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Southwestern Law School

Rank 141 (USNWR 2023)
154
Median LSAT
3.36
Median GPA
50.4%
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 141 in 2023 by USNWR. Annual enrollment for Southwestern Law School is approximately 343.

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 152 154 157
GPA 3.1 3.36 3.58
Miscellaneous Count Percentile
# Applications 1855 62
# Admissions offers 934 -
Class size 343 92
% Accepted 50.4% 33
% Yield 36.3% 76

During the 2023 application cycle, 1,855 people applied and 934 were offered admission.

Southwestern Law School has a 1L class size of 343, and yield of 36.30%. 339 out of 934 applicants who were offered admission accepted, meaning that 36.30% 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 3.36. The 25th percentile GPA is 3.1 and the 75th percentile GPA is 3.58.

Southwestern Law School LSAT & GPA graph for 2022-2023

LSD has stats for 108 applicants for the 2022-2023 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.

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

How much does Southwestern Law School cost per year?

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Cost of attending Southwestern Law School

In 2023, tuition was $56,146 and the annual cost of attending was $91,085 (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

76.1% 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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14:20
@NessMendoza: PT online. Good luck!
NessMendoza
15:28
@germster: thank you! You as well :)
20:35
@NessMendoza: completed the interview, she let me know that decisions should be given by end of March. Cross ur fingers. :)
NessMendoza
21:14
@germster: omg… that’s so ridiculously long to wait I’m so sad lol but thank you! Best of luck to us both :)
SteadyBumpyWizard
19:26
I just got accepted today to the FT online program. Best of luck to y’all !
19:30
My application just went UR today!
Blahbiddyblah
21:08
Just went UR today 3/8 fingers crossed
MiliSicLily
23:15
@SteadyBumpyWizard how long after your interview did you get accepted?
12:14
Anyone who has received a decision what was the turn around time after it went UR?
SteadyBumpyWizard
10:07
@MiliSicLily: Not even a week. Like 5 days I believe
17:18
app went UR 2 today!
greatcheese
16:51
Status checker says Final decision has been sent via email" but nothing yet. Anyone else get this?
I just got the same update!
No email yet, but I'm pretty sure it's an A for me because I see the deposit deadlines in my status checker
51.60% of people lost their conditional scholarship at Southwestern... that seems so high
Blahbiddyblah
22:43
Went UR2 today, and suddenly a school tracking number appeared. Good sign? What's the school tracking number mean? Fingers crossed
UttermostSweetBandit
1:04
I got a school tracking number too!
Blahbiddyblah
2:22
Are you still awaiting decision, or have you gotten one yet?
UttermostSweetBandit
4:37
I'm waiting
Blahbiddyblah
12:30
Good luck!
UttermostSweetBandit
5:12
Good luck to you too!!
Blahbiddyblah
15:20
My status date keeps changing every day for the last three days, getting my heart fluttering
UttermostSweetBandit
16:48
I hope you get in!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Please let me know what happens, hang in there!!!
Blahbiddyblah
17:41
Thank you, same to you! & will do, you let us know here too
nugsnotdrugs
21:23
I got an acceptance email but it doesn't say anything about scholarship. Does that mean I didn't get any or they'll send more info soon? Does anyone know? I'm kinda sad
toobadsosad
12:14
@nugsnotdrugs: my acceptance email came with my scholarship info. Sorry :/
Blahbiddyblah
13:12
Still UR again today even though changing every day... give me an A pleeeeease.. I'm getting nervous
UttermostSweetBandit
20:04
@nugsnotdrugs: Did they give you a school tracking number before your A?
nugsnotdrugs
22:22
@UttermostSweetBandit: I'm sorry I didn't notice :(
UttermostSweetBandit
16:35
Thank you!:)
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