The law school's facilities are located on the university's 667-acre campus in southeast Houston.

The University of Houston Law Center was founded in 1947 as the University of Houston College of Law, with an inaugural class consisting of 28 students and a single professor.

The law school was housed in several locations on campus in its first few years—including temporary classrooms and the basement of the M.D.

[9] In 2024, U.S. News & World Report ranked UHLC tied for the 68th best law school.

[10] In 2024, PreLaw magazine recognized UHLC in Trial Advocacy, being one of 20 "A" schools on an "A+" to "A-" scale.

[16] The library has three special collections:[19] Tropical Storm Allison flooded the library's former location with eight feet of water in June 2001, destroying 174,000 books and the microfiche collection.

The Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) gave $21.4 million to rebuild the library collection, which was 75 percent of the replacement cost.

[4] The total cost of attendance (indicating the cost of tuition, fees, and living expenses) at UHLC for the 2022–2023 academic year is $54,633.86 for a resident living on campus and $69,451.86 for a nonresident.

[38] The Law School Transparency estimated debt-financed cost of attendance for three years is $197,267 for residents and $239,808 for nonresidents.