Southwestern Law School
PrivateABA data · 2025
Median GPA
3.51
3.23–3.72 range
Median LSAT
157
154–160 range
Acceptance Rate
36.47%
1,307 of 3,584
Total Enrollment
1,108
459 first-year
Admissions
First-year classApplications → Offers → Enrollees
Undergraduate GPA percentiles
LSAT percentiles
Enrollment
1,108 JD students · 290 degrees awardedBy class year
By gender
- Men
- Women
- Another identity
- Unknown
By race / ethnicity
Cost & Financial Aid
Annual tuition
Scholarships & living costs
Receive grants
72%
722 students
Median grant (FT)
$29,166
$12,500–$42,372
Living on campus
$36,413
Living off campus
$38,033
Grant size as a share of tuition
Faculty & Curriculum
Faculty
Total faculty
185
Faculty of color
57
Women
89
Librarians
6
Curriculum & experiential learning
Clinic seats filled
143
166 available
Field placements
441
Simulation courses
972
1,161 available
Course titles
139
beyond 1L
Upper-level course sections by class size
Attrition & Transfers
Attrition by class year
Transfers
Transferred in
0
Transferred out
9
1L median GPA
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The Basics
School typePrivate
Application deadlineApril 1
Application fee$60
Financial aid deadlineApril 1
TermSemesters
Classes beginJune and August
Degree conferredJanuary, May, July, and December
Required credit hours87