Houston, Texas
University of Houston Law Center
- Accreditation
- ABA approved since 1950
- Institution type
- Public
- J.D. formats
- Full-time and Part-time J.D.
- Median LSAT
- 163
- Median GPA
- 3.79
- Resident tuition
- $31,326
- First-year class
- 249
- Bar-required jobs
- 84.9%
- First-time bar passage
- 84.5%
Tuition & mandatory fees — 2022-2023
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 (2022)
- Covers
- Report year 2022
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Program | Tuition | Fees |
|---|---|---|
| Full-time · resident | $29,553 | $5,378 |
| Full-time · nonresident | $44,371 | $5,378 |
| Part-time · resident | $20,020 | $3,970 |
| Part-time · nonresident | $30,058 | $3,970 |
| Full-time · per credit (resident) | $954 | $5,378 |
| Part-time · per credit (resident) | $954 | $3,970 |
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 (2022)
- Covers
- Report year 2022
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
- Living on campus$19,704
- Living off campus$20,858
- Living at home$13,042
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$29,553
- Mandatory fees$5,378
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$20,858
PreLaw Advisor total$55,789
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 (2022–2023 students)
Source
- Organization
- American Bar Association, Section of Legal Education and Admissions to the Bar
- Document
- ABA Standard 509 compilation — Grants and Scholarships (2022)
- Covers
- Report year 2022
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
| Measure | All | Full-time | Part-time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total students | 729 | 617 | 112 |
| Receiving grants | 447 | 408 | 39 |
| % receiving grants | Not reported | Not reported | Not reported |
| Less than half tuition | 308 | 283 | 25 |
| Half to full tuition | 114 | 105 | 9 |
| Full tuition | 13 | 9 | 4 |
| More than full tuition | 12 | 11 | 1 |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $5,000 | $2,500 |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $13,500 | $5,800 |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $20,000 | $13,931 |
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 (2022)
- Covers
- Report year 2022
- Retrieved
- Sep 23, 2026
- Status
- Verified · Sep 23, 2026
The report does not state whether conditional scholarships are offered.
- Entering 2019-20200 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2018-20190 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2017-20180 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.