South Texas College of Law Houston

1303 San Jacinto Street, Houston, Texas 77002-7006

South Texas College of Law Houston enrolls approximately 437 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 155 and median GPA is 3.41. In the most recent reporting year, 86% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 8.7% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 1% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
437
Median LSAT
155
Median GPA
3.41
Bar-Required Jobs
86%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 158
50th Percentile 155
25th Percentile 153
75th Percentile 3.65
50th Percentile 3.41
25th Percentile 3.08

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
86%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
70.6%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
8.7%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
1.7%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
1%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
10.8%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
2.8%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
7.7%
In-house & corporate
Education
0.7%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
7%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
3.8%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
91.13%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
81.42%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
+9.71%
Above weighted average
First-Time Takers
293
Graduates sitting for bar

Scholarship Distribution

Full-time students · entering class

Each circle represents 1% of the entering class, colored by scholarship level received.

No scholarship -5688
Less than ½ tuition 5886
Half to full tuition 69
Full tuition 0
More than full tuition 1