ABA 509 Profile · Private · Waco, TX
Baylor Law School: admission requirements and 509 data
A median LSAT of 164 and a median undergraduate GPA of 3.77 describe the class that entered in 2025. 3,658 people applied, 753 were admitted and 165 enrolled. Every figure below is taken from this school's ABA Standard 509 Information Report, the disclosure the ABA requires each approved law school to publish for applicants.
Median LSAT
164
p25 159 to p75 165
Median UGPA
3.77
p25 3.49 to p75 3.89
Acceptance Rate
20.6%
753 offers of 3,658 applications
First-Year Class
165
all full time
Tuition Per Credit
$1,606/cr
billed by credit hour, not by year
Living Estimate
$25,023
school's own figure, single student off campus
Median Grant
$33,518
97% of students hold one
First-Time Bar Pass
94.9%
jurisdiction average 81.4%
How the acceptance rate is worked out
753 offers of admission ÷ 3,658 completed applications = 20.6%
We divide offers by completed applications rather than reprinting a rate. The 509 report states 20.59%, which agrees with the division above. The rate counts every completed application, including applicants who never became competitive, so it is a measure of volume as much as of standards.
What the 2025 numbers say about Baylor Law School
Baylor Law School received 3,658 completed applications for the 2025 entering class and made 753 offers of admission, an acceptance rate of 20.6%. 165 of those admitted enrolled, a yield of 21.9%. The full first-year class came to 165 students, all full time. Total JD enrollment across all years is 439.
Enrolled students posted a median LSAT of 164, with a 25th percentile of 159 and a 75th of 165. That is 5 points above the 159 median across the 196 ABA-approved schools in this data. It ranks 49 of 196 on LSAT median. Undergraduate GPA ran 3.49 at the 25th percentile, 3.77 at the median and 3.89 at the 75th.
The school bills tuition by the credit hour rather than by the year, at $1,606 a credit. The school's own living-expense estimate for a single student off campus is $25,023. 437 JD students hold a grant or scholarship, 97% of the student body, and the median full-time award is $33,518. 120 awards cover full tuition or more.
Of the graduating class that sat a bar exam for the first time, 187 of 197 passed, a rate of 94.92%. The weighted average across the jurisdictions where those graduates sat was 81.44%, so the school ran 13.48 points ahead of the jurisdictions it feeds. Ten months after graduation, 106 of 110 graduates (96.4%) held a job requiring bar admission. 14 joined law firms of 251 lawyers or more (12.7% of the class), of whom 13 went to firms of 501 or more. 8 took federal clerkships. The largest single destination was Texas with 95 graduates, followed by California with 2.
Baylor Law School has been approved by the Council of the ABA Section of Legal Education since 1931. It is a private school based in Waco, TX. 2 first-year students left for academic reasons, 1.0% of the class. 3 students transferred in from other law schools.
The full 509 record
Admitted class profile, 2025 entering class
| Completed applications | 3,658 |
|---|---|
| Offers of admission | 753 |
| Matriculants from the applicant pool | 165 |
| Yield (matriculants per offer) | 21.9% |
| LSAT 75th percentile | 165 |
| LSAT 50th percentile | 164 |
| LSAT 25th percentile | 159 |
| UGPA 75th percentile | 3.89 |
| UGPA 50th percentile | 3.77 |
| UGPA 25th percentile | 3.49 |
| Students admitted on an LSAT score | 165 |
| Students admitted on a GRE score | 0 |
Program, faculty and calendar
| Total JD enrollment | 439 |
|---|---|
| JD degrees awarded | 110 |
| Academic term | Quarters |
| Full-time faculty | 41 |
| Faculty other than full time | 125 |
| Course titles beyond the first year | 131 |
| Law clinic seats filled140 available | 129 |
| Field placements filled | 100 |
| Application deadline | 12/01/2025; 03/15/2026 |
| Application fee | No fee |
Tuition, fees and living costs, 2025 to 2026
| Full-time annual fees, resident | $0 |
|---|---|
| Full-time annual fees, non-resident | $0 |
| Full-time tuition per credit, resident | $1,606 |
| Full-time tuition per credit, non-resident | $1,606 |
| Living expenses, on campus | $21,309 |
| Living expenses, off campus | $25,023 |
| Living expenses, at home | $11,991 |
| Tuition guarantee program | No |
Grants and scholarships
| JD students receiving a grantof 451 students | 437 |
|---|---|
| Share receiving a grant | 97% |
| Awards below half tuition | 186 |
| Awards from half to full tuition | 131 |
| Awards at full tuition | 89 |
| Awards above full tuition | 31 |
| Full-time grant, 75th percentile | $57,873 |
| Full-time grant, 50th percentile | $33,518 |
| Full-time grant, 25th percentile | $18,000 |
| Conditional scholarships offered | No |
Attrition, transfers and outcomes
| First-year academic attrition1.0% of the first-year class | 2 |
|---|---|
| First-year other attrition | 3 |
| Students transferring in | 3 |
| First-year students transferring out | 2 |
| First-time bar takers | 197 |
| First-time bar passers | 187 |
| Gap to the jurisdiction average | +13.48 points |
| Graduates in a job requiring bar admission96.4% of 110 graduates | 106 |
| Graduates at firms of 251 or more lawyers12.7% of graduates | 14 |
| Graduates at firms of 501 or more lawyers | 13 |
| Graduates in federal clerkships | 8 |
| Graduates seeking work at the reporting date | 0 |
As listed on the 509 report
One Bear Place, #97288
Waco, TX 76798-7288
(254) 710-1911
Council approved since 1931
Texas has 10 ABA-approved law schools. The Texas guide compares them on LSAT median, cost and bar passage, and covers the state's admission rules.
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Data: ABA Standard 509 Information Report (2025), published for consumer disclosure, retrieved from the ABA Required Disclosures portal on 2026-09-01. Bar passage and employment figures come from the same portal's Bar Passage Outcomes and Employment Summary reports for the class of 2024. Figures describe the 2025 to 2026 reporting cycle for Baylor Law School and are restated in our own structure; no ABA document or file is reproduced here. Verify anything decision-critical with the school.
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