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University of Houston Law School
Houston, Texas
JD Admissions & Requirements
Data from 2024 admissions cycle
University of Houston Law School is a prestigious JD program located in Houston, Texas. In the competitive 2024 law school rankings, University of Houston Law School was ranked 63 by US News & World Report, making it a strong option for prospective law students in the current application cycle. For the 2024 admissions cycle, University of Houston Law School has an entering 1L class size of approximately 272 with an acceptance rate of 28.4%, positioning it among the competitive law schools for JD applicants.
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The University of Houston Law Center is the leading law school in the nation’s fourth largest city (soon to be third), and our curriculum is among the broadest offered in the Southwest. Excellence and value are the hallmarks of our law school. We encourage prospective students to investigate all of the advantages that make the Law Center what it is: an unparalleled value in legal education and a great place to launch a career in law. The state-assisted UH Law Center is noted throughout the South and Southwest not only for its excellence, but also for its progressive and innovative approach to the teaching of law.
The UH Law Center is fully accredited by the American Bar Association and the Association of American Law Schools and has a chapter of the Order of the Coif, the national legal honorary scholastic society. The Law Center confers a Juris Doctor (JD) degree as a first degree in law and a Master of Laws (LLM) degree to students pursuing work beyond the JD degree. The UH Law Center is located on the University of Houston main campus, three miles south of downtown. Students benefit from our location in one of the nation’s top legal markets. Our ties to the local market mean career and internship opportunities for students and allow us to bring top practitioners to campus to teach specialty courses and coach our winning mock trial and moot court teams. The city is also home to the world’s largest health care and medical complex and is recognized as the energy capital of the world with multiple Fortune 500 companies headquartered here.