82 Best Law schools in Texas
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Below is a list of best universities in Texas ranked based on their research performance in Law. A graph of 8.97M citations received by 319K academic papers made by 82 universities in Texas was used to calculate publications' ratings, which then were adjusted for release dates and added to final scores.
We don't distinguish between undergraduate and graduate programs nor do we adjust for current majors offered. You can find information about granted degrees on a university page but always double-check with the university website.
1. University of Texas at Austin
- Acceptance Rate
- 29%
- Average SAT
- 1360
- Average ACT
- 30
- Receiving Aid
- 69%
2. Texas A&M University - College Station
- Acceptance Rate
- 63%
- Average SAT
- 1260
- Average ACT
- 28
- Receiving Aid
- 77%
3. University of Houston
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Average SAT
- 1240
- Average ACT
- 26
- Receiving Aid
- 83%
4. Texas Tech University
- Acceptance Rate
- 71%
- Average SAT
- 1180
- Average ACT
- 25
- Receiving Aid
- 86%
5. Rice University
- Acceptance Rate
- 8%
- Average SAT
- 1535
- Average ACT
- 35
- Net Price
- $20,587
6. Baylor College of Medicine
- Acceptance Rate
- 9%
- Enrollment
- 1,699
- Male:Female
- 41:59
- Founded
- 1900
7. University of North Texas
- Acceptance Rate
- 72%
- Average SAT
- 1105
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
8. Southern Methodist University
- Acceptance Rate
- 61%
- Average SAT
- 1400
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $45,792
9. University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
- Enrollment
- 2,501
- Male:Female
- 44:56
- Founded
- 1943
10. University of Texas at San Antonio
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Average SAT
- 1100
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 86%
11. University of Texas at Arlington
- Acceptance Rate
- 81%
- Average SAT
- 1110
- Average ACT
- 22
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
12. University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
- Enrollment
- 5,048
- Male:Female
- 30:70
- Founded
- 1972
13. University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
- Enrollment
- 355
- Male:Female
- 21:79
- Founded
- 1941
14. Baylor University
- Acceptance Rate
- 51%
- Average SAT
- 1305
- Average ACT
- 30
- Net Price
- $49,727
15. University of Texas at Dallas
- Acceptance Rate
- 65%
- Average SAT
- 1290
- Average ACT
- 29
- Receiving Aid
- 72%
16. University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio
- Acceptance Rate
- 8%
- Enrollment
- 3,640
- Male:Female
- 35:65
- Founded
- 1959
17. University of Texas Medical Branch
- Acceptance Rate
- 20%
- Enrollment
- 3,315
- Male:Female
- 29:71
- Founded
- 1891
18. University of Texas at El Paso
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Average SAT
- 980
- Average ACT
- 20
- Receiving Aid
- 88%
19. Texas State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Average SAT
- 1085
- Average ACT
- 23
- Receiving Aid
- 82%
20. Texas Christian University
- Acceptance Rate
- 43%
- Average SAT
- 1263
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $39,005
21. Sam Houston State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1040
- Average ACT
- 22
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
22. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
- Enrollment
- 4,890
- Male:Female
- 24:76
- Founded
- 1969
23. Trinity University
- Acceptance Rate
- 28%
- Average SAT
- 1393
- Average ACT
- 32
- Net Price
- $32,264
24. Texas Woman's University
- Acceptance Rate
- 95%
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
- Average Aid
- $9,678
- Enrollment
- 15,664
25. University of Houston - Clear Lake
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 1080
- Average ACT
- 21
- Receiving Aid
- 76%
26. Texas A&M University - Corpus Christi
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Average SAT
- 1075
