South Texas College Of Law

Location and Contact Information

1303 San Jacinto Street
Houston, TX 77002-7006
USA
Main Tel: (713) 659-8040
Web Site

The campus is in a large city.

Overview

South Texas College of Law, founded in 1923, is a private law school located in Downtown Houston, Texas, United States. South Texas College of Law offers bachelor's degree program and Juries Doctor Program to the students in various segments of law including corporate finance, agency & partnership, legal research & writing, criminal law and property.

South Texas College of Law has an active student life. There are several clubs, and organizations operating in the campus. Delta Theta Phi, Phi delta Phi and Phi Alpha Delta are some of the fraternities operating in the campus. Some of the student's associations are Asian Pacific American Law Students Assoc, Black Law Students Association and Amnesty International. The college also has several publications done by the law students. ‘Law Review’ and ‘Corporate Council Review’ are some of the journals.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

  • Many students concentrating in law.
  • High faculty salary.
  • High male/female ratio.

School characteristics:

  • The school is private, not-for-profit.
  • Academic calender: Semester.
  • Carnegie classification: Schools of law.

Features of note:

  • The school offers a faculty tenure system.
  • There are one or more libraries on-campus.
  • Students may study abroad.
  • Distance learning is available.
  • Weekend study is an option.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

South Texas College Of Law participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

(Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.)

Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

DegreeTotal
Earned		Different
Programs
First-professional degree3691

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Full-Time Faculty  Total
With tenure  40
Without tenure; working toward tenure  13
Without tenure; tenure not available  2

Students

those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 100%.

Students under 25 years old represent 38% of the student body. About 4% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Room and Board

On-campus housing is not available.

Graduate School Focus

South Texas College Of Law offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

LAW (369 awarded)

  • Law (LLB, JD)