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Southwestern Law School

Los Angeles, CA
Median LSAT
157
2 pts vs. Class of 2024 (155) · 15-yr high
Median GPA
3.51
0.02 vs. Class of 2024 (3.49) · 15-yr high
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
77.2%
Class of 2025 Full-time, long-term

Admissions Trends

2011 – 2025
Median LSAT
50th-percentile score, entering class by year
160156152148 201120142017202020232025
Median GPA
50th-percentile GPA, entering class by year
20112025

Insights

Admissions medians reach a 15-year high

Median LSAT is 157 (up 2 pts) and median GPA is 3.51 (up 0.02) for the entering class — both among the strongest marks in Atlas Legis's tracked history (2011–2025).

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Most students receive a scholarship

69% of the school's 815 full-time J.D. students hold some level of tuition scholarship — the largest share falls in the less than ½ tuition tier.

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Admissions Range

Entering class 2024–25
LSAT154 – 157 – 160
145170
Undergraduate GPA3.23 – 3.51 – 3.72
2.84.0
1L Class Size
459
Annual Tuition
$63,160
App. Deadline
April 1
App. Fee
$60

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
77.2%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Class of 2025
Any Law Firmincl. BigLaw
61%
Business & Industry
10%
Public Interest
9.7%
Unemployed, Seeking
7.6%
JD Advantage
6.2%
Government
4.8%
All Clerkshipsincl. federal
1.7%
Education
0.3%

Share of the total graduating class (ABA denominator).Darker segment = subset already counted in the bar above it.

Scholarship Distribution

815 full-time J.D. students
No scholarship
252
Less than ½ tuition
285
Half to full tuition
264
Full tuition
10
More than full tuition
4

Bars scale to share of all 815 full-time J.D. students.

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
This School64.93%
ABA Weighted Avg77.76%
-12.83 pts below the ABA weighted average for peer schools in the same jurisdictions.

Based on 288 first-time takers.

U.S. News Ranking

2026
#161
2026 Overall Rank
↓7 spots
2025 · #154
2026 · #161