Thurgood Marshall School of Law

Houston, TX

Thurgood Marshall School of Law is located in Houston, TX and enrolls approximately 221 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 150 and median GPA is 3.33. In the most recent reporting year, 61.7% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 5.5% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 1.1% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
221
Median LSAT
150
Median GPA
3.33
Bar-Required Jobs
61.7%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 152
50th Percentile 150
25th Percentile 148
75th Percentile 3.62
50th Percentile 3.33
25th Percentile 2.99

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
61.7%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
46.4%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
5.5%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
1.1%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
1.1%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
9.8%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
4.4%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
4.9%
In-house & corporate
Education
0%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
4.4%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
15.8%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
72.36%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
81.3%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
-8.94%
Below weighted average
First-Time Takers
199
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 269
Less than ½ tuition 182
Half to full tuition 94
Full tuition 7
More than full tuition 0