University of Houston Law School

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JD Admissions & Requirements

Data from 2023 admissions cycle

161

LSAT

3.72

GPA

32.3%

Admit Rate

University of Houston Law School is a prestigious JD program located in Houston, Texas. In the competitive 2024 law school rankings, University of Houston Law School was ranked 68 by US News & World Report, making it a strong option for prospective law students in the current application cycle. For the 2023 admissions cycle, University of Houston Law School has an entering 1L class size of approximately 262 with an acceptance rate of 32.3%, positioning it among the competitive law schools for JD applicants.

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Law School Applications

3232

JD application volume in 2023 cycle

JD Acceptance Rate

32.3%

72nd percentile

JD Program Size

262

84th percentile

JD Tuition Cost

$89k

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About University of Houston Law School

The University of Houston Law Center is the leading law school in the nation’s fourth largest city (soon to be third), and our curriculum is among the broadest offered in the Southwest. Excellence and value are the hallmarks of our law school. We encourage prospective students to investigate all of the advantages that make the Law Center what it is: an unparalleled value in legal education and a great place to launch a career in law. The state-assisted UH Law Center is noted throughout the South and Southwest not only for its excellence, but also for its progressive and innovative approach to the teaching of law.

The UH Law Center is fully accredited by the American Bar Association and the Association of American Law Schools and has a chapter of the Order of the Coif, the national legal honorary scholastic society. The Law Center confers a Juris Doctor (JD) degree as a first degree in law and a Master of Laws (LLM) degree to students pursuing work beyond the JD degree. The UH Law Center is located on the University of Houston main campus, three miles south of downtown. Students benefit from our location in one of the nation’s top legal markets. Our ties to the local market mean career and internship opportunities for students and allow us to bring top practitioners to campus to teach specialty courses and coach our winning mock trial and moot court teams. The city is also home to the world’s largest health care and medical complex and is recognized as the energy capital of the world with multiple Fortune 500 companies headquartered here.

University of Houston Law School Law School Admissions Data & Statistics

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Showing 356 applications (140 accepted, 41 waitlisted, 55 rejected)

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Showing 356 applications (140 accepted, 41 waitlisted, 55 rejected)

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For law school applicants interested in the 2024 admissions cycle at University of Houston Law School, 3232 candidates submitted JD applications and 1043 received acceptance letters. The law school application process here is selective for prospective students with an acceptance rate of 32.3%.

The JD program at University of Houston Law School enrolls a first-year class of 262 law students each year, with an admissions yield rate of 24.83%. This means that of the 1043 applicants who received law school acceptance letters, 259 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 University of Houston 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.

LSAT & GPA Statistics
	25th	50th	75th
LSAT	158	161	163
	68th percentile
GPA	3.50	3.72	3.85
	68th percentile

	Value
Applications	3232
	82nd percentile
Admission Offers	1043
Class Size	262
	84th percentile
Acceptance Rate	32.3%
	72nd percentile
Yield Rate	24.83%
	27th percentile

The above statistics show that University of Houston Law School typically admits students with LSAT scores ranging from 158 (25th percentile) to 163 (75th percentile), with a median of 161.

For GPA, admitted students typically have undergraduate GPAs ranging from 3.50 to 3.85, with a median of 3.72.

With an acceptance rate of 32.3%, University of Houston Law School is considered a selective law school in terms of admissions.

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Percentiles: The 25th/50th/75th percentiles show the distribution of scores among admitted students.
Applications: Total number of people who applied to this law school.
Acceptance Rate: Percentage of applicants who received offers (lower = more selective).
Yield Rate: Percentage of admitted students who enrolled (higher = more desirable).

* Indicates data is from a previous year when current year data is unavailable.

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