Texas Southern University

Getting in

Fall 2025 entering class

Applications

2,032

Offers of admission

673

Acceptance rate (offers ÷ applications)

33.1%

LSAT, 25th / median / 75th percentile

148 / 150 / 152

GPA, 25th / median / 75th percentile

2.99 / 3.33 / 3.62

Cost

2025–26 school year

Tuition and fees per year, residents

$19,202 tuition + $1,836 fees

Tuition and fees per year, non-residents

$26,331 tuition + $1,836 fees

Three years of tuition and fees, before grants (at 2025–26 rates), residents

$63,114

Three years of tuition and fees, before grants (at 2025–26 rates), non-residents

$84,501

Living costs, off campus

$27,784 a year

Living costs are the school's own estimate for a single student.

Grants and scholarships

2024–25

Students receiving a grant

51%

Full-time grant, 25th / median / 75th percentile

$3,500 / $7,363 / $10,519 a year

Conditional scholarships

Of 83 students who started in 2024–25 with a conditional scholarship, 56 (67%) had it reduced or eliminated.A conditional scholarship can be reduced or eliminated if your grades fall below the school's cutoff.

Where graduates work

Class of 2025

Graduates

164

Employed

120

Full-time, long-term jobs that require passing the bar

54.3% of graduates

BigLaw: full-time, long-term jobs at firms with 501+ lawyers

4.3% of graduates

Federal clerkships

0.0% of graduates

State and local clerkships

0.0% of graduates

Government

11.6% of graduates

Public interest

1.8% of graduates

Education

0.0% of graduates

Business and industry

2.4% of graduates

Percentages are of all graduates and count full-time, long-term jobs ten months after graduation.

Bar passage

ABA bar passage report, 2026

First-time takers

159

First-time pass rate

62.9%

ABA state average

82.6%This is the ABA's average across the states where this school's graduates took the bar, weighted by where most sat. It is not one state's number.

Difference from the ABA state average

-19.7 points

Two-year pass rate

90.1%