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Prospects for Admission & Entering Class Profile | Southwestern Law School
Prospects for Admission & Entering Class Profile | Southwestern Law School
Southwestern
Law School
Los Angeles
Please review the below information regarding our most recent entering class. This information provides prospective students an idea of the applicant pool at Southwestern and the make-up of the class with regard to quantifiable factors found within their applications.
A table lower on this page illustrates an applicant's prospects for admission based upon UGPA and LSAT score. Applicants are advised that although Southwestern places significant weight on undergraduate grades and the Law School Admission Test (LSAT) scores in the review process, we also recognize that other factors contribute to a person's ability to succeed as a law student and lawyer. Accordingly, substantial consideration is also given to non-numerical factors, including but not limited to the following: graduate or professional training, special academic distinctions or honors, the difficulty of the academic program successfully completed, work experience, significant achievement in nonacademic activities or community/public service, character and fitness, and letters of recommendation.
Credentials for Entering Class of 2025
All Programs GPA
All Programs LSAT
75th
3.72
160
Median
3.51
157
25th
3.23
154
Application Statistics
3,584
total applications
1,307
offers (36% acceptance rate)
459
1Ls enrolled
First Year Enrollment by Program
284
full-time day program
59
SCALE 2-year J.D. program
40
online full-time program
71
online part-time program
part-time day program (PLEAS)
Prospects for admission based upon UGPA and LSAT score
GPA
LSAT 120-144
LSAT 145-149
LSAT 150-154
LSAT 155-159
LSAT 160-164
LSAT 165-169
LSAT 170+
3.75+
Unlikely
Unlikely
Possible
Likely
Likely
Likely
Likely
3.5-3.74
Unlikely
Unlikely
Possible
Likely
Likely
Likely
Likely
3.25-3.49
Unlikely
Unlikely
Possible
Possible
Likely
Likely
Likely
3.0-3.24
Unlikely
Unlikely
Possible
Possible
Likely
Likely
Likely
2.75-2.99
Unlikely
Unlikely
Unlikely/ Possible
Possible
Possible
Possible
Likely
2.5-2.74
Unlikely
Unlikely
Unlikely
Possible
Possible
Possible
Possible
2.25-2.49
Unlikely
Unlikely
Unlikely
Unlikely
Unlikely
Possible
Possible
2.0-2.24
Unlikely
Unlikely
Unlikely
Unlikely
Unlikely
Unlikely
Unlikely
Note: Entering class information is current as of August 13, 2025.
J.D. Admissions Fact Sheet
PDF
Flip-book of J.D. Admissions Fact Sheet
2025 Entering Class Profile
Contact Information
Admissions
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Tel:
213-738-6834
Email:
admissions@swlaw.edu
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