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Baylor Law School Waco, TX · Private
164 159–165 3.77 3.49–3.89 $1,606 / credit 93.7% Save Baylor Law School Compare Baylor Law School SMU Dedman School of Law Dallas, TX · Private
167 163–168 3.81 3.52–3.92 $60,844 97.8% Save SMU Dedman School of Law Compare SMU Dedman School of Law South Texas College of Law Houston Houston, TX · Private · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
155 153–158 3.41 3.08–3.65 $42,960 85.6% Save South Texas College of Law Houston Compare South Texas College of Law Houston St. Mary's University School of Law San Antonio, TX · Private · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
153 151–156 3.49 3.14–3.69 $44,910 84.6% Save St. Mary's University School of Law Compare St. Mary's University School of Law Texas A&M University School of Law Fort Worth, TX · Public · Part-time program
169 161–170 4.00 3.67–4.00 $32,634 Nonresident $48,522 95.3% Save Texas A&M University School of Law Compare Texas A&M University School of Law Texas Tech University School of Law Lubbock, TX · Public
159 157–160 3.69 3.41–3.85 $22,590 Nonresident $33,840 95.5% Save Texas Tech University School of Law Compare Texas Tech University School of Law Thurgood Marshall School of Law Houston, TX · Public
150 148–152 3.33 2.99–3.62 $19,202 Nonresident $26,331 62.9% Save Thurgood Marshall School of Law Compare Thurgood Marshall School of Law University of Houston Law Center Houston, TX · Public · Part-time program
163 160–165 3.79 3.56–3.90 $31,326 Nonresident $46,051 84.5% Save University of Houston Law Center Compare University of Houston Law Center University of North Texas Dallas College of Law Dallas, TX · Public · Part-time program
153 151–156 3.41 3.18–3.66 $562 / credit 79.7% Save University of North Texas Dallas College of Law Compare University of North Texas Dallas College of Law University of Texas School of Law Austin, TX · Public
172 166–173 3.89 3.75–3.96 $38,236 Nonresident $56,822 96.4% Save University of Texas School of Law Compare University of Texas School of Law
Admissions: fall 2025 entering class · Tuition: 2025-2026 · Bar passage: 2025 graduates. Bars show the 25th–75th percentile band and median on a common scale (LSAT 140–180, GPA 2.80–4.10). A school’s own profile states the year of each of its figures.
Baylor Law School Waco, TX · Private
Median LSAT 164 159–165
Median GPA 3.77 3.49–3.89
Resident tuition $1,606 / credit
First-time bar 93.7% Save Baylor Law School Compare Baylor Law School SMU Dedman School of Law Dallas, TX · Private
Median LSAT 167 163–168
Median GPA 3.81 3.52–3.92
Resident tuition $60,844
First-time bar 97.8% Save SMU Dedman School of Law Compare SMU Dedman School of Law South Texas College of Law Houston Houston, TX · Private · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
Median LSAT 155 153–158
Median GPA 3.41 3.08–3.65
Resident tuition $42,960
First-time bar 85.6% Save South Texas College of Law Houston Compare South Texas College of Law Houston St. Mary's University School of Law San Antonio, TX · Private · Part-time program · Distance J.D.
Median LSAT 153 151–156
Median GPA 3.49 3.14–3.69
Resident tuition $44,910
First-time bar 84.6% Save St. Mary's University School of Law Compare St. Mary's University School of Law Texas A&M University School of Law Fort Worth, TX · Public · Part-time program
Median LSAT 169 161–170
Median GPA 4.00 3.67–4.00
Resident tuition $32,634 Nonresident $48,522
First-time bar 95.3% Save Texas A&M University School of Law Compare Texas A&M University School of Law Texas Tech University School of Law Lubbock, TX · Public
Median LSAT 159 157–160
Median GPA 3.69 3.41–3.85
Resident tuition $22,590 Nonresident $33,840
First-time bar 95.5% Save Texas Tech University School of Law Compare Texas Tech University School of Law Thurgood Marshall School of Law Houston, TX · Public
Median LSAT 150 148–152
Median GPA 3.33 2.99–3.62
Resident tuition $19,202 Nonresident $26,331
First-time bar 62.9% Save Thurgood Marshall School of Law Compare Thurgood Marshall School of Law University of Houston Law Center Houston, TX · Public · Part-time program
Median LSAT 163 160–165
Median GPA 3.79 3.56–3.90
Resident tuition $31,326 Nonresident $46,051
First-time bar 84.5% Save University of Houston Law Center Compare University of Houston Law Center University of North Texas Dallas College of Law Dallas, TX · Public · Part-time program
Median LSAT 153 151–156
Median GPA 3.41 3.18–3.66
Resident tuition $562 / credit
First-time bar 79.7% Save University of North Texas Dallas College of Law Compare University of North Texas Dallas College of Law University of Texas School of Law Austin, TX · Public
Median LSAT 172 166–173
Median GPA 3.89 3.75–3.96
Resident tuition $38,236 Nonresident $56,822
First-time bar 96.4% Save University of Texas School of Law Compare University of Texas School of Law Page 1 of 1
LSAT and GPA figures are the published medians of each school’s most recent entering class, with the 25th and 75th percentiles beneath. Each dataset states its own year. They describe a past class and are not an admissions prediction. Results are in the order you choose; the directory does not rank schools. Other law schools in the United States, including closed ones, are listed separately without profiles.
