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, 65.9% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 10.4% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 0.6% 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

Admissions Trends

2011–2025

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
65.9%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
48.8%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
10.4%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
0.6%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
0.6%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
14%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
2.4%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
7.3%
In-house & corporate
Education
0%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
10.4%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
18.9%
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