Southwestern Law School

www.swlaw.edu/

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2019 Student Loan

0.395%

Default Rate

2021 Enrolled Students

952

77.9% Full-Time

About

Southwestern Law School is a higher education institution located in Los Angeles County, CA. In 2021, the most popular Professional Doctorate concentrations at Southwestern Law School were Law (227 degrees awarded).

In 2021, 231 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Southwestern Law School. 57.6% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 42.4% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (115 degrees), 1.89 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (61 degrees).

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Costs

Student Loan Default Rate

Cohort default rates only account for borrowers who default in the first three years, and some schools only have a small proportion of borrowers entering repayment. These rates should be interpreted with caution, as they may not be reflective of the entire school population.

0.395%

2019 Default Rate

Number of Defaults

In 2019 the default rate for borrower's at Southwestern Law School was 0.395%, which represents 1 out of the 253 total borrowers.

A cohort default rate is the percentage of a school's borrowers who enter repayment on certain Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) Program or William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan (Direct Loan) Program loans during a particular federal fiscal year (FY), October 1 to September 30, and default or meet other specified conditions prior to the end of the second following fiscal year.

Enrollment

Southwestern Law School had a total enrollment of 952 students in 2021. The full-time enrollment at Southwestern Law School is 742 students and the part-time enrollment is 210. This means that 77.9% of students enrolled at Southwestern Law School are enrolled full-time.

The enrolled student population at Southwestern Law School, both undergraduate and graduate, is 48.1% White, 26.7% Hispanic or Latino, 9.03% Asian, 5.57% Black or African American, 5.36% Two or More Races, and 0.315% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Female (25.5%), followed by White Male (24.7%) and Hispanic or Latino Female (15.2%).

Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

77.9%

Full-Time Enrollment

The total enrollment at Southwestern Law School in 2021, both undergraduate and graduate, is 952 students. The full-time enrollment at Southwestern Law School is 742 and the part-time enrollment is 210. This means that 77.9% of students enrolled at Southwestern Law School are enrolled full-time compared with 69.7% at similar Special Focus Institutions.

This chart shows the full-time vs part-time enrollment status at Southwestern Law School (in red) compares to similar universities.

Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2021)

White
458 enrolled students
Hispanic or Latino
254 enrolled students
Asian
86 enrolled students

The enrolled student population at Southwestern Law School is 48.1% White, 26.7% Hispanic or Latino, 9.03% Asian, 5.57% Black or African American, 5.36% Two or More Races, and 0.315% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Special Focus Institutions is 43.6% White, 18.4% Hispanic or Latino, and 14% Black or African American.

Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 16 students (1.68%) did not report their race.

Graduates

In 2021, 35 more women than men received degrees from Southwestern Law School. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Southwestern Law School is white (115 degrees awarded). There were 1.89 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (61 degrees).

The most common Professional Doctorate concentration at Southwestern Law School is Law (227 degrees awarded).

In 2021, the most specialized majors across all degree types at Southwestern Law School, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Legal (231 degrees awarded).

Common Jobs by Major

Paralegals & legal assistants

Most Common Job

The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Southwestern Law School are Paralegals & legal assistants (12,788 people), Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (10,844 people), Other managers (3,098 people), Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive (1,807 people), and Elementary & middle school teachers (1,502 people).

The most specialized majors at Southwestern Law School in 2021 are Legal (231 degrees awarded) (as of 2021).

Highest Paying Jobs by Major

Chief executives & legislators

Highest Paying Job

The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Southwestern Law School are Chief executives & legislators, Physicians, Sales representatives of services, except advertising, insurance, financial services, and travel, Miscellaneous engineers, including nuclear engineers, and Securities, commodities, & financial services sales agents

The most specialized majors at Southwestern Law School are Legal (231 degrees awarded) (as of 2021).

Common Industries by Major

Legal services

Most Common Industry

The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Southwestern Law School are Legal services (18,985 people), Justice, public order, & safety activities (7,489 people), Elementary & secondary schools (3,479 people), Insurance carriers (3,322 people), and Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (2,618 people).

