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University of Texas at Austin
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UT Austin Law School

Austin, Texas

Rank 14 (USNWR 2024)
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JD Admissions & Requirements

Data from 2024 admissions cycle

171
LSAT
3.89
GPA
15.6%
Admit Rate

UT Austin Law School is a prestigious JD program located in Austin, Texas. In the competitive 2024 law school rankings, UT Austin Law School was ranked 14 by US News & World Report, making it a top-tier law school for admissions-focused applicants. For the 2024 admissions cycle, UT Austin Law School has an entering 1L class size of approximately 282 with an acceptance rate of 15.6%, positioning it among the most selective law schools for JD applicants.

Also known as

TEXAS AT AUSTIN, UNIVERSITY OF UT UT Austin UTexas
Law School Applications
5475
JD application volume in 2024 cycle
JD Acceptance Rate
15.6%
92nd percentile
JD Program Size
282
86th percentile
JD Tuition Cost
$113k

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About UT Austin Law School

Lawyers from all over the world come to The University of Texas at Austin to expand the breadth and depth of their legal knowledge and invest in an internationally recognized Master of Laws. The LLM Program is diverse, selective, and small, with a maximum of 50 spots for each incoming class. LLM students from foreign countries and the U.S. are fully integrated into the academic life of the Law School, learning side by side with JD students. The LLM class is global in reach, with 35 students from 25 different countries in the Class of 2020, including 6 Fulbright students. In fact, The University of Texas at Austin is home to over 5,000 international students, and the rich diversity on our campus is essential to our success as a global learning community.

In addition to being ranked among the top 16 national law schools and among the top 5 public law schools in the nation, Texas Law also has the most affordable tuition among the top 20 law schools in the nation. With a network of graduates 24,000-strong, whatever you want to do, wherever you want to do it, there will be a Texas Law alum ready to help. Additionally, we have an unbeatable set of 14 clinics, 16 programs and centers, 13 student-run journals, and 35 student organizations that round out law students’ legal education. Finally, we are in Austin–the Live Music Capital of the World, the second fastest growing city in the U.S., and the second best city for liberals to live. Boasting 400 live music venues, 100 barbecue restaurants, 200 miles of urban hike and bike trails, and 300 sunny days each year, Austin is the best place in the world to be a law student. Learn more at Visit Austin.

If you cannot get to Austin for Admitted LLM Students Day, then here is a sneak peek video of our amazing city and beautiful campus, and a little taste of what it is like to be part of our Texas Law community. At The University of Texas, we say “What Starts Here Changes the World” – and this is where it all begins.

Law school: Where you spend three years learning to think like a lawyer, then a lifetime trying to think like a human again.

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