South Texas College of Law, part of South Texas College of Law Houston, is located in Houston, TX, founded in 1923. South Texas College of Law' tuition & fees is $37,900 for first-year students in the academic year 2022-2023. 87.80% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of the aid is $6,553. That could cover 17.29% of full tuition & fees.
The acceptance rate is 43.93% and total of 344 first-year students enrolled in the law school. The average GPA of the enrolled students is 3.22 and the average LSAT score is 154. For first-time exam takers, its bar exam pass rate is 79.03%.
South Texas College of Law's 2023 tuition & fees is $37,900 for its prospective studets.
For law school students, the average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $23,408. Including living costs and tuition & fees, the total costs of attendance of South Texas College of Law is $61,308.
The following table summarizes the tuition & fees, and other college costs for South Texas College of Law.
South Texas College of Law 2023 Tuition & Fees
Tuition & Fees
Law School Tuition
$37,900
Living Costs
$23,408
COA
$61,308
Grants / Scholarships
$6,553
COA after receiving aid
$54,755
Grants and Scholarships
At South Texas College of Law, 87.80% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships. The average grant amount is $6,553. 0.00% of students received more than full tuition amount, and 2.85% received more than half, but not the full tuition amount.
The average GPA of South Texas College of Law is 3.22 and the average LSAT score is 154. The GPA is the average value of submitted scores from 338 pre-admitted and enrolled first-year students and the average LSAT score is computed over submitted scores from 341 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
2.94
3.22
3.46
Full-Time
2.94
3.24
3.49
Part-Time
2.94
3.09
3.3
LSAT Scores
152
154
156
Full-Time
152
154
156
Part-Time
151
153
154
Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics
For the academic year 2022-2023, total 2,010 students have applied to South Texas College of Law and 883 students have accepted to get into the school. Among the admitted students, 344 students finally have enrolled into the school. The acceptance rate is 43.93% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 38.96% at South Texas College of Law. With 1 pre-admitted students, total 345 first-year students enrolled in South Texas College of Law.
South Texas College of Law Admission Stats - Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled
Number of Students
Applicants
2,010
Admitted
883
Enrolled
344
Acceptance Rate
43.93%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)
38.96%
Pre-Admitted
1
Total Number of First-Year Students
345 255 men, 274 women 455 full-time, 74 part-time
Bar Exam Pass Rate
Last year, total 248 students took the bar exam first time at South Texas College of Law. Among them, 196 students passed the exam and the bar exam pass rate is 79.03%. For reference, the average pass rate at Texas law schools is 75.39%. The following table shows the bar exam pass rate for first time exam takers at South Texas College of Law.
In 2022, 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. Check more employment statistics at South Texas College of Law employement summary page.
South Texas College of Law Bar Exam Pass Rate for First-time Takers