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Texas Southern University School of Law

Texas · Public · ABA Standard 509, 2025 cycle
CohortsAdmissions: entering class 2025Employment: class of 2024, ~10 mo. outBar: class of 2024, first-time
Data corrected. One or more figures on this page were adjudicated against the ABA source to make the series true. See how we handle anomalies.
72.4%
First-time bar
-8.9 pts vs state
57.3%
Employed FTLT
nat'l median 90.8%
150
Median LSAT
25–75: 148–152
33.1%
Acceptance
nat'l median 35.5%
$11,839
Net tuition
sticker $19,202

Texas Southern University School of Law is a public law school in Texas. In the most recent ABA Standard 509 cycle it reported a 72.4% first-time bar passage rate (state average 81.3%). 57.3% of graduates landed full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs, and 9.8% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. Resident tuition is $19,202 per year; a median grant of $7,363 brings median net tuition to about $11,839. The median LSAT is 150 with a 33.1% acceptance rate.

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Where the 2024 class landed
Small firm (2–100)29.9%
Still seeking18.9%
Government14.0%
Business7.3%
BigLaw 251–5005.5%
MegaLaw 500+4.3%
Public interest2.4%
Mid firm (101–250)1.2%
Solo0.6%
Clerkships0.6%
No placements reported (0%): Academia. These shares count where every employed graduate landed, by sector and firm size, across all job types; they can total more than the full-time long-term (FTLT) employment headline, which counts only the stricter full-time, long-term, JD-required or JD-advantage subset.
Bar passage · first-time
This school72.4%
State avg81.3%
first-time -8.9 pts vs state · 2-yr ultimate 76.0% · class of 2025 first-time 62.9% (reported early 2026) · Different cohort than the admissions class above.
Admissions · 25 / 50 / 75
LSATmedian 150
148152
uGPAmedian 3.33
2.993.62
Applications to offers to enrolled
Applied2,032
Offered673
Enrolled 1L221
Offer rate 33% · yield 33%.
Grant distribution
No grant 48.7%Under half 33.0%Half to full 17.0%Full 1.3%
Demographics
Women 61%Men 39%
White46
Black283
Hispanic187
Asian25
Two or more1
Other / unreported14
Cost detail
Resident tuition$19,202
Non-resident$26,331
Mandatory fees$1,836
Living estimate$27,784
Median grant$7,363
Grant 25 / 75$3,500 / $10,519
Cond. schol. loss
Faculty & market
Total faculty117
Full-time faculty58
Faculty of color101
Total JD enrollment556
Graduates164
Mean attorney salary · state$177,890
Trajectory

Trajectory since 2011

LSAT · 25-75 band
14515015020112014201720202025
LSAT scoreup 3 since 2011
Middle-50% LSAT band by entering class.
uGPA · 25-75 band
3.003.503.3320112014201720202025
Undergraduate GPAup 0.26 since 2011
Middle-50% uGPA band by entering class.
First-time bar passage
50%60%70%72%20112014201720202025
First-time bar passage ratedown 0% since 2011
First-time bar passage rate by year.
Full-time resident tuition
$15k$20k$19k20112014201720202025
Resident tuitionup $3k since 2011
Sticker resident tuition by year.
Total JD enrollment
50055055620112014201720202025
Students enrolleddown 15 since 2011
Total JD enrollment by year.
Admissions

Admissions

LSAT (25 / 50 / 75)148 / 150 / 152
uGPA (25 / 50 / 75)2.99 / 3.33 / 3.62
Acceptance rate33.1%
Applications received2,032
Offers extended673
1L enrollment221
Total JD enrollment556
GRE-only takers5
1L attrition (academic / other)25 / 12
Transfers in / out0 / 9
Cost

Cost & scholarships

Resident tuition$19,202
Non-resident tuition$26,331
Mandatory fees$1,836
Living-expense estimate$27,784
Median grant$7,363
Grant 25 / 75 percentile$3,500 / $10,519
No-grant share48.7%
< half-tuition grants33.0%
Half-to-full grants17.0%
Full-tuition grants1.3%
Above-full grants (stipend)0.0%
Conditional-scholarship loss rate
Bar passage

Bar passage

First-Time Bar (2024 cohort)72.4%
Two-Year Ultimate Bar76.0%
State average (same exam)81.3%
Difference vs. state-8.9 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.

Employment

Job outcomes (10 months after graduation)

Total graduates164
FTLT (full-time, long-term, JD-required/advantage)57.3%
Bar-required jobs53.7%
MegaLaw 500+4.3%
BigLaw 251–5005.5%
Mid 101–2501.2%
Small 2–10029.9%
Solo0.6%
Clerkships0.6%
Government14.0%
Public interest2.4%
Business / industry7.3%
Academia0.0%
Seeking employment18.9%
Destinations

Top destination states (2024)

  • Texas, 106 graduates
  • Maryland, 3 graduates
  • California, 2 graduates
Demographics

Demographics (current JD enrollment)

Male enrollment207 (38.7%)
Female enrollment328 (61.3%)
White46
Black283
Hispanic187
Asian25
Two or more races1
Other / unreported14
Faculty

Faculty

Total faculty117
Full-time58
Faculty of color101
State market

State market context

Mean attorney salary in state$177,890
FAQ

Frequently asked questions

What is the first-time bar passage rate at Texas Southern University School of Law?

Texas Southern University School of Law reported a 72.4% first-time bar passage rate in the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure, versus a 81.3% state average.

How much does Texas Southern University School of Law cost?

Resident tuition at Texas Southern University School of Law is $19,202 per year (about $57,606 over three years). The median grant is $7,363, bringing median net tuition to roughly $11,839 per year.

What LSAT and GPA do you need for Texas Southern University School of Law?

The median (50th-percentile) LSAT at Texas Southern University School of Law is 150 and the median GPA is 3.33; the acceptance rate is 33.1%.

What are the job outcomes at Texas Southern University School of Law?

57.3% of Texas Southern University School of Law graduates held full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs about ten months after graduation. 9.8% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. 18.9% were still seeking employment.

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Source: ABA Standard 509 required disclosures
Synced June 26, 2026 · Methodology
Data from the ABA Standard 509 disclosures, self-reported by law schools and not guaranteed (raw data may have errors or omissions). State attorney-salary context: U.S. BLS OEWS 2024 (SOC 23-1011); cost-of-living: U.S. BEA Regional Price Parities. How the data is sourced & validated: Methodology. Unfamiliar with a term (FTLT, net tuition, bimodal)? Glossary. Copyright basis & permitted use: Terms.
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