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.