The Law Center has been cited as one of the best values in legal education today. We are the leading law school in the nation’s fourth-largest city, and our curriculum is among the broadest offered in the Southwest.
The Law Center was established in 1947 and enrolls more than 800 students in its degree programs. We offer J.D., LL.M. and “concurrent” degrees that allow students to obtain two degrees in less time than individual programs would require.
We are currently ranked No. 60 among the nearly 200 law schools in the United States, and we are one of only eight public law schools that offer multiple ‘Top 10’ programs.
Cost is an important consideration for any prospective law student – and the Law Center’s tuition and fees compare favorably with peer schools in the region and throughout the nation.
The Law Center is truly a “global” school and is well-connected with the international legal and education communities. The international activities of our faculty include visiting professorships, publications in foreign journals, and participation in international symposia and conferences.
We have an outstanding faculty assisted by a large and experienced group of adjunct professors. Recently, our faculty have written nearly 80 books and published nearly 200 articles in leading law journals and other publications.
The Law Center has more than 17,000 alumni, and about 56% of them live in the greater Houston area.
More than 1000 Law Center alumni belong to our Order of the Coif chapter, an honorary scholastic society that recognizes high achievement among law school graduates. Click here to learn more about the Order of the Coif.
Our University of Houston Law Library meets legal information needs with an extensive collection of electronic and traditional resources.
Seven special programs and institutes add depth to our curriculum. The list includes:
We have 9 programs ranked in the top 50 by U.S. News & World Report. (2025)
The Law Center offers seven combined and concurrent degree programs. The programs and their affiliated institutions include:
Our upper-division students can participate in a number of clinical programs under the supervision of clinical faculty, thereby earning invaluable skills while serving audiences that require assistance. Available options include:
The American Bar Association (ABA) accredited University of Houston Law Center in 1950, and the School has continuously maintained its accreditation with the ABA. The Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admission to the Bar of the American Bar Association oversees law school accreditation, and contact information for the Council appears below.
The Council of the Section of Legal Education and Admission to the Bar American Bar Association
321 N. Clark Street, M.S. 21.2
Chicago, IL 60654
(312) 988-6738
