Comparing UC San Francisco Law and Southwestern Law Side by Side

The following statements compares Southwestern Law School (Southwestern Law) and University of California College of the Law, San Francisco (UC San Francisco Law) with important law school statistics. All data is for the academic year 2025-2026, except bar passage and employment data for 2024-2025.
  • Southwestern Law tuition of $65,686 is more expensive than UC San Francisco Law tuition of $65,477.
  • Southwestern Law offers the better financial aid of $29,166 which is 44.40% of tuition amount.
  • UC San Francisco Law acceptance rate of 36.47% is lower than Southwestern Law of 27.48%.
  • UC San Francisco Law's LSAT score of 161 is higher than Southwestern Law of 157.
  • UC San Francisco Law's GPA of 3.71 is higher than Southwestern Law of 3.51.
  • UC San Francisco Law with 1,155 students is larger than Southwestern Law with 1,108 students.
  • UC San Francisco Law has higher bar exam pass rate than Southwestern Law.
  • UC San Francisco Law founded in 1878 is older than Southwestern Law founded in 1911.
  • UC San Francisco Law requires more expensive application fees than Southwestern Law.