Thurgood Marshall School of Law

The law school of Texas Southern University, known as Thurgood Marshall School of Law, is a Public, 4 years school in Houston, TX. The law school tuition & fees at Thurgood Marshall School of Law is $29,497. Its average LSAT score submitted by enrolled students is 150 and the average GPA is 3.16 for the academic yera 2023-2024. Total 568 students are attending the law school and 199 first-year students enrolled last year.
  • LSAT Average: 150
  • Tuition & Fees (JD): $29,497
  • LLM Tuition & Fees: $18,586
  • Acceptance Rate: 39.65%
  • Student Population: 568
  • First-Year Student: 199

2023-2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2023-2024 tuition & fees at Thurgood Marshall School of Law is $21,657 for Texas residents and $29,497 for out-of-state students. The tuition increased by 4.37% compared to last year. The average living costs besides tuition & fees is $16,408 including costs for room & boards, transportation, and other personal expenses. The living costs does not include the fees for health insurance.
The average tuition & fees of law schools in Texas is $38,227 for Texas residents and $46,485 for out-of-state students. For all laws schools in United States, the average law school tuition & fees is $42,924 for State residents and $48,063 for out-of-state students.
The tuition & fees of Thurgood Marshall School of Law is cheaper than the average tuition & fees of Texas law schools.
The next table shows the Thurgood Marshall School of Law tuition & fees and compare it to the Texas law schools and all U.S. Law schools. The 2024 statistics for comparison is not available yet due to the lack of data.
Thurgood Marshall School of Law 2023 Tuition & Fees
202220232024
In-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-StateIn-StateOut-of-State
Thurgood Marshall School of Law$20,418$27,408$21,038$28,261$21,657$29,497
Texas Law Schools$33,268$40,398 $33,696$40,826-
All U.S. Law Schools$40,818$46,359 $42,101$47,510-

LSAT score and GPA in Average

The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 150 and the average GPA is 3.16 at Thurgood Marshall School of Law.
The LSAT score of Thurgood Marshall School of Law is lower than the average LSAT score of Texas law schools.
The undergraduate GPA of Thurgood Marshall School of Law is lower than the average LSAT score of Texas law schools.
The next table shows the submitted LSAT scores and GPA by 25th/50th/75th percentile and full-time/part-time status and compare each score to last year scores.
Thurgood Marshall School of Law LSAT scores distribution
Thurgood Marshall School of LawTexas Law SchoolsAll Law Schools
25th percentile148156155
50th percentile150159159
75th percentile152161161
Thurgood Marshall School of LawGPA distribution
Thurgood Marshall School of LawTexas Law SchoolsAll Law Schools
25th percentile2.683.333.33
50th percentile3.163.613.61
75th percentile3.533.783.79

Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 1,748 students have applied to Thurgood Marshall School of Law. Among them, 693 students have accepted to admit and 199 have enrolled into Thurgood Marshall School of LawThe acceptance rate is 39.65% and the yield is 29%.
The acceptance rate of Thurgood Marshall School of Law is higher than the acceptance rate of Texas law schools.
The next table illustrates the admission counts, acceptance rate, and yield at Thurgood Marshall School of Law.
Thurgood Marshall School of Law Admission Statistics
Thurgood Marshall School of LawTexas Law SchoolsAll Law Schools
Applicants1,74826,977414,758
Admitted6937,070130,837
Enrolled1992,07636,756
Acceptance Rate39.65%30.00%42.40%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)28.72%29.05%30.97%

Law School Student Population

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 568 students enrolled to Thurgood Marshall School of Law. All students enrolled in JD(Juris Doctor Degree) program .
For the first class, 199 students newly joined to to Thurgood Marshall School of Law. By gender, there are 78 men and 141 women first-time students at Thurgood Marshall School of Law. All students enrolled as full-time status at Thurgood Marshall School of Law.
Thurgood Marshall School of Law Student Population
20232024
Total Enrollment554568
JD Enrollment554568
Non-JD Enrollment00
First-year Student Population
20232024
Total185199
Men7778
Women118141

Bar Exam Pass Rate

For the first time bar exam takers, the bar exam pass rate is 63.45% where 145 students took the exam and 92 students passed the exam. The pass rate is lower than average pass rate of Texas law schools (78.99%).
Bar Exam Pass Rate
20232024
Number of Graduates155156
First-Time Bar Exam Takers Total173145
New Graduates118108
Prior Year Graduates4630
Early Takers97
No Exam Takers3441
Exam Passer7792
Exam Pass Rate44.51%63.45%
Texas Pass Rate75.24%78.99%

Law Schools in Texas

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