1802 Hartford Avenue
Lubbock, TX 79409
Phone: 806.742.3990; Fax: 806.742.4617
E-mail: admissions.law@ttu.edu; Website: www.law.ttu.edu
Founded in 1967, we are located in Lubbock, Texas, on the main campus of Texas Tech University. We are accredited by the ABA and the Supreme Court of Texas, and we are a member of the selective Association of American Law Schools. In 1974, a chapter of the Order of the Coif was established, a distinction accorded to only one-third of American law schools. Our faculty embraces an open-door policy, enabling students to engage in continuing dialogue beyond formal class hours. We have a long and proud tradition of graduating practice-ready lawyers, with bar passage and employment rates consistently among the highest in the state.
Our library is designed to meet the needs of a contemporary legal education. The law library supports the research and academic needs of the students and faculty with superb computer resources and wireless Internet access, complementing a substantial collection of printed materials. All students have 24/7 access to the library and assigned library carrels that serve as small office-like work spaces. All classrooms are equipped with multimedia technology. The 34,000-square-foot Lanier Professional Development Center houses the Office of Academic Success Programs, the Career Services Center, a state-of-the-art courtroom designed to support technology-driven advocacy training, and ample space for student meetings.
We offer several opportunities to pursue knowledge and experience beyond the law program through our dual-degree programs. Those programs are JD/MBA, JD/MPA, JD/MD, JD/MS in Agriculture and Applied Economics, JD/MS in Accounting (Taxation), JD/Master of Environmental Toxicology, JD/Master of Biotechnology, JD/MS in Crop Science, JD/MS in Soil Science, JD/MS in Horticultural and Turfgrass Sciences, JD/MS in Entomology, JD/MS in Engineering, and JD/MS in Personal Financial Planning. We also offer certificate programs in Business Law, Health Law, and Law and Science with specializations in IP Law, Environmental Law, Biodefense Law, Energy Law, and Water Law.
The program of study equips students to practice law as advocates, counselors, or judges, and we recognize that legal education is also a stepping-stone to careers in government, politics, or business. The required curriculum provides a broad-based legal education. Elective courses afford students the opportunity to create an area of concentration, ranging from business law to emerging areas like health law, natural resources law, and national security law. Our nationally recognized first-year legal research and writing program, Legal Practice, runs the entire first year and provides a strong foundation by including skills beyond research and writing—for example, drafting, negotiation, and client interviewing. The School of Law offers an Academic Success program to assist students in developing the skills to succeed in the study and practice of law.
Texas Tech has several publications that allow students to hone their research and writing skills. The Texas Tech Law Review publishes articles written by students and leading jurists, practitioners, and academics.
The State Bar of Texas selected Tech Law to publish the Texas Tech Administrative Law Journal. The Estate Planning and Community Property Law Journal is the only legal journal committed to community property law, and only the second in the nation devoted to estate planning. The Texas Bank Lawyer publishes articles about banking and commercial law.
The school is home to the Center for Water Law and Policy, the Center for Military Law and Policy, and the Center for Biodefense Law and Policy, which all provide research and scholarship opportunities.
We admit applicants from a wide range of backgrounds and experiences. While an applicant's LSAT and GPA figure significantly in the admission process, we also consider other factors, including extracurricular activities, public service, previous employment, and leadership qualities. A bachelor's degree from an accredited college or university is required.
We review applications on a rolling basis beginning early November. The application deadline for our early decision program is November 1. The deadline for regular decision applicants is February 1. Some students may be selected for acceptance through our Summer Entry Program.
Applications received after February 1 will be accepted but not reviewed until decisions have been made on all timely applications.
With seven live-client clinics, our clinical program provides third-year students with the opportunity to represent clients and participate in real cases guided by full-time, tenure-track faculty. The Civil Practice Clinic handles a wide range of civil matters. The Criminal Defense and Capital Punishment Clinics provide a unique opportunity for law students to represent clients in state and federal criminal courts. Tax Clinic students represent taxpayers in disputes with the IRS. With the Innocence Project, students investigate claims of actual innocence made by state and federal prisoners. The Family Law and Housing Clinic takes cases concerning those issues from Legal Aid of Northwest Texas. Our newest clinic, the Caprock Regional Criminal Defense Clinic, serves a 16-county region by providing representation to indigent clients in misdemeanor and juvenile cases.
