Houston, Texas
South Texas College of Law Houston
- Accreditation
- ABA approved since 1959
- Institution type
- Private
- J.D. formats
- Full-time and Part-time and Distance education J.D.
- Median LSAT
- 155
- Median GPA
- 3.41
- Resident tuition
- $42,960
- First-year class
- 437
- Bar-required jobs
- 81.9%
- First-time bar passage
- 85.6%
Tuition & mandatory fees — 2025-2026
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2025)
- Covers
- Report year 2025
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Program | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time · resident | $42,960 | $2,000 |
| Full-time · nonresident | $42,960 | $2,000 |
| Part-time · resident | $28,640 | $2,000 |
| Part-time · nonresident | $28,640 | $2,000 |
| Full-time · per credit (resident) | $1,432 | $2,000 |
| Part-time · per credit (resident) | $1,432 | $2,000 |
Living expenses (school estimates)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2025)
- Covers
- Report year 2025
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
- Living off campus$56,958
- Living at home$26,998
Annual estimates for single students, as reported by the school. Books, transportation and insurance are not itemized in ABA disclosures.
Estimated annual cost (calculation)
- Tuition$42,960
- Mandatory fees$2,000
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$56,958
PreLaw Advisor total$101,918
Sum of the school-published figures above. It is not the school’s official cost of attendance and assumes no scholarship.
Model costs with your own scholarship offers →Grants & scholarships (2025–2026 students)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Grants and Scholarships (2025)
- Covers
- Report year 2025
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Measure | All | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total students | 1,162 | 899 | Not applicable |
| Receiving grants | 985 | 658 | Not applicable |
| % receiving grants | 85% | 73% | Not applicable |
| Less than half tuition | 883 | 588 | Not applicable |
| Half to full tuition | 97 | 69 | Not applicable |
| Full tuition | 0 | 0 | Not applicable |
| More than full tuition | 5 | 1 | Not applicable |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $3,399 | Not applicable |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $11,000 | Not applicable |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $18,000 | Not applicable |
The ABA publishes grant percentiles by full-time/part-time status only. These describe past awards; they do not indicate what any applicant will receive.
Conditional scholarships
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Tuitions and Fees/Living Expenses/Cond. Scholarships (2025)
- Covers
- Report year 2025
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
The school reports offering conditional scholarships (awards that can be reduced or eliminated, e.g. for grades).
- Entering 2024-2025280 received · 94 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2023-2024247 received · 96 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2022-2023252 received · 129 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.