Southwestern Law School Law School - Admissions, Stats & Reviews

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JD Admissions & Requirements

Data from 2024 admissions cycle

155

LSAT

3.48

GPA

39.4%

Admit Rate

Southwestern Law School is a prestigious JD program located in Los Angeles, California. In the competitive 2025 law school rankings, Southwestern Law School was ranked 154 by US News & World Report, making it a strong option for prospective law students in the current application cycle. For the 2024 admissions cycle, Southwestern Law School has an entering 1L class size of approximately 416 with an acceptance rate of 39.4%, positioning it among the competitive law schools for JD applicants.

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SOUTHWESTERN LAW SCHOOL

Law School Applications

2946

JD application volume in 2024 cycle

JD Acceptance Rate

39.4%

55th percentile

JD Program Size

416

97th percentile

JD Tuition Cost

$121k

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Law School Admission Chances at Southwestern Law School

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.

Southwestern Law School Law School Admissions Data & Statistics

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JD Admission Requirements & Application Statistics

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For law school applicants interested in the 2025 admissions cycle at Southwestern Law School, 2946 candidates submitted JD applications and 1160 received acceptance letters. The law school application process here is selective for prospective students with an acceptance rate of 39.4%.

The JD program at Southwestern Law School enrolls a first-year class of 416 law students each year, with an admissions yield rate of 35.0%. This means that of the 1160 applicants who received law school acceptance letters, 406 chose to enroll. Understanding these law school admission statistics can help prospective JD applicants evaluate their chances and plan their application strategy.

For a competitive law school application to Southwestern Law School, students should aim to meet or exceed the median statistics shown below. Meeting these GPA and LSAT targets significantly improves your chances of admission.

LSAT & GPA Statistics
	25th	50th	75th
LSAT	153	155	158
	38th percentile
GPA	3.24	3.48	3.67
	27th percentile

	Value
Applications	2946
	77th percentile
Admission Offers	1160
Class Size	416
	97th percentile
Acceptance Rate	39.4%
	55th percentile
Yield Rate	35.0%
	71st percentile

The above statistics show that Southwestern Law School typically admits students with LSAT scores ranging from 153 (25th percentile) to 158 (75th percentile), with a median of 155.

For GPA, admitted students typically have undergraduate GPAs ranging from 3.24 to 3.67, with a median of 3.48.

With an acceptance rate of 39.4%, Southwestern Law School is considered a selective law school in terms of admissions.

What these numbers mean

Percentiles: The 25th/50th/75th percentiles show the distribution of scores among admitted students.
Applications: Total number of people who applied to this law school.
Acceptance Rate: Percentage of applicants who received offers (lower = more selective).
Yield Rate: Percentage of admitted students who enrolled (higher = more desirable).

* Indicates data is from a previous year when current year data is unavailable.

Southwestern Law School Application Status Data

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