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South Texas College of Law Houston

Rank 138 (USNWR 2025)
154
Median LSAT
3.35
Median GPA
38.8%
Acceptance rate

Also known as

  • South Texas College of Law Houston
  • South Texas College Of Law—Houston
  • SOUTH TEXAS COLLEGE OF LAW HOUSTON

South Texas College of Law Houston is a law school located in Houston, Texas. The school was ranked 138 in 2025 by USNWR. Annual enrollment for South Texas College of Law Houston is approximately 376.

Admissions website: https://www.stcl.edu/admissions-aid/admissions/

Admissions email: admissions@stcl.edu

Admissions phone: 713.646.1810

Can I get into South Texas College of Law Houston with aGPA andLSAT?

South Texas College of Law Houston Key Statistics

Previous year ABA 509 data
Percentiles 25 50 75
LSAT 151 153 156
GPA 3.02 3.36 3.59
Miscellaneous Count Percentile
# Applications 2023 67
# Admissions offers 891 -
Class size 376 94
% Accepted 44.0% 47
% Yield 42.0% 91

During the 2025 application cycle, 2,023 people applied and 891 were offered admission.

South Texas College Of Law—Houston has a 1L class size of 376, and yield of 41.98%. 374 out of 891 applicants who were offered admission accepted, meaning that 41.98% of the people who were offered admission ended up attending the school.

The 1L class at South Texas College Of Law—Houston has a median LSAT of 154. The 25th percentile LSAT is 151 and the 75th percentile LSAT is 157.

The median GPA is 3.35. The 25th percentile GPA is 3.04 and the 75th percentile GPA is 3.57.

South Texas College of Law Houston LSAT & GPA graph for 2023-2024

LSD has stats for 111 applicants for the 2023-2024 application cycle.

The graphs show applicant results plotted against GPA and LSAT. The dotted lines on the graphs represent the 25/50/75th percentiles reported by the school in their ABA 509 report from the previous year.

Each data point represents an LSD user that shared their application results for the benefit of future applicants.

Click on a data point to see that user's profile.

25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class

How much does South Texas College of Law Houston cost per year?

$42,110.00
Tuition
23rd percentile
$73,764.00
CoA
30th percentile
80.30%
Bar pass rate
45th percentile

*The following data belongs to previous years.

$97,500.00
Salary, 25th %
86th percentile
$120,000.00
Salary
74th percentile
$74,659.00
PI Salary
89th percentile
%
Employment rate
20th percentile
60.80%
Grads with debt
18th percentile
$153,025.00
Average debt
93rd percentile

Cost of attending South Texas College of Law Houston

In 2025, tuition was $42,110 and the annual cost of attending was $73,764 (tuition plus living expenses).

Cost of Attendance (CoA) is the estimated total amount you will have to spend every year to go to school. Unlike tuition, CoA includes expenses like rent, food, and insurance.

South Texas College of Law Houston employment outcomes

JD graduates from South Texas College Of Law—Houston make $120,000 (median) upon graduation if they work in the private sector. If they go into the public sector, a grad can expect to make $74,659.

69.4% of law graduates from South Texas College Of Law—Houston go directly to work for law firms, while 3.0% clerk for a judge. 5.2% of graduates go into public interest.

80.3% of South Texas College Of Law—Houston graduates pass the bar on their first try.

Some interesting facts about South Texas College of Law Houston

South Texas College of Law Houston is the city’s oldest law school and the only law school located in Downtown Houston. Uniquely positioned to provide students with immediate access to internships and job opportunities, South Texas has been educating and preparing practice-ready graduates to serve their clients and communities with distinction for decades. Founded in 1923, South Texas is a private, nonprofit, independent law school. Accredited by the American Bar Association and also a member of the AALS, South Texas offers full- and part-time programs leading to the Doctor of Jurisprudence degree.

Our missions is to provide a diverse body of students with the opportunity to obtain an exceptional legal education, preparing graduates to serve their community and the profession with distinction.

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My application status changed to under review in early Jan. and switched back to application complete on 2/9. Has anyone else had this experience? -no additional or new information was provided to the school.
same just happened to me yesterday... it went from review will take over 3 week period to complete
Admissions stated that the jump back on the status indicates a decision within the next few days.
Oh nice. Thank you! I'm on day 4 since the change so hopefully soon.
got WL :(
anyone hear about scholarships yet?
My application has been on "application complete" for a month
RightfulAgonizingCub
19:17
@AccessibleShrillHornet: I got my scholarship decision today.
Same here, Thanks for your response!
Mine changed to "application complete" today
Just got my A!
Bangingavels
20:20
Anyone know timeframe from getting A to getting scholarship info?
19:16
Online JD candidates.... numbers are proving to be higher than the regular program
22:30
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Anyone know/hear about the school offering a Spring start?
Has anyone heard anything about SOUTH TEXAS spring 2025 admissions?
A- STCL Found out 10/9; Went UR 10/2, and back to complete 10/5.
For Spring^^
Debating on calling, I need to know by March ;-;
15:11
anyone apply for fall 2025 and hear back yet?
I applied, no response back yet, but they are supposed to make decisions by Febs end
anybody just get a student acct registration email even though they were denied lol
8:45
@immigrattionatty99 yes, got a letter yesterday even though I had been rejected!!
I haven't applied yet. taking LSAT in April
Testing about 6+ above median
gpa trash tho
19:23
anyone receive anything today
anyone doing online part-time program?
@UnevenBloodySatyr: i am
11:52
@UnevenBloodySatyr: I am too! I just got accepted a few days ago!
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