Southwestern Law School

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Information Summary

Demographics – Main Campus and Surrounding Areas

Reported area around or near Los Angeles, CA 90010-1106

Carnegie Foundation Classification

Special Focus Institutions — Schools of law

Undergraduate	N/A
Graduate	N/A
Undergraduate Population	N/A
Enrollment	Exclusively graduate/professional
Size & Setting	N/A

General Characteristics

Highest offering	Master's degree
Calendar System	Semester
Years of college work required	4
Variable Tuition

Special Learning Opportunities

Distance Learning
ROTC — Army / Navy / Air Force	— / /
Study Abroad
Weekend College
Teacher Certification

Student Tuition Costs and Fees

What are the typical tuition costs and fees for attending Southwestern Law School?

Student Tuition Costs for Professional Fields

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Student Tuition Cost History and Trends

Three year history and trends on the cost of attending

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On-Campus – Room & Board	N/A  N/A
On-Campus – Other Expenses	N/A  N/A
Off-Campus w/out Family – Room & Board	N/A  N/A
Off-Campus w/out Family – Other Expenses	N/A  N/A
Off-Campus with Family – Room & Board	N/A  N/A

Admission Criteria

What criteria does Southwestern Law School use for admissions?

= Required, = Recommended, = Neither required nor recommended

Open Admissions	N/A
Secondary School GPA / Rank / Record	N/A / N/A / N/A
College Prep. Completion	N/A
Recommendations	N/A
Formal competency demo	N/A
Admission test scores	N/A
TOEFL	N/A
Other tests	N/A

Admission Credits Accepted

What types of credits does Southwestern Law School accept?

Dual Credit
Life Experience
Advanced Placement (AP)

Student Services

Remedial Services
Academic / Career Counseling
PT Cost-defraying Employment
Career Placement
On-Campus Day Care
Library Facility

Student Living

First-time Room / Board Required
Dorm Capacity	N/A
Meals per Week	N/A
Room Fee	N/A
Board Fee	N/A

Student Enrollment Demographics

How many students are enrolled at Southwestern Law School?

Most Popular Fields of Study

The top 5 fields of study completed at Southwestern Law School.

Student Completion / Graduation Demographics

How many students are successful graduates?

Law (LL	5	14	29	54	3	135	55	295
Legal Professions and Studies, Other					1	6	1	8
Total	5	14	29	54	4	141	56	303

Faculty Compensation / Salaries

Southwestern Law School Ranks 11th for the average full-time faculty salary.

Tenure system
Average FT Salary	$123,889 ($136,273 male / $107,001 female)
Number of FT Faculty	52 (30 male / 22 female)
Number of PT Faculty	24
FT Faculty Ratio	2 : 1
Total Benefits	$1,628,882

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Southwestern Law School Summary

The following paragraph provided courtesy of wikipedia.

The Southwestern University School of Law (also known as Southwestern Law School) is a private ABA-accredited law school located in Los Angeles, California, with about 1000 students at a campus that includes the Bullocks Wilshire building, an admired art-deco landmark. Southwestern University School of Law was founded on November 25, 1911 as the Southwestern College of Law. The school is one of the oldest law schools in the state of California and the second oldest law school in Los Angeles. The Great Depression and Second World War took a severe toll on the school’s enrollment, and by the end of the 1930s the law school was the only school that remained. However, as veterans returned home the school experienced a surge of interest, and by 1972 the decision was made to move to the school’s current location on Westmoreland Avenue in the Wilshire Center area of Los Angeles. In 1994, Southwestern acquired the adjacent Bullocks Wilshire building, an historic landmark which was subsequently renovated to house the school’s law library, classrooms, and faculty offices. As part of the new program, the first week of school is dedicated completely to the new LAWS program (Legal Analysis, Writing, and Skills). Due to its status as a leading U.S. institution in advocacy and skills training with extensive Latin American programs, Southwestern has been awarded a federal grant to train Mexican lawyers and law faculty in advocacy skills as part of a USAID (U.S. Agency for International Development) effort to assist Mexican legal reforms. Southwestern University School of Law has no on-campus housing, so the student body is composed entirely of commuters.

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