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Southwestern Law School
Also known as
- Southwestern Law School
- SOUTHWESTERN LAW SCHOOL
Southwestern Law School is a law school located in Los Angeles, California. The school was unranked in 2022 by USNWR. Annual enrollment for Southwestern Law School is approximately 373.
Admissions website: https://www.swlaw.edu/admissions-financial-aid
Admissions email: admissions@swlaw.edu
Admissions phone: 213-738-6834
Southwestern Law School Key Statistics
| Previous year ABA 509 data | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Percentiles | 25 | 50 | 75 |
| LSAT | 152 | 154 | 157 |
| GPA | 3.03 | 3.31 | 3.57 |
| Miscellaneous | Count | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| # Applications | 2045 | 63 |
| # Admissions offers | 958 | - |
| Class size | 373 | 91 |
| % Accepted | 46.9% | 39 |
| % Yield | 38.2% | 77 |
During the 2022 application cycle, 2,045 people applied and 958 were offered admission.
Southwestern Law School has a 1L class size of 373, and yield of 38.20%. 366 out of 958 applicants who were offered admission accepted, meaning that 38.20% of the people who were offered admission ended up attending the school.
The 1L class at Southwestern Law School has a median LSAT of 154. The 25th percentile LSAT is 152 and the 75th percentile LSAT is 157.
The median GPA is 3.31. The 25th percentile GPA is 3.03 and the 75th percentile GPA is 3.57.
Southwestern Law School LSAT & GPA graph for 2021-2022
LSD has stats for 88 applicants for the 2021-2022 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.
How much does Southwestern Law School cost per year?
Cost of attending Southwestern Law School
In 2022, tuition was $55,316 and the annual cost of attending was $87,206 (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
JD graduates from Southwestern Law School make $80,000 (median) upon graduation if they work in the private sector. If they go into the private sector, a grad can expect to make $68,850.
65.9% of law graduates from Southwestern Law School go directly to work for law firms, while 0.6% clerk for a judge. 15.3% of graduates go into public interest.
82.5% 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.