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 — 2020-2021
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 (2020)
- Covers
- Report year 2020
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Program | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time · resident | $17,475 | $700 |
| Full-time · nonresident | $17,475 | $700 |
| Part-time · resident | $11,650 | $700 |
| Part-time · nonresident | $11,650 | $700 |
| Full-time · per credit (resident) | $1,165 | $700 |
| Part-time · per credit (resident) | $1,165 | $700 |
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 (2020)
- Covers
- Report year 2020
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
- Living off campus$22,400
- Living at home$15,516
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$17,475
- Mandatory fees$700
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$22,400
PreLaw Advisor total$40,575
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 (2020–2021 students)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Grants and Scholarships (2020)
- Covers
- Report year 2020
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Measure | All | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total students | 1,031 | 808 | 223 |
| Receiving grants | 873 | 742 | 131 |
| % receiving grants | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Less than half tuition | 836 | 711 | 125 |
| Half to full tuition | 35 | 29 | 6 |
| Full tuition | 2 | 2 | 0 |
| More than full tuition | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $1,563 | $1,563 |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $4,550 | $1,574 |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $10,000 | $4,032 |
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 (2020)
- Covers
- Report year 2020
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
The report does not state whether conditional scholarships are offered.
- Entering 2019-2020226 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2018-2019181 received · 84 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2017-201893 received · 42 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.