The University of Texas at Austin   School of Law

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Quick Facts

Deadlines
Application & LSAT: Early Decision deadline:
(LSAT no later than October)
November 1
  Regular Decision deadline:
(LSAT no later than December)
February 1
Financial Aid: Fall March 15
LSAT Median 167  
LSAT Middle 50% 165–170  
GPA Median 3.69  
GPA Middle 50% 3.56–3.80  
The Program
Degrees Granted: JD
  LLMs:

  • Introduction to U.S. Law for Foreign Lawyers
  • Latin American and International Law
  • Global Energy, International Arbitration and Environmental Law
Dual Degrees: JD/MPAff
  JD/MBA
  JD/MA in Latin American Studies
  JD/MA in Middle Eastern Studies
  JD/MA in Russian, East European, and Eurasian Studies
  JD/MS in Community & Regional Planning
  JD/Master of Global Policy Studies
  JD/MS in Social Work
  JD/MS in Information Studies
Combined Degrees: JD/PhD in Philosophy
  JD/PhD in Government
JD Degree Requirements: 86 credit hours
First-Year Enrollment: 400-425
Total Enrollment: 1,250
Program: Full-time, daytime only
Diversity
Women: 44%
Minorities: 31%
Nonresident Maximum: 35%
Average Age: 24
No. of States Represented: 34
No. of Undergraduate Schools: 143
Advanced Degrees (MA, MS, MBA, LLM, PhD): 25
Placement—2010 Graduates
Placement Rate: 95%
Average Salary (Overall): $104,500
Business or Industry: $63,000
Government: $57,000
Judicial Clerkships: $57,000
Military: $73,000
Law Firm: $134,000
Public Interest: $47,000
Bar Passage Rate
Texas (July 2011 Exam) 93.7%
New York (July 2011 Exam) 100%
California (July 2011 Exam) 93.7%

Note: New York – 28 test takers; California – 19 test takers

Tuition Information for 2011–2012
Tuition and Fees: $32,010/first year for residents (30 credit hours)
  $47,532/first year for nonresidents (30 credit hours)
Note: Tuition and fees are subject to change without notice.
Average Debt: $84,681*

Law School students are charged flat-rate tuition. The Dollars and Sense Web site contains important information about tuition: how rates are set, tuition costs, and how tuition is used. The Frequently Asked Questions page provides information about flat-rate tuition.

*This figure represents the average debt of UT Law students after completing all three years of law school, irrespective of residency, who use student loans to finance their law school degrees. Accordingly, the amount for residents would be slightly lower than the figure reported and, for nonresidents, slightly higher. When comparing this figure with those of other law schools, it is important that you verify whether the program calculates average debt using only actual borrowers (as UT does) or using all students, including those who did not receive financial aid.