The Impact of Scholarships

The University of Houston Law Center attracts high-caliber students and has a robust and generous scholarship program that is crucial to recruiting and retaining these students. Scholarships strengthen the Law Center’s efforts and empower students of all backgrounds to follow their dreams. By investing in students today, we remove financial barriers and fuel the legal minds of tomorrow’s leaders.

Since 2002, in-state tuition has more than tripled from $10,000 to almost $35,000 annually. The Law Center recognizes scholarships have become much more valuable when students make decisions about attending or staying in law school.  The initiative goal is to triple our annual philanthropic scholarship support and raise $10 million by 2025.Not only will this have a tremendous impact on our students and their futures, but it will also help us compete with what our peer institutions are offering. 

Scholarship Fast Facts:

For the entering 1L class of 2023:

• Median LSAT 161 | Median GPA 3.73
• 83% are the first in their family to attend law school
• 44% members of underrepresented minority groups
• 75% are receiving scholarships 

Scholarship Levels & Opportunties:

Ways to Fund or Support Scholarships:

• Establish a named annual scholarship ($10,000 minimum annually).
• Establish a permanent named endowed scholarship ($25,000 minimum payable over 5 years). The corpus will be held in perpetuity and the annual distribution amount is eligible for awarding after a full fiscal year of vesting.
• Include the Law Center in your gift planning to benefit or supplement a named annual or endowed scholarship to create a lasting legacy for generations to come.
• Contribute to the general “Scholarship and Awards” fund.

Levels of Impact:

• Full-Tuition Named Scholarship: $35,000 annually over 3 years or $105,000 total.
• Half Tuition Named Scholarship: $17,500 annually over 3 year or $52,500 total.
• Partial Named Scholarship: $10,000 annually over 3 years or $30,000 total

1:1 Matching Opportunity:

Stephen Wallace (J.D. ’83) has generously donated towards establishing a Matching Fund of $30,000 that will match dollar-for-dollar all gifts under $10,000 to the Scholarships & Awards Fund to help amplify our Fuel the Future Initiative and support the next generation of leader leaders. Give today and activate the match

For more information about giving back to UHLC, please reach out to our philanthropic advisors, Brena Baumann-Gonzalez, J.D. ’90 or Abby Trahan.