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 W102 Tel: 213-738-6834 Email: admissions@swlaw.edu Apply Now