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 — 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 | $31,326 | $7,896 |
| Full-time · nonresident | $46,051 | $7,896 |
| Part-time · resident | $21,221 | $6,448 |
| Part-time · nonresident | $31,196 | $6,448 |
| Full-time · per credit (resident) | $1,011 | $7,896 |
| Part-time · per credit (resident) | $1,011 | $6,448 |
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 on campus$26,086
- Living off campus$26,086
- Living at home$15,790
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$31,326
- Mandatory fees$7,896
- Living expenses (off campus, school estimate)$26,086
PreLaw Advisor total$65,308
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 | 811 | 721 | 90 |
| Receiving grants | 600 | 569 | 31 |
| % receiving grants | 74% | 79% | 34% |
| Less than half tuition | 488 | 466 | 22 |
| Half to full tuition | 88 | 81 | 7 |
| Full tuition | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| More than full tuition | 23 | 21 | 2 |
| 25th percentile grant | Not applicable | $4,000 | $4,250 |
| Median grant | Not applicable | $11,500 | $12,000 |
| 75th percentile grant | Not applicable | $16,900 | $15,040 |
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 that it does not offer conditional scholarships.
- Entering 2024-20250 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2023-20240 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
- Entering 2022-20230 received · 0 reduced or eliminated
Figures are School reported to the ABA under Standard 509.