Self-study
Southwestern Law School
Admissions stats
Accepts GRE
Offers part-time
Median GPA
3.51
Median LSAT
157
Acceptance rate
36%
Decision dates
Last decision reported Dec 17
Dec 2025
1
Dec 17
Accepted: 1
Acceptance percentiles
Based on 2025 data from ABA
LSAT
154
157
160
GPA
3.23
3.51
3.72
Admissions funnel
Based on 2025 data from ABA
Applications
3584
100%
Accepted
1307
36%
Matriculated
458
13%
LSAT trend
GPA trend
Employment
Employment outcomes
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Full-time legal employment
75%
Full-time non-legal
9%
Unemployed
16%
Top employment locations
Based on 2024 data from ABA
California
222
Nevada
2
Texas
2
International
0
Jobs by employer type
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Law firms
55%
1-25
34%
26-500
14%
501+
7%
Business & industry
9%
Government
6%
Public interest
8%
Clerkship
1%
Federal
0%
State
1%
Tribal
0%
International
0%
Education
0.7%
Unemployed
16%
Tuition & costs
Tuition
Annual tuition, 2025-2026
$60,728
Estimated 3 years: $182,184
Cost of living (off-campus)
$36,560
Estimated 3 years
$109,680
Total cost
$95,343
Estimated 3 years
Estimated summing tuition, fees, and living expenses over 3 years.
$286,029
Tuition progression
Scholarships
Median scholarship
$15,145
25th percentile: $145
75th percentile: $35,145
Scholarship amounts
<50%
65%
50-100%
34%
100%
2%
>100%
0.3%
Demographics
Out of 1006 students in 2024, 60% were women, and 51% were racially or ethnically minoritized [?].
By gender
Students
Men
39%
Women
60%
Other
0.2%
Full-time faculty
Men
40%
Women
60%
Other
0%
Part-time faculty
Men
58%
Women
42%
Other
0%
By race/ethnicity
Students
White
49%
Black
4%
Asian
10%
Hisp
29%
PI
0%
AI
< 0.1%
2+
5%
Unk
2%
Int'l
0%
Graduates
White
48%
Black
5%
Asian
9%
Hisp
31%
PI
0%
AI
0%
2+
7%
Unk
0.7%
Int'l
0%
Full-time faculty
White
70%
PoC
30%
Part-time faculty
White
69%
PoC
31%
Southwestern student and staff demographics
Based on 2024 data from ABA
Men
395
-
27
67
Women
599
-
40
49
Other gender
2
-
0
0
White
495
140
47
80
Asian
98
25
-
-
Hispanic
292
89
-
-
Black
44
15
-
-
Pacific Islander
0
0
-
-
American Indian
1
0
-
-
International
0
0
-
-
2+ races
54
19
-
-
Other
22
2
-
-
People of Color
511
150
20
36
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