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Thurgood Marshall School of Law Law School at Texas Southern University

LSAT 151
GPA 3.10
Tuition & Fees $29,497
($21,657)
Acceptance Rate 38.17 %
First Time Bar Exam Pass Rate 44.51 %

Thurgood Marshall School of Law Overview

Thurgood Marshall School of Law, Houston, TX
Established in 1947, Thurgood Marshall School of Law is a public law school at Texas Southern University. The 2025 tuition & fees of Thurgood Marshall School of Law is $21,657 for Texas residents and $29,497 for out-of-state students.
The acceptance rate of the school is 38.17% and yield is 27.78%. The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 151 and the average GPA is 3.10. Total 554 students are attending Thurgood Marshall School of Law and 185 of them is first-year students. Last year 172 graduate have taken the bar exam first time and 89 have passed the exam (the pass rate is 44.51%). You may want to check the general academic information of Thurgood Marshall School of Law at Texas Southern University academic page.

Average LSAT and GPA

216 enrolled students have submitted LSAT scores and its average LSAT score is 151 Thurgood Marshall School of Law. The average undergraduate GPA from 215 submitters is 3.10. The following table shows the LSAT Score and GPA in 25th, 50th, and 75th percentile.
Thurgood Marshall School of Law 2024 LSAT Scores and GPA
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
LSAT Scores149151153
Undergraduate GPA2.813.323.6

Thurgood Marshall School of Law 2023 Tuition & Fees

Thurgood Marshall School of Law tuition & fees is $21,657 for Texas residents and $29,497 for non-residents for the academic year 2022-2023. The average undergraduate tuition & fees other than law school at Thurgood Marshall School of Law is $9,173 for Texas residents and $21,773 for non-residents. For graduate schools, its average graduate tuition and fees is $8,328 for Texas residents and $15,728 for out-of-state students
Thurgood Marshall School of Law Tuition & Fees
In-StateOut-of-State
Thurgood Marshall School of Law$21,657$29,497
Average Living Costs
Living Costs$16,408
Books & Supplies$3,086
Personal Expenses$2,562
Average Costs at Texas Southern University
Undergraduate$9,173$21,773
Graduate$8,328$15,728

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

Last year, total 1,771 students applied to Thurgood Marshall School of Law and 499 students accepted to admit to the school. Among the accepted students, 194 students finally enrolled to Thurgood Marshall School of Law. The acceptance rate is 38.17% and yield (enrollment rate) is 28%. With 10 deferred/pre-admitted students, Thurgood Marshall School of Law has 204 first-year class students for the academic year 2021-2022.
Thurgood Marshall School of Law 2024 Admission Statistics
Number of Students
Applicants1,771
Admitted499
Enrolled194
Acceptance Rate38.17%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)27.78%
Deferred / Previously Admitted10
Total First Year Class Enrollment204

Law Student Population

Thurgood Marshall School of Law has total 554 students for the academic year 2021-2022. Of the total students, 544 students enrolled in JD program and 0 enrolled in non-JD programs.
Total Enrollment at Thurgood Marshall School of Law
Total Enrollment544
JD Enrollment544
Non-JD Enrollment0
Thurgood Marshall School of Law has 204 first-year, first-time students. By gender, there are 85 male and 128 female students. By attendance type, All students enrolled as the full-time status. The following table summarizes the first year enrollment by gender and attendance type at Thurgood Marshall School of Law.
First Year Student Enrollment at Thurgood Marshall School of Law
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total204 2130
Men85 850
Women128 1280

First Time Bar Passage

Last year, total 210 students have graduated from Thurgood Marshall School of Law. Among them, 172 students (including exam takers from prior year and early first time takers) took the bar exam for the first time and 89 passed the exam. The first-time bar exam pass rate at Thurgood Marshall School of Law is 44.51% where the average pass rate of Texas is 76.14%.
First Time Bar Exam Takers and Pass Rate at Thurgood Marshall School of Law
Total Graduates210
First-time Bar Exam Taker172
(142 new graduates, 30 from prior year and 10 Early First Time Takers)
First-time Bar Exam Not Taker68 (new graduates)
First-time Bar Exam Passers and Pass Rate89 / 51.74%
Pass Rate at Texas76.14%