Gould School of Law - University of Southern California

Founded in 1896, Gould School of Law - University of Southern California is a Private (not-for-profit) located in Los Angeles, CA. Gould School of Law is ranked 15^th in Best Law Schools, 9^th in Lowest Acceptance Rate, 7^th in Expensive Law School Tuition. Next statements briefly introduces Gould School of Law with key academic facts.

The 2020 law school tuition at Gould School of Law - University of Southern California is $67,191. The law school tuition has increased by 3.52% from last year. The 2020 undergraduate tuition & fees at is $60,275. The graduate schools tuition & fees other than law school is $48,715.

The average living costs including room & board and other expenses is $18,064 when a student lives on campus facilities (i.e. dormitory / school owned apartment) and $18,064 when a student lives off campus.

The 2020 average LSAT score of Gould School of Law is 166. Compare to the average LSAT of all law schools, the LSAT score of Gould School of Law is average (the average is 156).

The average GPA is 3.8 and it is average compare to other law schools (the average is 3.47).

The 2020 acceptance rate at Gould School of Law is 17.69% where 5,648 applicants have applied to and 999 students have accepted to admit. The acceptance rate at Gould School of Law is much lower (extremely difficult to get in) compared to other law schools in united states (the average acceptance rate is 45.03%).

The Yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 20.02% where 200 students finally enrolled out of 999 admitted students. The yield Gould School of Law is lower (admitted, but not enrolled) compared to other law schools (the average yield is 45.03%).

For academic year 2019-2020, total 1,295 law school students have enrolled to Gould School of Law. 590 students have enrolled in JD (Juris Doctor degree) program and 705 students enrolled in Non-JD program. For Non-JD program students, 277 students have enrolled through distance learning.

203 first-time students have enrolled in Gould School of Law. By gender, 88 male and 115 female first-time students newly enrolled in Gould School of Law. With 3 pre-admitted students, there are 203 first-time law school Students at Gould School of Law.

For the first time bar exam takers at Gould School of Law, the bar exam pass rate is 87.73% - 220 students have taken and 193 students have passed the exam. The pass rate is higher than California average bar exam pass rate (70.06%).