The new residence hall is set to welcome students by the start of the fall 2028 semester.

AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas at Austin announced Monday its plans to start construction on a new dorm for law school students. 

According to the university, groundbreaking on the residence hall is set for sometime during March, with plans to welcome students by fall 2028. 

“Texas law has long been the best place in the world to be a law student,” UT School of Law dean Bobby Chesney said in a statement. “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.” 

The new hall will be located near the university’s School of Law building, with plans to be built on the corner of East Dean Keeton Street & Medical Arts Street. It will include two roof decks, a reading room, gym, cafe and more than 300 beds for law school students. 

The university’s law school was founded more than 140 years ago in 1883. It now serves roughly 1,000 students and offers six academic programs, including AI Innovation and Law as well as the Advocacy Program.Â