Law School Profile · Austin, Texas
University of Texas at Austin School of Law
2025 First Year Class data, sourced from the ABA 509 Required Disclosure. Data last updated July 2026.
Median LSAT
Middle 50%: 166 – 173
172
Median GPA
Middle 50%: 3.75 – 3.96
3.89
Admissions funnel · 2025 First Year Class
via ABA 509Applications
6,297
100%
Accepted
881
14.0%
Matriculated
361
41% yield
Application basics · 2025 First Year Class
via ABA 509- Application deadline
- March 1
- Application fee
- $70
- Accepts GRE
- Yes
- Part-time program
- Not offered
Selectivity
Is Texas hard to get into?
University of Texas at Austin School of Law is among the more selective law schools in the country. 14.0% of the 6,297 applicants in the 2025 First Year Class were offered admission. The middle 50% of admitted students scored between 166 and 173 on the LSAT, with GPAs between 3.75 and 3.96.
Texas's median LSAT is 172. Enter your scaled score — or convert from questions missed on a PrepTest — and we’ll compare it against the 166–173 middle 50% range.
Out of 77 scored questions — don't count the unscored experimental section.
Scaled score
77 correct out of 77
7 points above Texas's 75th percentile (173)
Based on LSAC scoring curves for PrepTests 101–159 (post-August 2024 format).
Admissions events
University of Texas at Austin School of Law admissions events
Open houses, information sessions, and admissions office hours are the easiest way to get to know Texas before you apply — but every school posts them differently, so they're easy to miss. Here are the upcoming Texas admissions events we're tracking, with links to register.
No upcoming events posted right now.
Texas adds admissions events throughout the cycle. Check the official admissions events page for the latest open houses, information sessions, and office hours.
Visit Texas's admissions events page on law.utexas.edu ↗Tuition and aid
via ABA 5092025 First Year Class — annual tuition, cost of living, and grant aid as reported to the ABA.
Cost of attendance
- Annual tuition (in-state)
- $38,236
- Annual tuition (out-of-state)
- $56,822
- Estimated 3-year tuition
- $114,708
- Annual cost of living
- $25,398
- Estimated 3-year total
- $190,902
Grant aid
- Students receiving aid
- 94%
- Median scholarship
- $23,375
- 25th percentile
- $10,000
- 75th percentile
- $38,586
2024 graduates — first-time bar passage and employment status as reported to the ABA.
Full-time legal employment
Long-term, JD-required positions
93.0%
First-time bar passage
Across all reported jurisdictions
95.9%
Employment by employer type
Based on 412 graduates
- Large firms (501+ attorneys)175 42.5%
- Mid-size firms (26–500)52 12.6%
- Federal clerkships50 12.1%
- Public interest33 8.0%
- Government32 7.8%
- Small firms (1–25)29 7.0%
- State / local clerkships15 3.6%
- Business & industry15 3.6%
- Unemployed4 1.0%
- Academia3 0.7%
Top jurisdictions where graduates work
Texas
graduates
290
New York
graduates
30
District of Columbia
graduates
24
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Every number on this page comes from one of three federally mandated ABA Required Disclosures for University of Texas at Austin School of Law:
- ABA 509 ↗
- ABA Employment Summary (2024 graduates) ↗
- ABA Bar Admission Outcomes ↗
- ABA Required Disclosures hub ↗
Data last updated July 2026. These figures and events are compiled from public sources and can be outdated or change without notice — always confirm current numbers, deadlines, and event dates on University of Texas at Austin School of Law's official website before making any decisions: law.utexas.edu.