- Average ACT
- 22
- Receiving Aid
- 84%
27. University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1010
- Average ACT
- 19
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
28. Lamar University
- Acceptance Rate
- 86%
- Average SAT
- 1020
- Average ACT
- 21
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
29. Texas A&M University - Commerce
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Average SAT
- 1055
- Average ACT
- 21
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
30. Texas A&M International University
- Acceptance Rate
- 46%
- Average SAT
- 1025
- Average ACT
- 18
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
31. University of Texas at Tyler
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Average SAT
- 1115
- Average ACT
- 22
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
32. Southwestern University
- Acceptance Rate
- 39%
- Average SAT
- 1255
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $30,687
33. University of Texas of the Permian Basin
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Average SAT
- 1010
- Average ACT
- 18
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
34. University of North Texas Health Science Center
- Acceptance Rate
- 70%
- Enrollment
- 2,344
- Male:Female
- 33:67
- Founded
- 1970
35. Prairie View A&M University
- Acceptance Rate
- 75%
- Average SAT
- 940
- Average ACT
- 18
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
36. Stephen F Austin State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Average SAT
- 1070
- Average ACT
- 22
- Receiving Aid
- 90%
37. University of Dallas
- Acceptance Rate
- 54%
- Average SAT
- 1270
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $31,221
38. Texas A&M University - Kingsville
- Acceptance Rate
- 92%
- Average SAT
- 1070
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
- Average Aid
- $11,699
39. University of Houston - Downtown
- Acceptance Rate
- 91%
- Average SAT
- 1035
- Average ACT
- 20
- Receiving Aid
- 86%
40. Texas Southern University
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Average SAT
- 900
- Average ACT
- 17
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
41. West Texas A&M University
- Acceptance Rate
- 97%
- Average SAT
- 1060
- Average ACT
- 21
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
42. University of Houston - Victoria
- Acceptance Rate
- 77%
- Average SAT
- 1087
- Average ACT
- 22
- Receiving Aid
- 86%
43. Tarleton State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 94%
- Average SAT
- 1055
- Average ACT
- 22
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
44. University of the Incarnate Word
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Average SAT
- 1020
- Average ACT
- 21
- Net Price
- $21,246
45. St. Mary's University
- Acceptance Rate
- 89%
- Average SAT
- 1065
- Average ACT
- 20
- Net Price
- $20,562
46. Abilene Christian University
- Acceptance Rate
- 64%
- Average SAT
- 1175
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $28,311
47. Texas College
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $10,901
- Receiving Aid
- 87%
- Average Aid
- $10,182
48. Austin College
- Acceptance Rate
- 47%
- Average SAT
- 1255
- Average ACT
- 29
- Net Price
- $24,777
49. South Texas College of Law Houston
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Enrollment
- 1,036
- Male:Female
- 43:57
- Founded
- 1923
50. Angelo State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 79%
- Average SAT
- 1030
- Average ACT
- 21
- Receiving Aid
- 96%
51. Midwestern State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 87%
- Receiving Aid
- 95%
- Average Aid
- $10,415
- Enrollment
- 5,573
53. University of St Thomas - Texas
- Acceptance Rate
- 93%
- Average SAT
- 1208
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $20,469
54. Texas A&M University - Central Texas
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Receiving Aid
- 92%
- Average Aid
- $13,511
- Enrollment
- 2,255
55. Saint Edward's University
