University of Houston

Getting in

Fall 2025 entering class

Applications

3,510

Offers of admission

807

Acceptance rate (offers ÷ applications)

23.0%

LSAT, 25th / median / 75th percentile

160 / 163 / 165

GPA, 25th / median / 75th percentile

3.56 / 3.79 / 3.90

Cost

2025–26 school year

Tuition and fees per year, residents

$31,326 tuition + $7,896 fees

Tuition and fees per year, non-residents

$46,051 tuition + $7,896 fees

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

$117,666

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

$161,841

Living costs, on campus

$26,086 a year

Living costs, off campus

$26,086 a year

Living costs, living at home

$15,790 a year

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

Grants and scholarships

2024–25

Students receiving a grant

74%

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

$4,000 / $11,500 / $16,900 a year

Where graduates work

Class of 2025

Graduates

238

Employed

226

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

84.9% of graduates

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

25.6% of graduates

Federal clerkships

1.7% of graduates

State and local clerkships

1.3% of graduates

Government

9.7% of graduates

Public interest

3.8% of graduates

Education

3.4% of graduates

Business and industry

5.5% 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

238

First-time pass rate

84.5%

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

+1.9 points

Two-year pass rate

93.8%