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The University of Houston Law Center is an American Bar Association accredited law school founded in 1947 as Bates College of Law and is one of the 13 colleges at the University of Houston. It awards the Juris Doctor (J.D.) and Master of Laws (LL.M.) degrees. In 2007, U.S. News & World Report ranked the Law Center 60th among the nation's "Top 100 Law Schools." The Law Center's Health Law concentration is currently ranked second in the nation. The Intellectual Property concentration ranks in the top ten programs in the country. The University of Houston Law Center is one of three accredited law schools located in the city of Houston and is considered the most prestigious.

Year Founded:1947Type:Public
ABA Accredited:YesAALS Member:Yes
Location:Houston, TXWebsite:http://www.law.uh.edu
Law School Dean:Admissions Dean:N/A
 
Admissions (2007 – 2008)Rankings (2008 – 2009)Selectivity (Class of 2009)Programs(2007 – 2008)
Application Fee:$70 U.S. News (2009):55# Applications:3386Part Time J.D.:No
Spring Deadline:11/1/2007 Ciolli Nat'l (2005):0# Admitted:979LL.M. Program:No
Summer Deadline:2/1/2007 LSN Selectivity (2007): # Matriculated:318J.S.D. Program:No
Fall Deadline:2/15/2008 LSN Attrition (2007): Acceptance Rate:29%Joint Degrees:Yes
Financial Aid Deadline:4/1/2008   Yield Rate:32% 
 
Curriculum (2006 – 2007)Faculty (2006 – 2007)GPA (Class of 2009)LSAT (Class of 2009)
1L Section Size (FT):80Full Time Faculty:5075th GPA:3.72 75th LSAT:162
1L Section Size (PT):60Part Time Faculty:65Median GPA:3.49 Median LSAT:160
2L/3L Courses:220Student to Faculty Ratio:15.925th GPA:3.2 25th LSAT:156
 
Housing(2006 – 2007)Enrollment(2006 – 2007)Attrition(Class of 2008)OCI(2007 – 2008)
On-Campus Housing:No1L Students:313 1L Attrition:1.3%Total Law Firms:93
Law School Dorm:NoAll FT Students:815 Transfers In:14NY Law Firms:6
Other Grad Dorm:NoAll PT Students:192 Transfers Out:4DC Law Firms:8
  Total Students:1007   CA Law Firms:2
 
Costs (2006 – 2007)Scholarships (2005 – 2006)Employment (Class of 2005)Bar Passage(Class of 2005)
Resident Tuition (FT):$15,922% Receiving Grant Aid:55.8% % Employed (Grad):n/aPrimary Jurisdiction:TX
Resident Tuition (PT):$8,348Full Tuition & Stipend:0.2% % Employed (9 mos.):93.2%% Pass (First Time):85%
Non-Resident Tuition (FT):$22,372Full Tuition:0.0%   State Average:81%
Non-Resident Tuition (PT):$10,928Half Tuition:3.7%   Difference:4%
Living Expenses:$15,176Other Scholarships:52.0%     
Total Cost (FT):$37,548