- Acceptance Rate
- 84%
- Average SAT
- 1133
- Average ACT
- 23
- Net Price
- $28,351
56. University of North Texas at Dallas
- Acceptance Rate
- 94%
- Average SAT
- 905
- Average ACT
- 18
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
57. Our Lady of the Lake University
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $17,961
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $24,246
58. Texas Wesleyan University
- Acceptance Rate
- 62%
- Average SAT
- 1060
- Average ACT
- 20
- Net Price
- $21,169
59. Houston Baptist University
- Acceptance Rate
- 85%
- Average SAT
- 1085
- Average ACT
- 24
- Net Price
- $20,530
61. University of Mary Hardin - Baylor
- Acceptance Rate
- 95%
- Average SAT
- 1085
- Average ACT
- 23
- Net Price
- $29,904
62. Lubbock Christian University
- Acceptance Rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1030
- Average ACT
- 22
- Net Price
- $25,351
63. Texas A&M University - Texarkana
- Acceptance Rate
- 80%
- Average SAT
- 975
- Average ACT
- 19
- Receiving Aid
- 94%
64. Texas Lutheran University
- Acceptance Rate
- 95%
- Average SAT
- 1130
- Average ACT
- 25
- Net Price
- $23,600
65. Sul Ross State University
- Acceptance Rate
- 96%
- Average SAT
- 1016
- Average ACT
- 17
- Receiving Aid
- 89%
67. LeTourneau University
- Acceptance Rate
- 41%
- Average SAT
- 1255
- Average ACT
- 27
- Net Price
- $27,007
68. Wayland Baptist University
- Acceptance Rate
- 54%
- Net Price
- $20,222
- Receiving Aid
- 98%
- Average Aid
- $14,541
69. Schreiner University
- Acceptance Rate
- 88%
- Net Price
- $21,786
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $24,538
70. North American University
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $13,702
- Receiving Aid
- 100%
- Average Aid
- $11,211
71. Hardin-Simmons University
- Acceptance Rate
- 97%
- Average SAT
- 1079
- Average ACT
- 21
- Net Price
- $21,321
73. South Texas College
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $6,354
- Enrollment
- 26,440
74. McMurry University
- Acceptance Rate
- 58%
- Average SAT
- 1090
- Average ACT
- 22
- Net Price
- $20,817
75. East Texas Baptist University
- Acceptance Rate
- 60%
- Net Price
- $24,388
- Receiving Aid
- 99%
- Average Aid
- $17,528
77. Parker University
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $27,240
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
- Average Aid
- $8,980
79. Remington College - Dallas
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $27,674
- Receiving Aid
- 97%
- Average Aid
- $6,731
80. Midland College
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Receiving Aid
- 74%
- Average Aid
- $5,502
- Enrollment
- 5,219
82. Huston-Tillotson University
- Acceptance Rate
- 100%
- Net Price
- $19,638
- Receiving Aid
- 91%
- Average Aid
- $5,579
Closest to Texas states to learn Law
State | Universities Unis | Best university country rank Best uni |
---|---|---|
Oklahoma | 20 | 92 |
New Mexico | 8 | 104 |
Louisiana | 26 | 83 |
Arkansas | 16 | 128 |
Kansas | 16 | 67 |
Mississippi | 14 | 178 |
Colorado | 21 | 57 |
Missouri | 40 | 43 |
Arizona | 10 | 25 |
Nebraska | 13 | 87 |
Alabama | 25 | 96 |
Iowa | 31 | 48 |
Utah | 11 | 50 |
Illinois | 77 | 9 |
Tennessee | 37 | 47 |
South Dakota | 8 | 334 |
Kentucky | 27 | 63 |
Georgia | 49 | 46 |
Indiana | 35 | 39 |
Minnesota | 28 | 18 |
Wisconsin | 33 | 16 |
Nevada | 6 | 131 |
Florida | 63 | 34 |
South Carolina | 28 | 62 |
North Dakota | 7 | 223 |
Ohio | 62 | 19 |
North Carolina | 47 | 20 |
Michigan | 41 | 2 |
California | 132 | 3 |
Montana | 8 | 211 |
Idaho | 7 | 239 |
West Virginia | 17 | 123 |
Virginia | 42 | 33 |
District of Columbia | 11 | 41 |
Maryland | 28 | 13 |
Pennsylvania | 99 | 8 |
Oregon | 18 | 101 |
Delaware | 4 | 86 |
New Jersey | 28 | 22 |
Washington | 32 | 5 |
New York | 136 | 6 |
Connecticut | 21 | 7 |
Vermont | 11 | 127 |
Massachusetts | 71 | 1 |
Rhode Island | 9 | 70 |
New Hampshire | 12 | 75 |
Maine | 14 | 227 |
Puerto Rico | 12 | 631 |
Alaska | 4 | 325 |
Hawaii | 7 | 112 |