South Texas Law - Tuition, LSAT, and Acceptance Rate

2024 Tuition & Fees

South Texas College of Law's 2024 tuition & fees is $41,110 for its first-year students. The 2024 tuition was increased by 8.47% from last year.

For law school students, the average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $30,004. With the living costs, the total cost of attendance (COA) of South Texas College of Law is $71,114.

The following table summarizes the tuition & fees, and other law school costs for South Texas College of Law.

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South Texas College of Law 2024 Tuition & Fees
	2023	2024	% Changed
Law School Tuition	$37,900	$41,110	8.47%
Living Costs	$23,408	$30,004	28.18%
Room & Board	$17,574	$23,872
Books & Supplies	$2,228	$2,936
Personal Expenses	$3,606	$3,196
COA	$61,308	$71,114	15.99%
Grants / Scholarships	$10,000	$10,000
COA after receiving aid	$51,308	$61,114

Grants and Scholarships

At South Texas College of Law, 70.80% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships. The average grant amount is $10,000. 0.26% of students received more than full tuition amount, and 9.64% received more than half, but not the full tuition amount.

Grants and Scholarships Statistics
	Amounts / Percentage
Full-time
Number Received	616
Half or Less than Tuition	88.15%
Half to Full Tuition	11.53%
Full Tuition	0.16%
More than Full Tuition	0.16%
Part-time
Number Received	162
Half or Less than Tuition	97.53%
Half to Full Tuition	2.47%
Full Tuition	0.00%
More than Full Tuition	0.00%

GPA and LSAT Scores

The average GPA of South Texas College of Law is 3.36 and the average LSAT score is 153. The GPA is the average value of submitted scores from 376 pre-admitted and enrolled first-year students and the average LSAT score is computed over submitted scores from 366 students including both full-time and part-time status. The following table summarizes the GPA and LSAT scores by 25^th, 50^th, and 75^th percentiles.

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South Texas College of Law Average GPA and LSAT scores
	25^th Percentile	50^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
GPA	3.02	3.36	3.59
Full-Time	3.04	3.37	3.61
Part-Time	2.95	3.26	3.53
LSAT Scores	151	153	156
Full-Time	151	153	155
Part-Time	151	154	156

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 2,023 students have applied to South Texas College of Law and 891 students have accepted to get into the school. Among the admitted students, 376 students finally have enrolled into the school. The acceptance rate is 44.04% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 42.20% at South Texas College of Law. With 2 pre-admitted students, total 378 first-year students enrolled in South Texas College of Law.

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South Texas College of Law Admission Stats - Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled
	Number of Students
Applicants	2,023
Admitted	891
Enrolled	376
Acceptance Rate	44.04%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	42.20%
Pre-Admitted	2
Total Number of First-Year Students	378 148 men, 226 women, 2 Other 294 full-time, 82 part-time

Bar Exam Pass Rate

Last year, total 284 students took the bar exam first time at South Texas College of Law. Among them, 221 students passed the exam and the bar exam pass rate is 77.82%. For reference, the average pass rate at Texas law schools is 75.3%. The following table shows the bar exam pass rate for first time exam takers at South Texas College of Law.

In 2023, 273 students graduated from South Texas College of Law. Of them, 182 graduates employed where bar passage required and 26 got J.D. Advantage jobs. By employed status, 214 graduates employed as full-time and 10 employed as part-time status.

South Texas College of Law Bar Exam Pass Rate for First-time Takers
	Number of Students / Percentage
Total Graduate	276
First-time Takers	284 66 from prior year
No Exam Takers	58
First-time Bar Exam Passer	221
First-time Bar Exam Pass Rate	77.82%
Average Pass Rate at Texas Law Schools	75.3%