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Southwestern Law School

Southwestern Law School is a Private (not-for-profit) school located in Los Angeles, CA. Total 955 students are attending the school and 345 students newly enrolled for year 2024. Its average LSAT score from enrolled students is 155 and the average GPA is 3.44. The tuition & fees at Southwestern Law School is $58,392 and the acceptance rate is 49.85%.

LSAT Average: 155
Tuition & Fees: $58,392
Acceptance Rate: 49.85%
Student Population: 955

Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

In 2024, total 2,018 students have applied to Southwestern Law School. Among them, 1,006 students have accepted to admit and 345 have enrolled into Southwestern Law SchoolThe acceptance rate is 49.85% and the yield is 34%. Next table illustrates the admission counts, acceptance rate, and yield at Southwestern Law School.

2024 Admission Statistics
Southwestern Law School
	Numbers / Rate
Applicants	2,018
Admitted	1,006
Enrolled	345
Acceptance Rate	49.85%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	34.29%

LSAT score and GPA in Average

The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 155 and the average GPA is 3.44 at Southwestern Law School. Next table shows the submitted LSAT scores and GPA by 25^th/50^th/75^th percentile and full-time/part-time status and compare each score to last year scores.

LSAT Scores
GPA

Full-time

2024 LSAT scores distribution
Southwestern Law School
	Part-time
25^th percentile	152	151
50^th percentile	155	154
75^th percentile	158	157

2024 GPA distribution
Southwestern Law School
Full-time	Part-time	Full-time
25^th percentile	3.18	3.05
50^th percentile	3.46	3.33
75^th percentile	3.64	3.55

2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2024 tuition & fees at Southwestern Law School is $58,392 for prospective students. The average living costs is $31,464 including room & board, books & supplies, and other personal expenses.

Last year, 71.87% of law school students received grants and/or Scholarships and the average aid amount is $27,771. After receiving the finacial aid, the total cost of attendance (COA) is down to $62,085.

2024 Tuition & Fees
Southwestern Law School
	Amounts
Tuition & Fees	$58,392
Avg. Grants / Scholarships	$27,771
Room & Board	$25,974
Books & Supplies	$1,800
Personal Expenses	$3,690

Southwestern Law School Student Population

In 2024, total 955 students enrolled to Southwestern Law School. Among them 950 students enrolled in JD (Juris Doctor degree) program and 5 students enrolled in Non-JD program.

For the first class, 345 students newly joined to Southwestern Law School. By gender, there are 138 men , 208 women, and 3 other/unknown gender first-time students at Southwestern Law School. By attending status, 302 students enrolled as full-time and 47 students enrolled as part-time status.

Total Enrollment
First-Class Students

2024 Student Population
Southwestern Law School
	Students
Total Enrollment	955
JD Enrollment	950
Non-JD Enrollment	5

2024 First-year Student Population
Southwestern Law School
	Students
	Total	Full time	Part time
Total	345	299	47
Men	149	120	18
Women	208	179	29
Other	3	3	0

Southwestern Law School Bar Exam Pass Rate

For the first time bar exam takers, the bar exam pass rate is 63.98% where 261 students took the exam and 167 students passed the exam. The pass rate is lower than California average rate (72.34%).

2024 Bar Exam Pass Rate
Southwestern Law School
	Headcounts / Rate
Number of Graduates	255
First-Time Bar Exam Takers Total	261
New Graduates	227
Prior Year Graduates	34
Early Takers	0
No Exam Takers	21
Exam Passer	167
Exam Pass Rate	63.98%
California Pass Rate	72.34%