The University of Texas at Austin

Both UT Austin & University of Chicago Law School are among the top 20 law schools in the United States, ranking #17 & #5 respectively.

Thus, it comes as no surprise, securing admissions at either, is not a cakewalk. UT Austin Law school's acceptance rate of 15.6% is marginally better than Chicago Law school's: 12.7%, making it relatively easier to secure admissions at.

UT Austin School of Law & UC Berkeley are some of the best ranking law schools in the country, securing US-wide ranks #17 & #7 as part of the latest Shiksha Popularity Rankings.

Acceptance rate wise, they are largely similar, with the UC Berkeley acceptance rate of 17%, making it marginally easier to secure admissions at the UT Austin with an acceptance rate of 15.6%.  

Check out the table below for a more detailed comparison between the two:

UT Austin Law school is a popular recruitment destination for a number of popular law firms in the country, including: Alston & Bird LLP, Anderson, Bright & Associates, AWA Legal, Dentons, & Foley & Lardner LLP, among others.

Graduates are paid handsomely for their contributions related to legal matters & are employed across a number of countries abroad.

As per the latest employment data made available by the institute, the average salary earned by UT Austin Law graduates stands at USD 225,000 (INR 1.92 Cr), which is an increase from the previous year's average salary that stood at USD 215,000 (INR 1.83 Cr).

The below table gives a detailed year-on-year comparison of the institute's placement stats:

The UT Austin Law school placement rate for the Class of 2024, stood at 99%, giving it a near 100% placement rate.

Its solid placement record is one of the key reasons why students prefer to pursue their studies from the institute.

Further, among all graduates to have secured employment, 63% were able to do so at some of the best law firms in the country, while the rest are employed across other private & government organizations, part of the United States judicial system.

Indian students may or may not need to provide valid language test scores such as IELTS & TOEFL based on their first language of education in past academics being English or not.

Students with first language of past education being English are not required to submit language test scores.

However, Indian students whose first language of education was not English, must satisfy the test scores listed below:

As per country-level rankings, given by Shiksha, the UT Austin School of Law secures a rank #17, in the latest popularity rankings, highlighting the standard of education, students are exposed to at the institute.

Further, another popular global university ranking publication, ranks its parent institute: University of Texas at Austin, #66 in its the latest rankings of global universities for the year 2025.

The UT Austin Law School does not maintain on-campus accommodation of its own, & thus students have to look for external accommodation providers offering residential facilities to international students.

The table below gives a detailed breakdown of the annual costs one can expect to incur over the duration of their studies:

The cost of studies at UT Austin Law School varies with the level of the course a student opts to pursue. The average tuition fee for first-year international applicants is around USD 56,822 (INR 48.56 L). The cost of an LLM course, specifically is around INR 39.6 L.

Students must also account for the costs associated with living as part of student accommodation in & around the university campus such as food, transport, medical bills, books & supplies, etc. when planning their studies abroad.