Overview
Applicants
3,232
Acceptance Rate
32%
Median Undergrad GPA
3.72
Accepted Applicants Who Attend
262
Test Scores
LSAT
25th-75th percentile
(enrolled students)
(enrolled students)
158 - 163
Deadlines
Application Deadlines
March 15
Application Process
Rolling Admissions
Yes
Application Fee
$0
CAS Service Used
Yes
Applicants accepted in terms other than fall
No
Transfer Applicants Accepted
Yes
Deferred Admission
Yes
Other Admission Factors
Selectivity Rating
Faculty Information
Student/Faculty
7:1
39.32
Female
15.29
Underrepresented Minorities
Students Say
As large and lively as the state of Texas, the University of Houston Law Center enrolls fewer than 900 students in its diverse and challenging JD, LLM, and joint-degree programs. Drawing top names from the Houston legal community, professors are 鈥渆ither extremely accomplished attorneys or nationally renowned experts in a particular field of law.鈥 Though they represent the top of their field, 鈥渢here are no 鈥榖igger than Texas鈥 egos with any of the faculty.鈥 In fact, 鈥渢he entire faculty is very accessible and willing to help students learn in any way they can.鈥 Students agree that their professors are 鈥渘ot only available during office hours, many professors host lunches or parties in their homes to learn more about their students.鈥
In the classroom, the professors are 鈥渧ery much focused on teaching us to think creatively鈥 and throughout the JD program the 鈥減ractical aspects of lawyering are stressed.鈥 Things here begin with a bang as 鈥渁ll first-year students are required to take part in a moot court competition, and it鈥檚 a great experience for everyone.鈥 In addition, 鈥渢here are six different law journals in which a student may participate, including the Houston Law Review, which consistently ranks in the top fifty of all Law Reviews in the country.鈥 What鈥檚 more, the school operates a number of clinics and research institutes that augment classroom experiences with hands-on experience. 鈥淚 have spent three semesters working at the Immigration [Clinic] and Civil [Practice] Clinic and will always remember this time as the most exciting and rewarding aspect of my law school experience,鈥 explains one clinic participant. 鈥淲e are given enormous responsibility for our clients and the experience has given me an invaluable opportunity to learn actual lawyering skills.鈥
Those looking for great value relative to cost in their education will be extremely satisfied with U of H. Students love that they get a 鈥渉igh-value education for a low cost in a great legal market.鈥 If you can manage a 鈥渟cholarship鈥 or are 鈥渁 Texas resident鈥 it only sweetens the proverbial deal. Even so, students admit there are some sacrifices associated with a U of H education, particularly with regard to the school鈥檚 facilities which most agree 鈥渘eed improvement.鈥 There are no ivy-lined walls at U of H; instead, think 鈥淓ast German bunker school of architecture.鈥 However, most students take the environs in stride. 鈥淪tudents who enter with high expectations of facilities will be disappointed,鈥 says one student. 鈥淏ut you learn at this school in an environment conducive to learning.鈥 On that note, U of H 鈥渇osters a community and not a rivalry among students. Fellow students are always willing to answer a question, share notes, and form study groups.鈥
Outside the classroom, 鈥渢here are lots of opportunities to work with major law firms and other community organizations during the summer and during the school year,鈥 and the Career Development Office 鈥渋s particularly helpful for summer job opportunities.鈥 After graduation, Houston is a well-suited environment for future attorneys, boasting its reputation as one of the 鈥渓argest legal markets in the country.鈥 A current student insists, 鈥淚f you want to succeed, you can, and you can get a great job when you graduate too鈥攚ith all the top firms in Texas including all the elite New York satellite offices.鈥
In the classroom, the professors are 鈥渧ery much focused on teaching us to think creatively鈥 and throughout the JD program the 鈥減ractical aspects of lawyering are stressed.鈥 Things here begin with a bang as 鈥渁ll first-year students are required to take part in a moot court competition, and it鈥檚 a great experience for everyone.鈥 In addition, 鈥渢here are six different law journals in which a student may participate, including the Houston Law Review, which consistently ranks in the top fifty of all Law Reviews in the country.鈥 What鈥檚 more, the school operates a number of clinics and research institutes that augment classroom experiences with hands-on experience. 鈥淚 have spent three semesters working at the Immigration [Clinic] and Civil [Practice] Clinic and will always remember this time as the most exciting and rewarding aspect of my law school experience,鈥 explains one clinic participant. 鈥淲e are given enormous responsibility for our clients and the experience has given me an invaluable opportunity to learn actual lawyering skills.鈥
Those looking for great value relative to cost in their education will be extremely satisfied with U of H. Students love that they get a 鈥渉igh-value education for a low cost in a great legal market.鈥 If you can manage a 鈥渟cholarship鈥 or are 鈥渁 Texas resident鈥 it only sweetens the proverbial deal. Even so, students admit there are some sacrifices associated with a U of H education, particularly with regard to the school鈥檚 facilities which most agree 鈥渘eed improvement.鈥 There are no ivy-lined walls at U of H; instead, think 鈥淓ast German bunker school of architecture.鈥 However, most students take the environs in stride. 鈥淪tudents who enter with high expectations of facilities will be disappointed,鈥 says one student. 鈥淏ut you learn at this school in an environment conducive to learning.鈥 On that note, U of H 鈥渇osters a community and not a rivalry among students. Fellow students are always willing to answer a question, share notes, and form study groups.鈥
Outside the classroom, 鈥渢here are lots of opportunities to work with major law firms and other community organizations during the summer and during the school year,鈥 and the Career Development Office 鈥渋s particularly helpful for summer job opportunities.鈥 After graduation, Houston is a well-suited environment for future attorneys, boasting its reputation as one of the 鈥渓argest legal markets in the country.鈥 A current student insists, 鈥淚f you want to succeed, you can, and you can get a great job when you graduate too鈥攚ith all the top firms in Texas including all the elite New York satellite offices.鈥
Career overview
% of graduates who are employed within ten months of graduation
96%
% of job accepting graduates providing useable salary information
78%
Career Services
On campus summer employment recruitment for first year JD students
Yes
On campus summer employment recruitment for second year JD students
Yes
# of Employers that Recruit on Campus Each Year
242
Employers who most frequently hire graduates
Baker Botts L.L.P.
Chamberlain Hrdlicka White Williams & Aughtry
Gibson Dunn & Crutcher LLP
Kirkland & Ellis LLP
Harris County District Attorney's Office
Haynes and Boone, LLP
Hunton Andrews Kurth LLP
Husch Blackwell
King & Spalding
Latham & Watkins
Locke Lord LLP
McDowell Hetherington LLP
Porter Hedges LLP
Vinson & Elkins
Winston & Strawn LLP
Graduates Employed by Area
75%
Private Practice
9%
Government
8%
Business/Industry
2%
Public Interes
1%
Judicial Clerkships
1%
Academic
Graduates Employed by Region
91%
South West
2%
Pacific
1%
International
1%
Mid-Atlantic
1%
South
Prominent Alumni
Star J