Southwestern Law - Tuition, LSAT, and Acceptance Rate

2024 Tuition & Fees

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.

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Southwestern Law School 2024 Tuition & Fees
	2023	2024	% Changed
Law School Tuition	$56,146	$58,392	4.00%
Living Costs	$19,493	$31,464	61.41%
Room & Board	$15,813	$25,974
Books & Supplies	$1,250	$1,800
Personal Expenses	$2,430	$3,690
COA	$75,639	$89,856	18.80%
Grants / Scholarships	$27,771	$27,771
COA after receiving aid	$47,868	$62,085

Grants and Scholarships

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 25^th, 50^th, and 75^th percentiles.

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Southwestern Law School Average GPA and LSAT scores
	25^th Percentile	50^th Percentile	75^th 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.

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Southwestern Law School Admission Stats - Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled
	Number of Students
Applicants	2,018
Admitted	1,006
Enrolled	345
Acceptance Rate	49.85%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	34.29%
Pre-Admitted	6
Total Number of First-Year Students	351 138 men, 208 women, 3 Other 302 full-time, 47 part-time

Bar Exam Pass Rate

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
	Number of Students / Percentage
Total Graduate	308
First-time Takers	296 24 from prior year
No Exam Takers	23
First-time Bar Exam Passer	178
First-time Bar Exam Pass Rate	60.14%
Average Pass Rate at California Law Schools	72.23%