The University of Texas at Austin
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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 31
LSAT Median 166
LSAT Middle 50% 163–168
GPA Median 3.60
GPA Middle 50% 3.38–3.80
The Program
Degrees Granted: JD
  LLM
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/PhD in Government, History, and Philosophy
Degree Requirements: 86 credit hours
First-Year Enrollment: 425-450
Total Enrollment: 1,425
Program: Full-time, daytime only
Diversity
Women: 40%
Minorities: 36%
Nonresident Maximum: 35%
Average Age: 24
No. of States Represented: 31
No. of Undergraduate Schools: 129
Placement—2006 Graduates
Placement Rate: 99%
Average Salary: (Overall) $101,000
Business or Industry $76,000
Government $45,000
Judicial Clerkships $49,000
Military $59,000
Law Firm $118,500
Public Interest $37,000
Bar Passage Rate
Consistently above 90%
Tuition Information for 2007–2008
Tuition: $8,854/semester for residents (15 hours)
  $16,103/semester for nonresidents (15 hours)
Mandatory Fees: $1,312/semester for all students
Note: Tuition and fees are subject to change without notice.
Average Debt: $70,400**

*Our tuition and fee components for financial aid are higher than the tuition and fees displayed at the Office of Accounting web page. The difference reflects an average of possible additional costs associated with some courses.

**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.