The University of Texas at Austin will construct its first dedicated residence hall for law students, to be built at the northwest corner of East Dean Keeton and Medical Arts streets directly across from one of the nation’s premier law schools. The new residence hall will have more than 300 beds and amenities including a large library-style reading room, a cafe, a gym, and two roof decks. It will provide Texas Law students with unprecedented proximity to the school, a strong sense of community, and extraordinary value.
“Texas Law has long been the best place in the world to be a law student. The residence hall will ensure that remains the case long into the future, delivering extraordinary training and job outcomes for our students, with affordability that our peers cannot match,” said Bobby Chesney, dean of the UT School of Law. “As changes in the Austin rental market increased costs for some students while driving others to commute long distances, we saw this as a challenge that could also be an opportunity. The residence hall will deliver on that with a remarkable boost to community, value and proximity for our students.”
Chesney added that philanthropy associated with the new building is expected to result in a further strategic benefit: a massive increase to the school’s scholarship resources.
This announcement follows recent news of the University’s campus master planning initiative, which is designed to guide the University’s growth and enhance the campus experience, including housing on and near campus.
Groundbreaking on the law school residence hall project takes place this month, with construction of the building scheduled to be completed before its first residents are welcomed in August 2028.
The design architects are Ryan and Stephanie Lemmo of Austin-based Lemmo Architecture and Design; Meeks + Partners, a Houston-based firm, serves as the architect of record; and Greystar is the builder.
About the University of Texas School of Law
The University of Texas School of Law is one of the nation’s premier law schools. Founded in 1883, the school has nearly 30,000 living alumni at the heights of the profession across the nation. The school is home to about 1,000 students and has a world-class resident faculty of 120 leading scholars and teachers in a wide range of areas of expertise. Texas Law is without peer for more than 1,000 miles in any direction and currently is ranked No. 14 by U.S. News & World Report. It is frequently acclaimed for providing the best return on investment of any top-tier law school in the country.
