FUEL THE FUTURE

FOR LEGAL EDUCATION AT THE UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON LAW CENTER AND BEYOND

THE IMPACT OF SCHOLARSHIPS

Deserving and high-caliber students are interested in the University of Houston Law Center and a robust and generous scholarship program 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, it will also put us on par competitively with what our peer institutions are offering.

SCHOLARSHIP FAST FACTS:

For the entering 1L class of 2021:

• Median LSAT 161 | Median GPA 3.64
• 15.2% matriculants are both first-generation and first-generation law students
• 79.1% are the first in their family to attend law school
• 38.5% members of underrepresented minority groups
• Only 47% of the class received merit scholarships

*and of those students who received scholarships, only 39.5% or 45 students came from minority backgrounds.

The average debt of the Class of 2021 was $99,014.00 and 69% of the class borrowed federal and/or private loans.

SCHOLARSHIP LEVELS & OPPORTUNTIES:

Ways to Fund or Support Scholarships:

• Establish a named annual scholarship ($10,000 minimum annually). Donor event and recognition benefits.
• 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. Donor annual impact report, event and recognition benefits.
• 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) and Neal Sutton, III (J.D. ’72) have both generously donated towards establishing a Matching Fund of $40,000 this year that will match dollar-for-dollar all gifts to the Scholarships & Awards Fund under $10,000 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 advisor, Brena Baumann-Gonzalez.

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