ABA Standard 509 · 2025 cycle · Last synced May 31, 2026
Southwestern Law School
California · Private · School ID: southwestern-law-school
Southwestern Law School is a private law school in California. In the most recent ABA Standard 509 cycle it reported a 64.9% first-time bar passage rate (state average 77.8%). 83.4% of graduates landed full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs, and 5.5% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. Resident tuition is $63,160 per year; a median grant of $29,166 brings median net tuition to about $33,994. The median LSAT is 157 with a 36.5% acceptance rate.
Different cohorts: first-time bar passage reflects graduates who entered law school about three years before the current admissions class shown above. Read the two as separate snapshots, not a single pipeline.
What is the first-time bar passage rate at Southwestern Law School?
Southwestern Law School reported a 64.9% first-time bar passage rate in the most recent ABA Standard 509 disclosure, versus a 77.8% state average.
How much does Southwestern Law School cost?
Resident tuition at Southwestern Law School is $63,160 per year (about $189,480 over three years). The median grant is $29,166, bringing median net tuition to roughly $33,994 per year.
What LSAT and GPA do you need for Southwestern Law School?
The median (50th-percentile) LSAT at Southwestern Law School is 157 and the median GPA is 3.51; the acceptance rate is 36.5%.
What are the job outcomes at Southwestern Law School?
83.4% of Southwestern Law School graduates held full-time, long-term JD-required or JD-advantage jobs about ten months after graduation. 5.5% joined large firms of 251+ attorneys. 7.6% were still seeking employment.
Source: ABA Standard 509 Required Disclosure for Southwestern Law School, published by the American Bar Association at abarequireddisclosures.org. State attorney salary data from U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics OEWS 2024 (occupation code 23-1011). Cost-of-living from U.S. BEA Regional Price Parities. Methodology: /methodology.html.