10-yr median earnings
$56,561
Federal aid recipients only
Private For-Profit · Houston, Texas
Center for Advanced Legal Studies
Center for Advanced Legal Studies is a private for-profit institution in Houston, Texas. as a private for-profit, published Scorecard outcomes are Title-IV-recipient medians — program mix and repayment risk deserve a closer look than a single headline number.
- 61.5%
- 150%-time completion
- $13,959
- Avg net price / yr
- $56,561
- 10-yr median earnings
The verdict
Center for Advanced Legal Studies posts top-quartile former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 19%
- former-student earnings, US
- 61.5%
- 150%-time completion
- +29%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Large
Carnegie: Special Focus (2yr)
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Center for Advanced Legal Studies profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class ("Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields"), and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
B-
College Value Score
66/100
Center for Advanced Legal Studies
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings B+
$56,561
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price C+
$13,959
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate C
61.5%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt B+
$9,500
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment D
56.4%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$13,959
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
61.5%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 61.5%
Four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Center for Advanced Legal Studies vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Center for Advanced Legal Studies ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Center for Advanced Legal Studies: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$56,561 Top 19% higher than 81% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Center for Advanced Legal Studies | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $56,561 | #992 of 5103 | 81st |
| Average net price | $13,959 | #1885 of 5020 | 62nd (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 61.5% | #2088 of 4858 | 57th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 271 | #3372 of 5462 | 38th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
271
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
61.5%
150%-time completion
$56,561
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Center for Advanced Legal Studies ranks in Texas
State rank among 324 reporting Texas colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Center for Advanced Legal Studies | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $56,561 | #49 of 324 | 85th |
| Average net price | $13,959 | #124 of 340 | 64th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 61.5% | #133 of 324 | 59th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 271 | #217 of 366 | 41st |
Highest former-student earnings in Texas
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Coast University-Texas | $102,672 | $53,020 |
| 2 | University of North Texas Health Science Center | $93,615 | - |
| 3 | The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston | $92,961 | - |
| 4 | Chamberlain University-Texas | $92,405 | $32,209 |
| 5 | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center | $92,348 | - |
| 6 | The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | $90,232 | - |
| 7 | Rice University | $89,718 | $13,370 |
| 8 | The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston | $88,757 | - |
| 9 | The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio | $82,206 | - |
| 10 | Denver College of Nursing-Houston | $81,809 | - |
| 11 | Covenant School of Nursing and Allied Health | $78,724 | - |
| 12 | Southern Methodist University | $78,354 | $40,892 |
| 49 | Center for Advanced Legal StudiesThis school | $56,561 | $13,959 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $13,959 |
Net Price by Family Income
| $0 – $30,000 | $13,901 |
| $48,001 – $75,000 | $15,069 |
44.4%
Pell Grant Rate
63.3%
Federal Loan Rate
$9,500
Median Debt
$101/mo
Monthly Payment
Center for Advanced Legal Studies costs less today than it did in 2013
Average net price fell from $17,629 to $10,914 (-38.1%) between 2013 and 2023, before any inflation adjustment, which makes the real-terms fall larger still. Most colleges moved the other way: the median change across the 4,315 schools measured over the same span was +14.6%.
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $17,6292023 · $10,914
Over the same years, enrollment went +94.4% (125 → 243 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
86.3%
Female
48.7%
First Generation
Outcomes
$43,827
Median Earnings (6yr)
75.4%
Earning Over $25K
56.4%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 61.5% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $43,827 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $56,561 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 75.4% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 56.4% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $9,500 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $101/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Field-of-study summary by credential
| Credential | Programs | Award count | Avg earnings | Top earnings | Avg debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Certificate | 1 | 188 | $44,894 | $44,894 | $9,397 |
| Associate's | 1 | 41 | $38,920 | $38,920 | $20,000 |
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Legal Support Services | Certificate | 188 | $44,894 | $9,397 |
| Legal Support Services | Associate's | 41 | $38,920 | $20,000 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Center for Advanced Legal Studies? ▼
Center for Advanced Legal Studies is a private for-profit institution in Houston, Texas. Undergraduate enrollment is 271 students.
How much do Center for Advanced Legal Studies former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Center for Advanced Legal Studies who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $56,561 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $43,827.
How much does Center for Advanced Legal Studies cost? ▼
The average net price at Center for Advanced Legal Studies is $13,959.. Median student debt at graduation is $9,500.
What is the graduation rate at Center for Advanced Legal Studies? ▼
Center for Advanced Legal Studies has a 61.5% completion rate within 150% of normal time at a four-year institution (typically six years for a bachelor’s program).
Is Center for Advanced Legal Studies worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Center for Advanced Legal Studies is $9,500, while former students earn a median of $56,561 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 17% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 56.4% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $101.
Sources & methodology
Private for-profit profiles foreground Scorecard debt, repayment, and program-level earnings where reported. Marketing claims from the school are not inputs to this page.
Every figure is the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrieval. For-profit program mixes can shift year to year — treat institution medians as a starting map, then check Field-of-Study rows below. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
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