Second-year students also have the opportunity to participate in our Alternative Dispute Resolution and Health Care and Bioethics Mediation clinics, which focus on resolving legal issues without litigation.
The Texas Tech School of Law advocacy program produces champions. We are proud of our multiple national and regional championships in the country's toughest advocacy competitions, including back-to-back National Moot Court Competition championships (the nation's oldest and most prestigious competition) in 2011 and 2012, the 2010 National Entertainment Law Moot Court national championship, three straight national championships at the National Latino/a Law Student Association Moot Court Competition, and the 2010 International Negotiation Competition championship. Students also gain advocacy experience in simulated practice settings through numerous intramural competitions. The Lanier Center for Professional Development houses a courtroom featuring state-of-the-art technology, as well as several practice rooms used by students to develop the skills needed to practice in the courtrooms of the future.
The Student Bar Association is the focal point for many student activities. The school has approximately 50 student organizations covering a wide variety of topics and interests. This includes groups such as the Black Law Students Association, Environmental Law Society, Federalist Society, Lambda, and the Student Public Interest Initiative.
Texas Tech is a consortium partner in the Summer Law Institute, a cooperative teaching program with the historic University of Guanajuato, Mexico. The Summer Law Institute offers an introduction to Mexican law, international law, and legal subjects of interest to both US and Mexican lawyers, such as NAFTA.
Students are also offered legal study for credit through cooperative programs with the University of Lyon in France; La Trobe University in Melbourne, Australia; University of Copenhagen in Denmark; and Vytautas Magnus University School of Law in Kaunas, Lithuania, as well as opportunities to create their own study-abroad programs for credit.
The School of Law offers numerous scholarships to entering students. Competitive scholarships are awarded to many nonresident applicants, making them eligible for in-state tuition. Additional scholarships are available for second- and third-year students.
Grants and educational loan funds are available for students who qualify. Please visit www.law.ttu.edu/prospective/financialaid/ for more information.
This grid includes only applicants who earned 120–180 LSAT scores under standard administrations.
| GPA | ||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| LSAT Score |
3.75+ Apps |
3.75+ Adm |
3.50–3.74 Apps |
3.50–3.74 Adm |
3.25–3.49 Apps |
3.25–3.49 Adm |
3.00–3.24 Apps |
3.00–3.24 Adm |
2.75–2.99 Apps |
2.75–2.99 Adm |
2.50–2.74 Apps |
2.50–2.74 Adm |
Below 2.50 Apps |
Below 2.50 Adm |
No GPA Apps |
No GPA Adm |
Total Apps |
Total Adm |
| LSAT score 170–180 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 |
| LSAT score 165–169 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 40 |
| LSAT score 160–164 | 27 | 25 | 29 | 28 | 34 | 29 | 29 | 27 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 7 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 151 | 128 |
| LSAT score 155–159 | 40 | 39 | 92 | 89 | 86 | 80 | 69 | 52 | 47 | 15 | 26 | 3 | 12 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 373 | 282 |
| LSAT score 150–154 | 52 | 44 | 81 | 56 | 104 | 37 | 95 | 19 | 64 | 2 | 32 | 1 | 24 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 459 | 162 |
| LSAT score 145–149 | 23 | 10 | 52 | 20 | 56 | 8 | 56 | 0 | 36 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 256 | 38 |
| LSAT score 140–144 | 4 | 0 | 24 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 17 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 116 | 2 |
| LSAT score Below 140 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 12 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 0 |
| Total | 157 | 125 | 296 | 205 | 320 | 166 | 292 | 106 | 193 | 32 | 103 | 12 | 85 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 1462 | 658 |
Apps = Number of Applicants
Adm = Number Admitted
Reflects 99% of the total applicant pool; highest LSAT data reported.