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Earn Your JD at Texas A&M Law

While our dramatic rise in rank—to 22nd nationally and 2nd in Texas—has received considerable attention, our top priority at Texas A&M is to provide you with a world-class legal education at a great value and to set you up for a successful career as a lawyer. Our faculty of internationally recognized scholars and accomplished lawyers genuinely care about you, and about creating a supportive, student-first environment that will allow you to live up to your potential and develop your professional identity.

#1
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Employment Outcomes
#9
Best Value Law School
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#22
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"Being at Texas A&M School of Law right now feels like buying Apple stock in the eighties."
- Reid Corbin '24

Even More Reasons to Choose Texas A&M Law

4th
Largest Metro Area
DFW Is One of the Largest Legal Markets in the Country
#14
Academic Experience
Princeton Review Best Law School
575,000+
Worldwide
Aggie Network

Your Career Success Is Our Goal

We consistently lead the nation in employment for 'gold-standard' jobs (full-time, long-term bar-pass-required or JD-advantage positions) with a placement rate of 100%. For several years, we have ranked among the top programs nationally for employment outcomes.

The reason for our success is simple. We invest heavily in finding our students the job that they want. From the first day you set foot on campus at Texas A&M Law, the experienced lawyers in our Career Services Office will take the time to get to know you and to help you find the job of your dreams—whether it’s with a judge, a prestigious law firm, a government agency, or a public service organization. We cultivate an individual, personalized relationship with each student.

Career Success

Career Success

Our dedicated career services staff works tirelessly to provide you with the resources that you need for a successful job search‚ including networking opportunities, an extensive online job bank, on-campus interviews with top employers, job fairs, and multiple networking opportunities. Our approach has led to a significant portion of our 3Ls securing federal judicial clerkships or positions with large law firms, along with notable increases in graduates finding employment in government and public interest roles, where they can make a meaningful impact on the lives of vulnerable citizens.

Judicial Clerkships

Federal judicial clerkships are highly competitive and prestigious opportunities to work with judges in support roles, conducting research, drafting opinions and memos, and observing trials and hearings. In recent years, Texas A&M Law has seen a steady increase in students securing these clerkships, placing the school among the top in Texas for federal judicial placements.

Bar Exam Success

Our systematic approach to academic support and bar passage is built on a three-pillar framework: data-driven support and counseling, insights that guide effective education, and a distinctly personalized approach to student engagement. We teach students how to study, not just what to study, through boot camps and individualized advising. This approach has consistently delivered strong outcomes, with bar passage rates frequently above 91%, placing us among the top-performing law schools in Texas.

World-Class Faculty

Texas A&M School of Law’s world-class, dynamic, and engaging faculty helps make our institution one of the best places in the nation to learn the law. Their diverse backgrounds, experiences, scholarship, and professional expertise are passed down to our students through classroom teaching and personal interactions to make sure our graduates emerge ready to tackle real-world legal challenges.

The Aggie Network

A network of over 500,000 former students means that there are Aggie connections all over the world. Known for our character, commitment, and unique Aggie loyalty — not to mention our traditions — being a part of the 12th Man will give you a distinct advantage in your legal career. The Aggie network spans the globe with former students in over 160 countries.

Success: It's at the Core of Who We Are

"From day one, the staff and faculty intentionally assisted me in discovering my desired career path. Advisors, professors, and deans — they all acknowledged my interest in federal courts and appellate practice and enthusiastically worked with me one-on-one toward that goal… I know I would not be where I am at the start of my legal career without the support of so many at Texas A&M!"
Kathryn Keating
JD '24 Clerkship, U.S. Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
Kathryn Keating

"My time at Texas A&M significantly eased my transition from student to bar prepper to associate. The Preparing for the Bar Exam course in my last semester familiarized me with the rigors of bar prep before it even began."
Paige Alderink
JD '23, Associate - Jones Day
Paige Alderink

"The Aggie network runs deep within the law community. Indeed, my current job and position stems from an Aggie connection in which the partner is an Aggie undergrad. The connection was instant, and the ability to make that familiar bond goes the distance in finding jobs, clients, and growing your network throughout your career."
Forrest Gothia
JD '21, Associate, Dentons US LLP

JD Class Profile

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4.0
Median UGPA
2025 First-Year Class
169
Median LSAT
2025 First-Year Class
33%
Out of State Students
2025 First-Year Class

Change The World

Whether working in a law clinic to successfully petition the White House for a grant of clemency or participating in our Washington, D.C. externship program, Aggie law students have a real-world impact. Our students are dedicated to helping others. Each year, they provide thousands of hours of pro-bono work to those needing free legal assistance.

