Gould School of Law

The law school of University of Southern California, known as Gould School of Law, is a Private, 4 years school in Los Angeles, CA. The law school tuition & fees at Gould School of Law is $78,038. Its average LSAT score submitted by enrolled students is 169 and the average GPA is 3.88 for the academic yera 2023-2024. Total 1,436 students are attending the law school and 178 first-year students enrolled last year.

LSAT Average: 169
Tuition & Fees (JD): $78,038
LLM Tuition & Fees: $78,038
Acceptance Rate: 12.52%
Student Population: 1,436
First-Year Student: 178

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2023-2024 Tuition & Fees

The 2023-2024 tuition & fees at Gould School of Law is $78,038 for law school students. The tuition increased by 5.21% compared to last year. The average living costs besides tuition & fees is $22,158 including costs for room & boards, transportation, and other personal expenses. The living costs does not include the fees for health insurance.

The average tuition & fees of law schools in California is $60,327 for California residents and $63,444 for out-of-state students. For all laws schools in United States, the average law school tuition & fees is $42,924 for State residents and $48,063 for out-of-state students.

The tuition & fees of Gould School of Law is more expensive than the average tuition & fees of California law schools, as well as costs of all law schools in United States.

The next table shows the Gould School of Law tuition & fees and compare it to the California law schools and all U.S. Law schools. The 2024 statistics for comparison is not available yet due to the lack of data.

Gould School of Law 2023 Tuition & Fees
	2022	2023	2024
Gould School of Law	$70,948	$74,173	$78,038
California Law Schools	$58,356	$60,488	-
All U.S. Law Schools	$46,359	$47,510	-

LSAT score and GPA in Average

The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 169 and the average GPA is 3.88 at Gould School of Law.

The LSAT score of Gould School of Law is higher than the average LSAT score of California law schools, as well as all law schools in United States.

The undergraduate GPA of Gould School of Law is higher than the average LSAT score of California law schools, as well as all law schools in United States.

The next table shows the submitted LSAT scores and GPA by 25^th/50^th/75^th percentile and full-time/part-time status and compare each score to last year scores.

LSAT Scores
GPA

Gould School of Law LSAT scores distribution
	Gould School of Law	California Law Schools	All Law Schools
25^th percentile	165	158	155
50^th percentile	169	161	159
75^th percentile	169	163	161

Gould School of LawGPA distribution
	Gould School of Law	California Law Schools	All Law Schools
25^th percentile	3.77	3.38	3.33
50^th percentile	3.88	3.63	3.61
75^th percentile	3.96	3.77	3.79

Acceptance Rate & Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 4,850 students have applied to Gould School of Law. Among them, 607 students have accepted to admit and 178 have enrolled into Gould School of LawThe acceptance rate is 12.52% and the yield is 29%.

The acceptance rate of Gould School of Law is lower than the acceptance rate of California law schools, as well as all law schools in United States.

The next table illustrates the admission counts, acceptance rate, and yield at Gould School of Law.

Gould School of Law Admission Statistics
	Gould School of Law	California Law Schools	All Law Schools
Applicants	4,850	55,028	414,758
Admitted	607	14,652	130,837
Enrolled	178	3,827	36,756
Acceptance Rate	12.52%	33.21%	42.40%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	29.32%	26.77%	30.97%

Law School Student Population

For the academic year 2023-2024, total 1,436 students enrolled to Gould School of Law. Among them 644 students enrolled in JD (Juris Doctor degree) program and 792 students enrolled in Non-JD program.

For the first class, 178 students newly joined to to Gould School of Law. By gender, there are 76 men and 113 women first-time students at Gould School of Law. All students enrolled as full-time status at Gould School of Law.

Total Enrollment
First-Class Students

Gould School of Law Student Population
	2023	2024
Total Enrollment	1,521	1,436
JD Enrollment	631	644
Non-JD Enrollment	890	792

First-year Student Population
	2023	2024
Total	218	178
Men	74	76
Women	149	113

Bar Exam Pass Rate

For the first time bar exam takers, the bar exam pass rate is 82.42% where 182 students took the exam and 150 students passed the exam. The pass rate is higher than average pass rate of California law schools (73.55%).

Bar Exam Pass Rate
	2023	2024
Number of Graduates	212	183
First-Time Bar Exam Takers Total	209	182
New Graduates	202	177
Prior Year Graduates	7	5
Early Takers	0	0
No Exam Takers	6	5
Exam Passer	186	150
Exam Pass Rate	89%	82.42%
California Pass Rate	73.65%	73.55%