Southwestern Law School

#145 in Best Law Schools (tie)
#43 in Part-time Law (tie)

Graduate School (Law) • Los Angeles, CA •

Graduate School (Law) • Los Angeles, CA

Southwestern Law School Law School Overview

The full-time program application fee at the law school at Southwestern Law School is $60. The part-time program application fee at the law school at Southwestern Law School is $60. Its tuition is full-time: $58,537 and part-time: $39,042. The student-faculty ratio is 8.1:1.

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At-a-Glance

Acceptance Rate

49.9%

Tuition & Fees

$58,537

Enrollment

922

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Los Angeles, CA, 90010-1106

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Southwestern Law School 2024 Law Program & Specialties Rankings

Southwestern Law School is ranked No. 145 (tie) out of 196 in Best Law Schools and No. 43 (tie) out of 68 in Part-time Law. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence.

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#145

Best Law Schools

Overall Score

Peer assessment score (out of 5)

1.9

Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5)

2.1

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Southwestern Law School Law School Ranking Scores and Data

Overall Ranking Scores

Overall Score

Peer assessment score (out of 5)

1.9

Assessment score by lawyers/judges (out of 5)

2.1

GPA (25th-75th percentile)

3.17-3.63

Median undergraduate GPA for all program entrants

3.44

LSAT scores (25th-75th percentile)

152-158

Median LSAT score for all program entrants

155

Acceptance rate

49.9%

Student-faculty ratio

8.1:1

Full-credit outcomes 10 months after graduation

77.6%

% First-time bar passage

60.1%

Average first-time bar passage among states

72.2%

Ultimate Bar Passage rate for 2020 graduating class

94.1%

Student per library staff

106.8

Part-time Law Ranking Scores

Overall Score

Peer assessment score (out of 5)

Median undergraduate GPA for part-time program entrants

3.33

Median LSAT score for part-time program entrants

154

Law School Program Admissions

Application Fee

$60

Applicants:

2,500

1,875

1,250

625

2,500

1,875

1,250

625

Applicants

Accepted

Enrolled

(first-year students)

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Law School Program Cost

Tuition Full-Time (Non-LDS Member)

$58,537

Room and board

N/A

Books

N/A

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Law School Program Student Population

Enrollment (in-state)

N/A

Enrollment (out-state)

N/A

Student Diversity

Gender distribution (full-time)

N/A

Student diversity

N/A

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Law School Program Academics

Programs/courses offered in

N/A

Joint degrees offered

N/A

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Law School Program Library

Net square feet of space assigned for library purposes

N/A

Total seats available for library users

N/A

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Law School Program Careers

Total number of graduates

299

Employed at graduation

N/A

Employed 10 months after graduation

75.9%

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Ranking factors are as of April 20, 2023. For all other information, the most recently reported information display.

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