Southwestern Law School

Getting in

Fall 2025 entering class

Applications

3,584

Offers of admission

1,307

Acceptance rate (offers ÷ applications)

36.5%

LSAT, 25th / median / 75th percentile

154 / 157 / 160

GPA, 25th / median / 75th percentile

3.23 / 3.51 / 3.72

Cost

2025–26 school year

Tuition and fees per year, residents

$63,160 tuition; fees not reported

Tuition and fees per year, non-residents

$63,160 tuition; fees not reported

Living costs, on campus

$36,413 a year

Living costs, off campus

$38,033 a year

Living costs, living at home

$25,073 a year

Living costs are the school's own estimate for a single student.

Grants and scholarships

2024–25

Students receiving a grant

72%

Full-time grant, 25th / median / 75th percentile

$12,500 / $29,166 / $42,372 a year

Conditional scholarships

Of 295 students who started in 2024–25 with a conditional scholarship, 142 (48%) had it reduced or eliminated.A conditional scholarship can be reduced or eliminated if your grades fall below the school's cutoff.

Where graduates work

Class of 2025

Graduates

290

Employed

254

Full-time, long-term jobs that require passing the bar

78.6% of graduates

BigLaw: full-time, long-term jobs at firms with 501+ lawyers

4.1% of graduates

Federal clerkships

0.3% of graduates

State and local clerkships

1.4% of graduates

Government

4.8% of graduates

Public interest

9.7% of graduates

Education

0.3% of graduates

Business and industry

8.6% of graduates

Percentages are of all graduates and count full-time, long-term jobs ten months after graduation.

Bar passage

ABA bar passage report, 2026

First-time takers

290

First-time pass rate

72.1%

ABA state average

82.7%This is the ABA's average across the states where this school's graduates took the bar, weighted by where most sat. It is not one state's number.

Difference from the ABA state average

-10.6 points

Two-year pass rate

92.5%