University of Houston Law Center

Houston, TX

University of Houston Law Center is located in Houston, TX and enrolls approximately 249 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 163 and median GPA is 3.79. In the most recent reporting year, 84.5% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 27.3% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 1.7% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
249
Median LSAT
163
Median GPA
3.79
Bar-Required Jobs
89.2%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 165
50th Percentile 163
25th Percentile 160
75th Percentile 3.9
50th Percentile 3.79
25th Percentile 3.56

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
84.5%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
67.6%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
27.3%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
2.9%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
1.7%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
9.7%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
4.2%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
6.3%
In-house & corporate
Education
3.4%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
6.7%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
3.4%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
88.63%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
81.34%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
+7.29%
Above weighted average
First-Time Takers
255
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 211
Less than ½ tuition 488
Half to full tuition 88
Full tuition 1
More than full tuition 23