Southwestern Law School

Los Angeles, CA

Southwestern Law School is located in Los Angeles, CA and enrolls approximately 459 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 157 and median GPA is 3.51. In the most recent reporting year, 70.7% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 9% at large firms (251+ attorneys).

1L Class Size
459
Median LSAT
157
Median GPA
3.51
Bar-Required Jobs
70.7%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 160
50th Percentile 157
25th Percentile 154
75th Percentile 3.72
50th Percentile 3.51
25th Percentile 3.23

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
70.7%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
54.8%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
9%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
1.4%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
0%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
6.2%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
8.3%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
9.3%
In-house & corporate
Education
0.7%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
9%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
10.7%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
64.93%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
77.76%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
-12.83%
Below weighted average
First-Time Takers
288
Graduates sitting for bar

Scholarship Distribution

Full-time students · entering class

Each circle represents 1% of the entering class, colored by scholarship level received.

No scholarship 284
Less than ½ tuition 373
Half to full tuition 320
Full tuition 12
More than full tuition 17