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Southwestern Law School Admissions Funnel
Los Angeles, CA · most recent entering class · ABA 509, 2025 cycle
The three-stage funnel
| Stage | Students | Share of applicants | Stage conversion |
|---|---|---|---|
| Completed applications | 3,584 | 100% | — |
| Offers of admission | 1,307 | 36.47% | 1 in 3 |
| Enrolled (matriculated) | 454 | 12.67% | 1 in 3 |
| First-year class size | 459 | — | 98.9% filled |
Offer yield and class fill
These two ratios answer different questions, and both are reported because either alone can mislead.
| Measure | This school | National median | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Offer yield (enrolled ÷ offers) | 34.7% | 31.6% | #132 of 194 |
| Class fill (enrolled ÷ class size) | 98.9% | 98.5% | #122 of 196 |
| Seats unfilled | 5 | — | — |
| Offers not taken | 853 | — | declined-offers ranking |
An offer yield of 34.7% means roughly 3 of the admitted students at this school ended up somewhere else. That is common across the profession — the national median is 31.6% — because admitted students hold and compare multiple offers. Class fill of 98.9% is the more relevant number: it shows whether the school filled the class it planned.
How this compares within California
| School | Applications | Offers | Enrolled | Yield | Class fill |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwestern Law School | 3,584 | 1,307 | 454 | 34.7% | 98.9% |
| California-Irvine | 3,720 | 555 | 188 | 33.9% | 99.5% |
| California-Berkeley | 6,562 | 974 | 348 | 35.7% | 93.0% |
| California-Davis | 3,896 | 622 | 205 | 33.0% | 98.1% |
What else this school reports
| Acceptance rate | 36.47% |
|---|---|
| Median LSAT / GPA (enrolled) | 157 / 3.51 |
| Annual tuition | $63,160 in-state |
| Median grant | $29,166 per year |
| First-time bar passage | 72.07% |
Related pages
- The Southwestern Law School ABA 509 report — every figure from the disclosure, section by section
- Southwestern Law School — full admissions data
- All schools by offer yield
- Schools with the most offers not taken
- Southwestern Law School — financial aid
- Southwestern Law School — cost of attendance
- Law schools in California
Source: Southwestern Law School ABA Standard 509 Required Disclosure, 2025 reporting cycle. Applications, offers and enrollees describe the most recent entering class. Offer yield is students enrolled divided by offers extended; class fill is students enrolled divided by first-year class size. Neither measure indicates school quality, and a declined offer usually reflects a student choosing another school rather than any judgment about this one. Data describes a single cohort and cannot show change over time.