Comparing UC Berkeley Law and Southwestern Law Side by Side

The following statements compares Berkeley School of Law (UC Berkeley Law) and Southwestern Law School (Southwestern Law) with important law school statistics. All data is for the academic year 2025-2026, except bar passage and employment data for 2024-2025.
  • UC Berkeley Law tuition of $84,476 is more expensive than Southwestern Law tuition of $65,686.
  • Southwestern Law offers the better financial aid of $29,166 which is 44.40% of tuition amount.
  • UC Berkeley Law acceptance rate of 36.47% is lower than Southwestern Law of 14.84%.
  • UC Berkeley Law's LSAT score of 170 is higher than Southwestern Law of 157.
  • UC Berkeley Law's GPA of 3.92 is higher than Southwestern Law of 3.51.
  • UC Berkeley Law with 1,128 students is larger than Southwestern Law with 1,108 students.
  • UC Berkeley Law has higher bar exam pass rate than Southwestern Law.
  • UC Berkeley Law founded in 1894 is older than Southwestern Law founded in 1911.
  • UC Berkeley Law requires more expensive application fees than Southwestern Law.