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Southwestern Law School

Rank 145 (USNWR 2024)
155
Median LSAT
3.44
Median GPA
49.9%
Acceptance rate

Also known as

  • Southwestern Law School
  • SOUTHWESTERN LAW SCHOOL

Southwestern Law School is a law school located in Los Angeles, California. The school was ranked 145 in 2024 by USNWR. Annual enrollment for Southwestern Law School is approximately 351.

Admissions website: https://www.swlaw.edu/admissions-financial-aid

Admissions email: admissions@swlaw.edu

Admissions phone: 213-738-6834

Can I get into Southwestern Law School with aGPA andLSAT?

Southwestern Law School Key Statistics

Previous year ABA 509 data
Percentiles 25 50 75
LSAT 152 155 158
GPA 3.17 3.44 3.63
Miscellaneous Count Percentile
# Applications 2018 66
# Admissions offers 1006 -
Class size 351 93
% Accepted 49.9% 37
% Yield 34.3% 71

During the 2024 application cycle, 2,018 people applied and 1,006 were offered admission.

Southwestern Law School has a 1L class size of 351, and yield of 34.29%. 345 out of 1,006 applicants who were offered admission accepted, meaning that 34.29% of the people who were offered admission ended up attending the school.

The 1L class at Southwestern Law School has a median LSAT of 155. The 25th percentile LSAT is 152 and the 75th percentile LSAT is 158.

The median GPA is 3.44. The 25th percentile GPA is 3.17 and the 75th percentile GPA is 3.63.

Southwestern Law School LSAT & GPA graph for 2023-2024

LSD has stats for 178 applicants for the 2023-2024 application cycle.

The graphs show applicant results plotted against GPA and LSAT. The dotted lines on the graphs represent the 25/50/75th percentiles reported by the school in their ABA 509 report from the previous year.

Each data point represents an LSD user that shared their application results for the benefit of future applicants.

Click on a data point to see that user's profile.

25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class

How much does Southwestern Law School cost per year?

$58,537.00
Tuition
71st percentile
$94,772.00
CoA
77th percentile
60.10%
Bar pass rate
15th percentile

*The following data belongs to previous years.

Cost of attending Southwestern Law School

In 2024, tuition was $58,537 and the annual cost of attending was $94,772 (tuition plus living expenses).

Cost of Attendance (CoA) is the estimated total amount you will have to spend every year to go to school. Unlike tuition, CoA includes expenses like rent, food, and insurance.

Southwestern Law School employment outcomes

60.1% of Southwestern Law School graduates pass the bar on their first try.

Some interesting facts about Southwestern Law School

Southwestern is the second oldest law school in Los Angeles with over 100 years of inclusion, public service, innovative programming, forever embedded in its DNA. Its mid-city campus featuring a world-renowned Art Deco landmark reflects the vibrancy of Los Angeles and provides an ideal setting for law study and practice. Southwestern is an independent, nonprofit, nonsectarian institution, accredited by the American Bar Association (ABA) and belonging to the American Association of Law Schools (AALS). It is the only ABA law school offering four JD programs differing in scheduling and instructional approach, including full- and part-time programs and a unique two-year accelerated curriculum. Southwestern’s part-time evening program recently implemented distance learning technology reducing the number of commuting-to-campus evenings to two. Southwestern also offers concurrent three- and four-year JD/MBA programs. Southwestern is known for graduating practice-ready lawyers who are well-rounded, entrepreneurial, possessing the skills and initiative to excel in the legal profession, business and industry, government, and public interest settings. Southwestern’s 11,000+ alumni include prominent public officials—from members of Congress to mayors, and over 400 judges—as well as founders of major law firms and general counsel and executives of multinational corporations. Southwestern has strong ties to the legal, business, and civic sectors, and its Biederman Entertainment and Media Law Institute are closely linked to the entertainment industry in Hollywood and internationally.

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legallyginger42
15:56
Anyone get in today?
@future-property-lawyer: how did you get your lsat score so high? im like struggling lol
I’m checking status on here for a friend who is applying this year. I’m applying next cycle. I just put in consistency over a year and drilled into what I was weak in.
@HideousWonderfulMongrel: games was / is my strong suit. I’m taking attempt 4 in June to try for 170. If games are weak for you dw about the LSAT until August. RC is where I miss points still and don’t feel qualified to help, but read for a general idea. LR it took a lot of drilling to notice trends in question types.
Anyone apply to the online jd program?
Anyone going to the event this Saturday?
13:38
@TheCountofMontecristo: yesssssirrrreee, you?
@future-property-lawyer: what program did you use to study? I am using blueprint, but the concepts are like not sticking. I am thinking of tutoring but its really expensive
i hope you get the 170!!!
@HideousWonderfulMongrel: I tried blueprint initially but thought it was cringe and actually scored less than my diagnostic. I use 7 sage personally for games, I use the loophole book for LR, and RC hero for RC. So far it’s helped a ton. Diagnostic was June 2023 at 139 for reference.
@germster: yes I requested the day off from work.
7sage is king
Just withdrew my acceptance and aid money here. Good luck all who are still waiting.
@TheCountofMontecristo: what program are you doing?
Full-Time Day
I have a GPA 3.04 and lsat score 146 what are my chances of getting it Southwestern?
3.45*
Sometimes lightning strikes in the same place twice. Shoot your shot.
22:26
oh the goat!!!!
22:26
idrink and know things
22:27
omg crazy i was just looking at ur account
22:27
I want to get into southwestern too and I see you just got in
22:27
how did that happen?? i have a 2.8 gpa and 158 lsat and i am scared I wont get in
22:28
@iDrinkAndiKnowThings:
@TrynaMakeIt: Those are pretty good stats. You have a great chance of getting in! I think my work experience really helped me out, I've been working in the legal field for the past 7 years
13:44
@iDrinkAndiKnowThings: Ive been in the insurance industry with State Farm for 3 years. what do you think?
is anyone here still on the waitlist?
20:51
hi all, anyone have any insight if applying without an LSAT score due to taking It in February vs waiting for the score(if I do well enough)and then applying would make a difference? SW said they would just leave the application on hold until the score comes in.
22:19
got in with a 2.8 and a 151, now i am a 3l with top 20 in my class
14:13
I did!
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