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Southwestern Law School Tuition & Cost of Attendance
Los Angeles, CA · 2025-26 academic year, in-state basis · ABA 509 disclosure
Excludes mandatory fees. this school reports tuition and living costs but not a separate mandatory fee figure, so the total below is understated by an unknown amount.
Where the money goes each year
| Annual tuition (in-state) | $63,160 |
|---|---|
| Mandatory fees (full-time) | not reported in this school’s 509 disclosure — the total below omits it |
| Living costs | $36,413off-campus is $38,033 per year |
| Per academic year | $99,573 |
| 3-year total | $298,719 |
If you are not an in-state resident
Annual non-resident tuition is $63,160. A separate non-resident fee figure is not confirmed.
After grants: what the sticker price does not show
The figures below are this school's reported averages across all students. What you would actually pay depends on where your scores land against its admitted class — the Southwestern Law School scholarship calculator shows your position and the grant range that applies to it.
| 3-year sticker total | $298,719 |
|---|---|
| Median grant for full-time students | $29,166 per year |
| Same median applied for 3 years | $211,221 |
| Students receiving grant aid | 72.0% |
| Grant range (25th–75th percentile) | $12,500 – $42,372 |
The median is not an offer. Aid depends on your circumstances, whether the school is need-aware or merit-aware, and its aid budget in the year you attend. It is also reported for a single cohort, so it is not a guarantee across three years. This school does award condition-based scholarships — the retention rate matters more than the headline figure.
Cost against bar passage
Southwestern Law School reports a first-time bar passage rate of 72.07% across 290 takers in the most recent cohort and an ultimate passage rate of 88% for the class of 2024. Dividing the 3-year total by the first-time rate gives $4,145 per passage point.
This ratio compares price and outcome positioning only. Bar passage is measured across all takers at the school, is shaped substantially by how selective the school is, and predicts nothing about any individual student. See the full cost-versus-passage ranking for what this number does and does not mean.
What else this school publishes
| Acceptance rate | 36.47% |
|---|---|
| Median LSAT / GPA (enrolled) | 157 / 3.51 |
| First-year class size | 459 |
| Conditional scholarship retention | 51.9% — 295 entered with one, 142 had it reduced or eliminated |
Cost comparison within California
| School | 3-year total | Per year | Bar pass | Difference |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Southwestern Law School | $298,719 | $99,573 | 72.07% | — |
| California Western School of Law | $297,636 | $99,212 | 71.43% | $1,083 |
| the Pacific (McGeorge) | $295,197 | $98,399 | 71.13% | $3,522 |
| California-Los Angeles | $305,724 | $101,908 | 96.65% | $7,005 |
Related pages
- The Southwestern Law School ABA 509 report — every figure from the disclosure, section by section
- Southwestern Law School — full admissions data
- All law schools ranked by 3-year total cost
- Complete cost-of-attendance ranking
- Cost per bar passage point
- Grant aid and conditional scholarships
- Law schools in California
Source: Southwestern Law School ABA Standard 509 Required Disclosure, 2025 reporting cycle. Tuition, fee and living figures are for the 2025-26 academic year on an in-state basis. The 3-year total multiplies one year of disclosed costs by 3; the 509 does not disclose program length, so extended or joint programs are not distinguished. Costs rise annually. Not financial advice.