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

Admissions Trends

2011–2025

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
77.2%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
61%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
5.5%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
1.7%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
0.3%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
4.8%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
9.7%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
10%
In-house & corporate
Education
0.3%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
6.2%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
7.6%
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