There are 10 ABA-accredited law schools in Texas as of 2024. By school type, 6 law schools are public and 4 are private. University of Texas School of Law ranked first among Texas law schools with #16 in overall law school ranking.
The below list summarizes the 2023-2024 important law schools statistics for Texas ABA-accredited law schools.
  • The average LSAT Score of Texas law schools is 159.
  • The average GPA is 3.61.
  • The average acceptance rate is 30.00%.
  • The average yield (i.e. enrollment rate) is 29.05%.
  • In public Texas law schools, the 2024 average tuition & fees is $28,720 for state residents and $42,264 for out-of-state students.
  • In private Texas law schools, the 2024 average tuition & fees is $53,529.
  • Total 8,041 students have attended Texas law schools in 2024 and each school had 804 law school students in average.
  • A total of 2,076 students have newly enrolled (first-time students) 2024 and , in average, a law school had 208 first-time students last year.
  • Total 1,467 faculties have worked for Texas law schools.
  • The average bar exam pass rate is 82.74%.

List of Texas Law Schools and Comparison

The following table lists 10 Texas law schools with important statistics including tuition and LSAT scores. You can compare them with the information and sort the table by each column that you want.
The rankings are computed based on a number of factors including the admission scores, number of faculties, bar pass rate, acceptance rate, and employment statistics.
Texas Law Schools Comparison Table
SchoolRankingFoundedTuition & FeesFinancial AidLSATGPAAcceptance RateYieldBar Pass RatePopulationStudents to Faculty
University of Texas School of LawPublicAustin, TX161883$54,096$18,0001713.8614.90%29.63%94.01%1,0053 to 1
Texas A&M University School of LawPublicFort Worth, TX341992$48,618$27,0001663.9714.64%23.01%92.99%1,68310 to 1
Dedman School of LawPrivateDallas, TX551911$63,502$25,0001643.8332.69%26.30%84.86%7255 to 1
Texas Tech University School of LawPublicLubbock, TX691967$39,232$10,0001583.6338.08%27.84%92.09%4397 to 1
Baylor Law SchoolPrivateWaco, TX701845$64,650$33,0001643.7317.77%17.79%91.61%4183 to 1
University of Houston Law CenterPublicHouston, TX741947$50,132$11,5001613.7232.27%24.83%86.01%8664 to 1
South Texas College of LawPrivateHouston, TX1361923$41,110$10,0001533.3644.04%42.20%80.34%1,0368 to 1
St. Mary's University School of LawPrivateSan Antonio, TX1571927$44,854$11,0001523.3835.94%34.31%73.47%8848 to 1
UNT Dallas College of LawPublicDallas, TX1782014$32,008$3,0001533.4330.06%35.86%68.54%4178 to 1
Thurgood Marshall School of LawPublicHouston, TX1801947$29,497$4,2071503.1639.65%28.72%63.45%5687 to 1