Founded in 1911, Southwestern Law School, also known as Southwestern Law, is located in Los Angeles, CA. Southwestern Law School' tuition & fees is $58,392 for first-year students in the academic year 2023-2024. 71.87% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of the aid is $27,771. That could cover 47.56% of full tuition & fees.
The acceptance rate is 49.85% and total of 345 first-year students enrolled in the law school. The average GPA of the enrolled students is 3.44 and the average LSAT score is 155. For first-time exam takers, its bar exam pass rate is 63.98%.
Southwestern Law School's 2024 tuition & fees is $58,392 for its first-year students. The 2024 tuition was increased by 4.00% from last year.
For law school students, the average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $31,464. With the living costs, the total cost of attendance (COA) of Southwestern Law School is $89,856.
The following table summarizes the tuition & fees, and other law school costs for Southwestern Law School.
At Southwestern Law School, 71.87% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships. The average grant amount is $27,771. 4.57% of students received more than full tuition amount, and 41.55% received more than half, but not the full tuition amount.
Grants and Scholarships Statistics
Amounts / Percentage
Full-time
Number Received
516
Half or Less than Tuition
52.71%
Half to Full Tuition
43.41%
Full Tuition
2.71%
More than Full Tuition
1.16%
Part-time
Number Received
141
Half or Less than Tuition
58.16%
Half to Full Tuition
34.75%
Full Tuition
2.13%
More than Full Tuition
4.96%
GPA and LSAT Scores
The average GPA of Southwestern Law School is 3.44 and the average LSAT score is 155. The GPA is the average value of submitted scores from 348 pre-admitted and enrolled first-year students and the average LSAT score is computed over submitted scores from 351 students including both full-time and part-time status. The following table summarizes the GPA and LSAT scores by 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles.
Southwestern Law School Average GPA and LSAT scores
25th Percentile
50th Percentile
75th Percentile
GPA
3.17
3.44
3.63
Full-Time
3.18
3.46
3.64
Part-Time
3.05
3.33
3.55
LSAT Scores
152
155
158
Full-Time
152
155
158
Part-Time
151
154
157
Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics
For the academic year 2023-2024, total 2,018 students have applied to Southwestern Law School and 1,006 students have accepted to get into the school. Among the admitted students, 345 students finally have enrolled into the school. The acceptance rate is 49.85% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 34.29% at Southwestern Law School. With 6 pre-admitted students, total 351 first-year students enrolled in Southwestern Law School.
Last year, total 296 students took the bar exam first time at Southwestern Law School. Among them, 178 students passed the exam and the bar exam pass rate is 60.14%. For reference, the average pass rate at California law schools is 72.23%. The following table shows the bar exam pass rate for first time exam takers at Southwestern Law School.
In 2023, 227 students graduated from Southwestern Law School. Of them, 151 graduates employed where bar passage required and 34 got J.D. Advantage jobs. By employed status, 183 graduates employed as full-time and 14 employed as part-time status.
Southwestern Law School Bar Exam Pass Rate for First-time Takers
