ABA 509 DATA, 2025
Texas Southern Law School Admissions: LSAT, GPA, Cost, and Jobs (2025)
Texas Southern costs $26,331 a year, but the number that actually matters is outcomes: only 51.4% of the 2024 class landed a full-time, long-term job within 10 months.
What it takes to get in
These are the school's own reported 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile LSAT and GPA numbers from its ABA Standard 509 filing, the same disclosure every accredited law school has to file each year. The 50th percentile is the median: half the admitted class scored above it, half below.
| Year | LSAT 25th | LSAT 50th | LSAT 75th | GPA 25th | GPA 50th | GPA 75th |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | 148 | 150 | 152 | 3.0 | 3.3 | 3.6 |
| 2019 | 143 | 145 | 147 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.3 |
| 2015 | 141 | 143 | 146 | 2.8 | 3.1 | 3.4 |
The median LSAT is up 5 points since 2019 and the median GPA moved +0.2. The bar moved here.
What you get out (Class of 2024)
| Class year reported | 2024 |
| FT/LT employed, 10 months out | 51.4% |
| Biglaw (101+ lawyer firms) | 8.2% |
| Federal clerkships | 0% |
| Government + public interest | 8.7% |
| Bar pass rate | 63.4% |
51.4% of the 2024 class landed a full-time, long-term job within 10 months, just 8.2% went to biglaw, and with a 63.4% bar pass rate, the debt math on $78,993 in sticker tuition is a real risk for close to half the class.
What it costs
| Sticker tuition (2025) | $26,331/yr |
| Resident | $19,202/yr |
| Nonresident | $26,331/yr |
| 3-year sticker total | $78,993 |
| Pays full sticker | 48.7% |
| Gets some grant | 51.3% |
51.3% of the class received some grant and 48.7% paid full sticker, nearly a coin flip, and a score above the 152 75th percentile is your best shot at landing on the right side of that split.
Your odds
A 150 LSAT lands you at Texas Southern's median, with the middle 50% running 148 to 152, one of the lower bands in the country. The 33.1% acceptance rate rejects two-thirds of applicants despite that. Run your own numbers through the calculator before you assume this is an easy admit.
See where you land: the LSAT Unplugged law school chances calculator. What is 1 LSAT point worth here? See the scholarship math.
Schools like Texas Southern
These 6 are the closest match by median LSAT, then median GPA, out of all 196 schools in the 509 master (as of 2026). Use them as your realistic comparison set, not the list of "reach" schools everyone starts with.
FAQ
What LSAT score do you need for Texas Southern Law School?
The median LSAT for Texas Southern's 2025 class is 150. The 25th percentile is 148 and the 75th is 152.
What GPA do you need for Texas Southern Law School?
The median GPA is 3.3. The 25th percentile is 3.0 and the 75th is 3.6.
What is Texas Southern Law School's acceptance rate?
33.1% for the 2025 cycle, based on 673 offers out of 2,032 applications.
How much does Texas Southern Law School cost with and without aid?
Sticker tuition is $26,331 a year for nonresidents, or $19,202 for residents, and $78,993 over 3 years at the sticker rate before living costs. 51.3% of the class gets some grant, and 48.7% pays full price.
What jobs do Texas Southern Law School graduates get?
51.4% of the 2024 graduating class had a full-time, long-term job within 10 months. 8.2% went to biglaw and 0.0% landed a federal clerkship.
Is Texas Southern Law School worth it at sticker?
This one's a harder call. Low tuition helps, but a 51.4% placement rate and a 63.4% bar pass rate mean a real share of each class doesn't land a stable legal job or pass the bar on the first try. It can work if you have a specific plan and go in with a grant, but full sticker with no plan is a genuine risk here.
Source: ABA Standard 509 Information Reports, 2015 to 2025, via LSAT Unplugged's 509 master. Verify against the school's filing before relying on it. Last updated 2026-09-30.
