Texas Southern University

TX · Public · West South Central

Acceptance rate: 33% (2,032 applicants)
Median LSAT: 150 (middle 50%: 148–152)
Median GPA: 3.33 (middle 50%: 2.99–3.62)
Tuition: $26,331 (per year, nonresident)
Bar passage: 62.9% (-19.7 pts vs. state average)

Deadlines

Applications open are accepted until: Sept. 15, 2026
Applications open are accepted until: July 15, 2027

Essays

Personal statement (—)

A personal statement must accompany the application for admission. The personal statement is your opportunity to address the Admissions Committee and provide information that may not appear elsewhere in your application. This statement should be considered to be your “sales tool”.

Addendum (Short)

You may attach short addenda to your application addressing such things as your GPA, circumstances which may have affected your academic performance, or other things you may wish to bring to the attention of the Admissions Committee not addressed elsewhere in your application.

Editor's notes

Don't let the July 15 deadline fool you. Merit scholarships go out until the money runs out, and April 1 is the priority date. If you want a real award, have a complete file in, CAS report included, well before April.
This school tells you what it values. Its admissions page names leadership, community service, work experience and graduate study, and it calls overcoming disadvantage a prime indicator of motivation. Your personal statement and résumé should give the committee evidence of those things, not adjectives.
Read the scholarship letter twice. Awards renew only if you meet the performance standards it sets and stay full-time, so know the number you have to hit before you accept.
Plan on the LSAT. Every J.D. applicant must take it, and the school uses your highest score, so a retake can only help. Test early enough that your score is in before the April 1 scholarship priority date.