In compliance with the ABA Standard 509, we provide the following information to assist prospective law students:
Required disclosure information includes:
Click this link to view the Standard 509 Information Report for South Texas College of Law Houston.
1. Admissions data
2. Tuition, fees, living costs, and financial aid
3. Enrollment data, including academic, transfer, and attrition
4. Number of full-time and part-time faculty, professional librarians, and administrators
5. Curricular offerings, academic calendar, and academic requirements
6. Bar passage data
7. Conditional scholarships
8. Employment Summary Reports;
- December 2020 and May 2021 graduating classes
- December 2019 and May 2020 graduating classes
- December 2018 and May 2019 graduating classes*
*Information on employment outcomes for the Class of 2020 may not reflect a particular
law school’s typical results in this area. As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, bar
admission exams were canceled or delayed in many jurisdictions, thus making it more
challenging for graduates to secure employment by the annual Graduate Employment
Status Date of March 15. Please reference the 3 years of employment outcome data
posted on the ABA Required Disclosures webpage of each ABA-Approved Law School
or at www.abarequireddisclosures.org. - Additional Employment Data for December 2014 and May 2015 Graduates
9. Refund information
- Refund policies
- The policies of South Texas College of Law Houston can be found here.
10. Student Complaint Policies
- The policies of South Texas College of Law Houston can be found here.
Notices of Critical Importance
South Texas College of Law Houston admits students of any race, color, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, age, or disability to all the rights, privileges, programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin, sex, sexual orientation, gender identity or gender expression, age or disability in administration of its educational policies, admissions policies, scholarship and loan programs, or other school-administered rights, privileges, programs or activities generally accorded or made available to students at the college.
South Texas College of Law Houston does not represent, warrant, or claim that by attending or graduating from the law school, an accepted applicant will pass the bar exam or be accepted to the bar in any state. In addition, South Texas College of Law Houston does not represent, warrant, or claim that by attending or graduating from the law school or by subsequently being admitted to the bar of any state, an accepted applicant to the law school will become employed in a legal position or will receive a higher average starting salary than such applicant might otherwise be in a position to receive.
While every effort is made to provide accurate and current information, South Texas College of Law Houston reserves the right to change, without notice, statements in the Admissions Bulletin concerning rules, policies, fees, curricula, or other matters. Publications of South Texas College of Law Houston are not contractual. The faculty and administration may make changes at any time and may make them applicable to students enrolled before and/or after the changes are made.
In addition to a bar examination, there are character, fitness, and other qualifications for admission to the bar in every U.S. jurisdiction. Applicants are encouraged to determine the requirements for any jurisdiction in which they intend to seek admission by contacting the jurisdiction. Addresses for all relevant agencies are available through the National Conference of Bar Examiners. It is the applicant’s responsibility to research the character, fitness and other qualifications for admission to the bar in the state(s) in which the applicant intends to practice.
Additionally, if you have been academically dismissed from another ABA law school, South Texas College of Law Houston requires that you sit out the recommended two years before reapplying to begin your studies as a first-year student.
