Founded in 1923, South Texas College of Law, also known as South Texas Law, is located in Houston, TX. South Texas College of Law' tuition & fees is $41,110 for first-year students in the academic year 2023-2024. 70.80% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of the aid is $10,000. That could cover 24.32% of full tuition & fees.
The acceptance rate is 44.04% and total of 376 first-year students enrolled in the law school. The average GPA of the enrolled students is 3.36 and the average LSAT score is 153. For first-time exam takers, its bar exam pass rate is 80.34%.
South Texas College of Law's 2024 tuition & fees is $41,110 for its first-year students. The 2024 tuition was increased by 8.47% from last year.
For law school students, the average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $30,004. With the living costs, the total cost of attendance (COA) of South Texas College of Law is $71,114.
The following table summarizes the tuition & fees, and other law school costs for South Texas College of Law.
At South Texas College of Law, 70.80% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships. The average grant amount is $10,000. 0.26% of students received more than full tuition amount, and 9.64% received more than half, but not the full tuition amount.
Grants and Scholarships Statistics
Amounts / Percentage
Full-time
Number Received
616
Half or Less than Tuition
88.15%
Half to Full Tuition
11.53%
Full Tuition
0.16%
More than Full Tuition
0.16%
Part-time
Number Received
162
Half or Less than Tuition
97.53%
Half to Full Tuition
2.47%
Full Tuition
0.00%
More than Full Tuition
0.00%
GPA and LSAT Scores
The average GPA of South Texas College of Law is 3.36 and the average LSAT score is 153. The GPA is the average value of submitted scores from 376 pre-admitted and enrolled first-year students and the average LSAT score is computed over submitted scores from 366 students including both full-time and part-time status. The following table summarizes the GPA and LSAT scores by 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles.
South Texas College of Law Average GPA and LSAT scores
25th Percentile
50th Percentile
75th Percentile
GPA
3.02
3.36
3.59
Full-Time
3.04
3.37
3.61
Part-Time
2.95
3.26
3.53
LSAT Scores
151
153
156
Full-Time
151
153
155
Part-Time
151
154
156
Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics
For the academic year 2023-2024, total 2,023 students have applied to South Texas College of Law and 891 students have accepted to get into the school. Among the admitted students, 376 students finally have enrolled into the school. The acceptance rate is 44.04% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 42.20% at South Texas College of Law. With 2 pre-admitted students, total 378 first-year students enrolled in South Texas College of Law.
Last year, total 284 students took the bar exam first time at South Texas College of Law. Among them, 221 students passed the exam and the bar exam pass rate is 77.82%. For reference, the average pass rate at Texas law schools is 75.3%. The following table shows the bar exam pass rate for first time exam takers at South Texas College of Law.
In 2023, 273 students graduated from South Texas College of Law. Of them, 182 graduates employed where bar passage required and 26 got J.D. Advantage jobs. By employed status, 214 graduates employed as full-time and 10 employed as part-time status.
South Texas College of Law Bar Exam Pass Rate for First-time Takers
