Prospects for Admission & Entering Class Profile
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.
| All Programs GPA | All Programs LSAT | |
|---|---|---|
| 75th | 3.72 | 160 |
| Median | 3.51 | 157 |
| 25th | 3.23 | 154 |
- 3,584 total applications
- 1,307 offers (36% acceptance rate)
- 459 1Ls enrolled
- 284 full-time day program
- 59 SCALE 2-year J.D. program
- 40 online full-time program
- 71 online part-time program
- 5 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.