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. Resident tuition is $42,960 per year; a median grant of $11,000 brings median net tuition to about $31,960. The median LSAT is 155 with a 33.6% acceptance rate.

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Admissions

LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)153 / 155 / 158
uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)3.08 / 3.41 / 3.65
Acceptance rate33.6%
Applications received2,770
Offers extended932
1L enrollment437
Total JD enrollment1,144
GRE-only takers9
Transfers in / out3 / 16

Cost & scholarships

Resident tuition$42,960
Non-resident tuition$42,960
Mandatory fees$2,000
Living-expense estimate$56,958
Median grant$11,000
Grant 25 / 75 percentile$3,399 / $18,000
No-grant share15.2%
< half-tuition grants76.0%
Half-to-full grants8.3%
Full-tuition grants0.0%
Above-full grants (stipend)0.4%
Conditional-scholarship loss rate

Bar passage

First-Time Bar (2024 cohort)91.1%
Two-Year Ultimate Bar94.8%
State average (same exam)81.4%
Difference vs. state+9.7 pts

Different cohorts: first-time bar passage reflects graduates who entered law school about three years before the current admissions class shown above. Read the two as separate snapshots, not a single pipeline.

Job outcomes (10 months after graduation)

Total graduates299
FTLT (full-time, long-term, JD-required/advantage)87.3%
Bar-required jobs81.9%
MegaLaw 500+5.4%
BigLaw 251–5002.0%
Mid 101–2505.7%
Small 2–10050.2%
Solo0.3%
Clerkships2.3%
Government13.7%
Public interest2.3%
Business / industry6.7%
Academia1.3%
Seeking employment4.0%

Top destination states (2024)

Demographics (current JD enrollment)

Male enrollment490 (42.9%)
Female enrollment652 (57.1%)
White542
Black94
Hispanic336
Asian90
Two or more races8
Other / unreported74

Faculty

Total faculty130
Full-time47
Faculty of color26

State market context

Mean attorney salary in state$177,890

Frequently asked questions

What is the first-time bar passage rate at South Texas College of Law Houston?

South Texas College of Law Houston reported a 91.1% first-time bar passage rate in the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure, versus a 81.4% state average.

How much does South Texas College of Law Houston cost?

Resident tuition at South Texas College of Law Houston is $42,960 per year (about $128,880 over three years). The median grant is $11,000, bringing median net tuition to roughly $31,960 per year.

What LSAT and GPA do you need for South Texas College of Law Houston?

The median (50th-percentile) LSAT at South Texas College of Law Houston is 155 and the median GPA is 3.41; the acceptance rate is 33.6%.

What are the job outcomes at South Texas College of Law Houston?

87.3% of South Texas College of Law Houston graduates held full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs about ten months after graduation. 7.4% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. 4.0% were still seeking employment.

Other law schools in Texas

Source: ABA Standard 509 Required Disclosure for South Texas College of Law Houston, published by the American Bar Association at abarequireddisclosures.org. State attorney salary data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS 2024 (occupation code 23-1011). Cost-of-living from U.S. BEA Regional Price Parities. Methodology: /methodology.html.