We continue to see significant increases in the percentage of students employed in government and public interest jobs where they can make a difference in society and the lives of our most vulnerable citizens.

Maximize Outcomes, Minimize Debt

As a public institution, we deliver a world-class legal education while keeping tuition low. When you combine our low tuition, non-resident tuition waivers, and generous scholarships with our reputation for leading the nation in gold-standard employment outcomes, along with our status as a top 25 national law school‚ it's easy to see why Texas A&M Law is the clear choice for students focused on return on investment.

Financial Aid

All admitted applicants receive consideration for merit-based scholarships. Whatever your circumstances, our financial aid advisors can answer questions about paying for your education.

Tuition & Cost of Attendance

As a public school, we keep our tuition low to give you a world-class education at a great value.

Scholarships

Admitted JD students are automatically considered for merit scholarships. Additional funding options include work-study, campus employment, tuition waivers, and external scholarships.

Preview Your Life as a Student at Texas A&M Law

Let us bring the campus experience to you with our virtual, interactive tour. Learn more about Fort Worth and Texas A&M Law’s approach — not just teaching law, but cultivating the practical skills and personal character necessary for effective lawyering. Learn about experiential learning opportunities, meet our dynamic faculty, and hear from our students about why Texas A&M is a great place to start your legal career.

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Explore Concentrations & Career Paths

There is more than one type of lawyer. Practicing lawyers serve a wide variety of clients in various capacities and in countless industries. At Texas A&M University School of Law, you can keep your options open by pursuing a broad education. Or you can choose a distinct path.

You have the option to earn a concentration by focusing on any of 17 practice areas in which we offer a specialized curriculum. Whether your passion is for intellectual property, dispute resolution, business law, criminal defense, or another area of the law, we’ll give you the knowledge and the practical skills to succeed in the real world.

Practical Learning Opportunities

At Texas A&M School of Law, we believe that hands-on, experiential learning is just as critical to a legal education as scholarship and research. Our commitment to ensuring our students enter the workforce practice-ready is evident in the number of programs and centers that offer opportunities to apply your classroom learning and gain real-world experience.

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Clinics

With more than a dozen options available from civil rights to trademarks and copyrights, there’s something for everyone. Clinic clients include entrepreneurs, nonprofits, government entities, and individuals who have trouble finding legal help elsewhere. You’ll have the opportunity to apply your knowledge of the law to actual cases, helping real clients.

Legal Analysis, Research and Writing

One of the cornerstones of a legal education is legal analysis, research and writing. Our goal is to teach you to think and write like a lawyer through learning effective research techniques, applying logic, and presenting a well-reasoned argument. Aggie Law students graduate with at least eight credits in LARW and a portfolio of work that will propel you into your career.

Global Programs

Today’s problems require global solutions. Today’s lawyer needs the skills to frame and to shape solutions that draw on all resources regardless of whether they are local or international. In Texas A&M Law’s Global Programs, you can earn academic credit while traveling abroad and working with lawyers and government officials to solve real-world problems in countries like Israel, Ghana, Cambodia, Scotland, and more.

Advocacy & Simulations

Our nationally recognized moot court, mock trial, and Aggie Dispute Resolution (ADR) teams are focused not just on teaching oral advocacy skills through competition, but also through lawyer skills training that focuses on ensuring our law students are courtroom — and dispute resolution — ready.

Professionalism & Leadership

The Professionalism & Leadership program provides you with a well-rounded education and multi-dimensional experience beyond legal theory and the classroom — skills, and values such as integrity, persuasive communication, service to the community, teamwork, ethics, business, and entrepreneurial acumen.

Equal Justice & Pro Bono

The Equal Justice Program facilitates the 30-hour pro bono requirement for Texas A&M Law students. This program will enrich your legal education experience through practicing lawyering skills in a real-world setting; making contacts with potential mentors, employers, and others; and gaining an appreciation for the importance of giving back to the community and improving access to legal services.

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