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Law Schools in Texas

Are you are looking to go to one of the law schools in Texas? There are 10 ABA accredited law schools in Texas.

The highest ranked law school in Texas is University of Texas at Austin, which was ranked 16 by US News in 2024. The school has an LSAT median of 171 and a GPA median of 3.86.

The best law school in Texas depends on what you're looking for. Every law school is different, just like every person is different.

Other schools in Texas include Texas A&M Law School, SMU Dedman School of Law, Baylor Law School, University of Houston Law School, Texas Tech Law School, South Texas College of Law Houston, St. Mary's University School of Law, UNT Dallas College of Law, Thurgood Marshall School of Law. If you want to go to law school in Texas, you should consider these schools.

ABA accredited law schools in Texas

  1. UT Austin Law School
  2. Texas A&M Law School
  3. SMU Dedman School of Law
  4. Baylor Law School
  5. University of Houston Law School
  6. Texas Tech Law School
  7. South Texas College of Law Houston
  8. St. Mary's University School of Law
  9. UNT Dallas College of Law
  10. Thurgood Marshall School of Law

You can also check out law schools in the states that border Texas: Arkansas, Louisiana, New Mexico, Oklahoma.

Detailed information on Texas law schools

UT Austin Law School

Austin, Texas
Rank 16 (US News 2024)
  • Ranked: 16 by US News in 2024.
  • LSAT percentiles (25/50/75): 168/171/172
  • GPA percentiles (25/50/75): 3.72/3.86/3.96
  • Acceptance rate: 14.9
  • Bar passage rate: 90.4

Texas A&M Law School

Fort Worth, Texas
Rank 26 (US News 2024)
  • Ranked: 26 by US News in 2024.
  • LSAT percentiles (25/50/75): 159/166/167
  • GPA percentiles (25/50/75): 3.61/3.97/4.0
  • Acceptance rate: 14.6
  • Bar passage rate: 89.4

SMU Dedman School of Law

Dallas, Texas
Rank 45 (US News 2023)
  • Ranked: 45 by US News in 2023.
  • LSAT percentiles (25/50/75): 160/164/165
  • GPA percentiles (25/50/75): 3.35/3.71/3.87
  • Acceptance rate: 33.9
  • Bar passage rate: 87.0

Baylor Law School

Waco, Texas
Rank 46 (US News 2024)
  • Ranked: 46 by US News in 2024.
  • LSAT percentiles (25/50/75): 160/164/165
  • GPA percentiles (25/50/75): 3.53/3.73/3.89
  • Acceptance rate: 17.8
  • Bar passage rate: 92.0

University of Houston Law School

Houston, Texas
Rank 68 (US News 2024)
  • Ranked: 68 by US News in 2024.
  • LSAT percentiles (25/50/75): 158/161/163
  • GPA percentiles (25/50/75): 3.5/3.72/3.85
  • Acceptance rate: 32.3
  • Bar passage rate: 83.9

Texas Tech Law School

Lubbock, Texas
Rank 82 (US News 2024)
  • Ranked: 82 by US News in 2024.
  • LSAT percentiles (25/50/75): 155/158/160
  • GPA percentiles (25/50/75): 3.37/3.63/3.81
  • Acceptance rate: 38.1
  • Bar passage rate: 79.5

South Texas College of Law Houston

Houston, Texas
Rank 150 (US News 2024)
  • Ranked: 150 by US News in 2024.
  • LSAT percentiles (25/50/75): 151/153/156
  • GPA percentiles (25/50/75): 3.02/3.36/3.59
  • Acceptance rate: 44.0
  • Bar passage rate: 77.8

St. Mary's University School of Law

San Antonio, Texas
Rank 153 (US News 2024)
  • Ranked: 153 by US News in 2024.
  • LSAT percentiles (25/50/75): 150/152/156
  • GPA percentiles (25/50/75): 3.04/3.38/3.65
  • Acceptance rate: 35.9
  • Bar passage rate: 71.6

UNT Dallas College of Law

Dallas, Texas
Rank 172 (US News 2024)
  • Ranked: 172 by US News in 2024.
  • LSAT percentiles (25/50/75): 150/153/155
  • GPA percentiles (25/50/75): 3.14/3.43/3.65
  • Acceptance rate: 30.1
  • Bar passage rate: 60.8

Thurgood Marshall School of Law

Houston, Texas
Rank 178 (US News 2024)
  • Ranked: 178 by US News in 2024.
  • LSAT percentiles (25/50/75): 148/150/152
  • GPA percentiles (25/50/75): 2.68/3.16/3.53
  • Acceptance rate: 39.6
  • Bar passage rate: 47.0

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Baylor status date disappeared, does that mean anything?
email from lawhub says "One of the law schools you applied to has updated your application status." But I don't notice any changes when I log in. Anyone have experience with that?
17:52
@AromaticTroubledDormouse: yes, go the the specific app and it should be either marked with a dot or incomplete. many times for me it was the instructions
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@RustyWrangler: apparently the date change means they've made a decision?
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17:54
So I usually try to stay out of reading tea leaves regarding status checkers & the like for my own sake but this one has always piqued my interest bc apparently it's just 1 date change and then they give you your decision
when y'all say lawhub, you're just talking about lsac, right? ._.
Basically. You can check your application status through lawhub, which is sort of a dashboard that a lot of schools (Penn, Georgetown, etc.) use instead of their own application status tracker. https://app.lawhub.org/
@llama unfortunately I still don't notice any change, but thank you for your idea
I got a 173, am I getting into WashU with their new medians? 173 -50th 176 - 75th
18:26
@couldvescoredhigher: very likely.
@llama: appreciate it. It seems like as long as their 50th% doesn't go up next year I'll be fine
18:28
did you redact your gpa?
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18:31
Wait so does anyone have any info on this re UMich date change? Decision soon?
Yea I applied redacted gpa, with 5 years WE
But I know they're hyper focused on numbers
18:33
@couldvescoredhigher: nice yeah I cant see you not getting an A.
18:34
UMich- I be there is some movement this week. A few things point to a wave
@llama: any guess on what the odds are that their 50th LSAT goes up? And then all of us 173s are fucked cause they want 174s
18:36
@couldvescoredhigher: so their '23 & '22 deltas for LSAT: 25pth: -2
18:37
median: +1 and 75pth: +1. I bet their median and 75pth increases one pt.
Jeez, so I might be out of luck if that trend continues. RIP
Their 50th stayed the same this year, so maybe they've maxed out on the potential to keep that moving up. Only Harvard and Yale above them now
18:41
@couldvescoredhigher: If I had to guess they will try to increase their 75pth.
18:41
I cannot wait to see the 2024 509reports.
Have you seen this spreadsheet? Gives an idea at least for the GPA/LSAT that will be on 509s
18:45
@couldvescoredhigher: no thanks for the link. I forgot they do a pre 509 numbers. Thank you.
No prob. Interesting stuff in here. Yale median actually went down and
18:50
What does UR stand for? Sorry I am new here
18:51
@LyssaNBo: UR = under review I believe
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