The most specialized majors at Southwestern Law School are Legal (231 degrees awarded) (as of 2021).

Majors Awarded

IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Southwestern Law School.

Law

Most Common (2021)

227 degree-majors awarded

In 2021, the most common professional doctorate concentration at Southwestern Law School was Law with 227 degrees awarded.

This visualization illustrates the percentage of degree-majors recipients from professional doctorate programs at Southwestern Law School according to their major.

Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

Degrees Awarded to Men

in 2021

133

Degrees Awarded to Women

in 2021

In 2021, 98 degrees were awarded to men at Southwestern Law School, which is 0.737 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (133).

This chart displays the sex disparity between the top 5 majors at Southwestern Law School by degrees awarded.

Most Common Male Majors

In 2021, 95 degrees were awarded to men at Southwestern Law School in Law, which is 0.72 times less than the 132 female recipients with that same degree.

Most Common Female Majors

In 2021, 132 degrees were awarded to men at Southwestern Law School in Law, which is 1.39 times more than the 95 male recipients with that same degree.

Race & Ethnicity by Share

Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2021)

White
115 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino
61 degrees awarded
Asian
21 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity at Southwestern Law School is white (115 degrees awarded). There were 1.89 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (61 degrees).

3.46% of degree recipients (8 students) did not report their race.

Race & Ethnicity by Sex

Most Common Sex Demographic (2021)

White Female
62 degrees awarded
White Male
53 degrees awarded
Hispanic or Latino Female
37 degrees awarded

The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Southwestern Law School is white female (62 degrees awarded). There were 1.17 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white male (53 degrees).

Operations

Southwestern Law School has an endowment valued at nearly $27.6M, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 9.93M (35.9%) compared to the 4.56% average return (574k on 12.6M) across all Special Focus Institutions.

In 2021, Southwestern Law School had a total salary expenditure of 37.6M. Southwestern Law School employs 41 Professors, 20 Associate professors. Most academics at Southwestern Law School are Male Professor (25), Female Professor (16), and Female Associate professor (13).

The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Southwestern Law School are: Office and Administrative Support, with 47 employees, Management, with 17 employees, and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 12 employees.

Endowment

$27.6M

2021 Endowment

29.2%

growth from 2020

Southwestern Law School has an endowment valued at about $27.6M, as of the end of the 2021 fiscal year. The endowment of Southwestern Law School grew 29.2% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $15M higher than than the median endowment of Special Focus Institutions according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

This line chart shows how the endowment at Southwestern Law School (in red) compares to that of some similar universities.

The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Special Focus Four-Year: Law Schools Carnegie Classification grouping.

Salary Expenditure

$18.6M

2021 Salaries

0.0676%

growth from 2020

In 2021, Southwestern Law School paid a median of $18.6M in salaries, which represents 49.5% of their overall expenditure ($37.6M) and a 0.0676% growth from the previous year.

The median for similar Special Focus Institutions is 3.06M (42.8% of overall expenditures).

Instructional Salaries

$9.13M

Instructional Salaries

Number of Employees

In 2021, Southwestern Law School paid a total of $9.13M to 61 employees working as instructors, which represents 49.1% of all salaries paid.

This is compared to a median of $871k (28.4%) for similar Special Focus Institutions.

Occupations by Share

Professor

Most Common Instructor

41 Employees

Office and Administrative Support

Most Common Non-Instructional Employee

47 Employees

In 2021, the most common positions for instructional staff at Southwestern Law School were Professor with 41 employees, and Associate professor with 20 employees.

In 2021, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Southwestern Law School were Office and Administrative Support with 47 employees, Management with 17 employees, and Librarians, Curators, Archivists, and Academic Affairs and Other Education Services with 12 employees.

Instructors by Academic Rank and Sex

Most Common Demographic (2021)

Male Professor
Female Professor
Female Associate professor

In 2021, the most common demographic for instructional staff at Southwestern Law School was Male Professor with 25 employees, Female Professor with 16 employees, and Female Associate professor with 13 employees.

This chart shows the sex split between each academic rank present at Southwestern Law School.