Admissions

 

Profile of the 2012 Entering Class

Applications

3059

Entering Class Size*

212

Median LSAT

161

Median GPA

3.47

25th/75th Percentile LSAT

159-163

25th/75th Percentile GPA

3.23-3.70

Average Age

25

% of class who are women

49%

% of class who are a minority

28.3%

 

*First-year students are divided into four sections–three full-time sections and one part-time section. Students from the 2012 incoming class represented 76 undergraduate schools. The top feeder schools were:

1. University of Texas-Austin
2. University of Houston
3. Texas A&M University  
4. Texas Christian University
5. Texas Tech University
6. Texas State University
7. Trinity University

There were 59 different majors represented. The top majors were:
1. Political Science
2. History  
3. Psychology
4. Liberal Arts
5. English

Incoming students speak at least 26 different languages. Thirty four students have already earned at least one graduate degree, including 3 Ph.D.s, and 2 MBAs.

The Bar Exam
Law Center graduates have consistently outperformed the overall bar passage rate of first-time test-takers from all Texas law schools. The July 2012 bar pass rate for UHLC graduates was 88.6%.

LSAT/UGPA percentiles were calculated by the Law School Admission Council based on matriculant lists provided by the University of Houston Law Center to the ABA.