The University of Houston Law Center’s Part-Time and Health Law programs are among the top 10 in the country according to the 2025-2026 U.S. News & World Report rankings released.
The part-time program rose three spots to No. 5 while Health Law took the No. 9 spot. Nine specialty programs continued to rank in the top 50. The UH Law Center’s overall ranking is No. 63, up five points from last year.
“We are pleased to make steady progress towards our goal of being among the top 50 law schools in this highly competitive field,” said UHLC Dean Leonard M. Baynes.
“While we recognize there is more work to be done to improve our standing in the U.S. News rankings, let us not lose sight of the excellence that inherently defines UH Law. We remain focused on our mission to enroll the best and brightest students of all backgrounds and help them achieve big dreams by providing high quality legal education that is both affordable and accessible,” he said. “We remain focused on hiring faculty who are world renown scholars and terrific teachers. We remain focused on serving our communities with accessible clinical programs for indigent clients and excellent continuing legal education programs on important legal issues.”
Top 50 Nationally Ranked UH Law Center Programs include:
- Part-Time Law Program (No. 5)
- Health Care Law Program (No. 9)
- Intellectual Property Law Program (No. 12)
- Legal Writing Program (No. 15)
- Dispute Resolution Program (No. 23)
- Trial Advocacy Program (No. 29)
- Law schools with Most Grads at Big Law Firms (No. 30)
- Environmental Law Program (No. 36)
- Tax Law Program (No. 41)
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