List of law schools in Texas

This is a list of law schools in Texas, with U.S. News & World Report rankings for 2021.^[1]

Law School	Affiliation	Location	Founded	Closed	Rank	References
Baylor Law School	Baylor University	Waco	1849	1883–1920	50
Dedman School of Law	Southern Methodist University	Dallas	1925		56	^{[Note 1]}
University of Houston Law Center	University of Houston	Houston	1947		56
Jefferson Law School		Dallas	c. 1915	1938	N/A
South Texas College of Law		Houston	1923		148-194
St. Mary's University School of Law	St. Mary's University	San Antonio	1927		148-194	^{[Note 2]}
University of Texas School of Law	University of Texas at Austin	Austin	1883		16
Texas A&M University School of Law	Texas A&M University	Fort Worth	1989		60	^{[Note 3]}^{[Note 4]}^{[Note 5]}
Texas Tech University School of Law	Texas Tech University	Lubbock	1967		111
Thurgood Marshall School of Law	Texas Southern University	Houston	1946		148-194
University of North Texas at Dallas College of Law	University of North Texas at Dallas	Dallas	2009		Unranked	^{[Note 6]}

Notes

^ Formerly known as Southern Methodist University School of Law (1925–2001)
^ Formerly known as the San Antonio School of Law (1927–1934)
^ Formerly known as Dallas/Fort Worth School of Law (1989–1992), and Texas Wesleyan University School of Law (1992–2013)
^ Formerly affiliated with Texas Wesleyan University
^ Formerly located in Irving (1989–1992)
^ Formerly affiliated with University of North Texas System (2014–15)

^ "2020 Law School Rankings". USNWR. March 10, 2019. Retrieved March 10, 2020.

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Arizona	Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law (ASU) James E. Rogers College of Law (U of A)
California	UC Berkeley School of Law UC Davis School of Law UC College of Law, San Francisco UC Irvine School of Law UCLA School of Law California Western School of Law Chapman University School of Law Golden Gate University School of Law University of La Verne College of Law Loyola Law School McGeorge School of Law (University of the Pacific) Pepperdine University School of Law University of San Diego School of Law University of San Francisco School of Law Santa Clara University School of Law University of Southern California Law School Southwestern Law School Stanford Law School Thomas Jefferson School of Law Western State College of Law Whittier Law School
Colorado	University of Colorado School of Law Sturm College of Law (U of Denver)
Nevada	William S. Boyd School of Law (UNLV)
New Mexico	University of New Mexico School of Law
Texas	Baylor Law School Dedman School of Law (SMU) University of Houston Law Center South Texas College of Law Houston St. Mary's University School of Law University of Texas School of Law Texas A&M University School of Law Texas Tech University School of Law Thurgood Marshall School of Law (Texas Southern) University of North Texas at Dallas College of Law
Utah	J. Reuben Clark Law School (BYU) S.J. Quinney College of Law (U of U)

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