Gould School of Law

Gould School of Law Overview

Established in 1896, Gould School of Law is a private (not-for-profit) law school at University of Southern California. The 2026 tuition & fees of Gould School of Law is $88,436.

The acceptance rate of the school is 11.17% and yield is 28.20%. The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 169 and the average GPA is 3.91. Total 1,543 students are attending Gould School of Law and 227 of them is first-year students. Last year 217 graduate have taken the bar exam first time and 204 have passed the exam (the pass rate is 94.01%). You may want to check the general academic information of Gould School of Law at University of Southern California academic page.

Average LSAT and GPA

213 enrolled students have submitted LSAT scores and its average LSAT score is 169 at Gould School of Law and the average undergraduate GPA is 3.91. The following table shows the LSAT Score and GPA in 25^th, 50^th, and 75^th percentile.

Gould School of Law 2026 LSAT Scores and GPA
	25^th Percentile	50^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
LSAT Scores	165	169	170
Undergraduate GPA	3.73	3.91	3.97

Gould School of Law 2027 Tuition & Fees

Gould School of Law tuition & fees is $88,436 for the academic year 2026-2027. The average undergraduate tuition & fees other than law school at Gould School of Law is $71,647. For graduate schools, its average graduate tuition and fees is $71,515

Gould School of Law Tuition & Fees
Average Living Costs
Gould School of Law	$88,436
Living Costs	$24,241
Books & Supplies	$2,200
Personal Expenses	$2,020
Average Costs at University of Southern California
Undergraduate	$71,647
Graduate	$71,515

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

Last year, total 7,204 students applied to Gould School of Law and 805 students accepted to admit to the school. Among the accepted students, 227 students finally enrolled to Gould School of Law. The acceptance rate is 11.17% and yield (enrollment rate) is 28%. With 1 deferred/pre-admitted students, Gould School of Law has 228 first-year class students for the academic year 2025-2026.

Gould School of Law 2026 Admission Statistics
	Number of Students
Applicants	7,204
Admitted	805
Enrolled	227
Acceptance Rate	11.17%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	28.20%
Deferred / Previously Admitted	1
Total First Year Class Enrollment	228

Law Student Population

Gould School of Law has total 1,543 students for the academic year 2025-2026. Of the total students, 650 students enrolled in JD program and 893 enrolled in non-JD programs.

Total Enrollment at Gould School of Law
Total Enrollment	1,543
JD Enrollment	650
Non-JD Enrollment	893

Gould School of Law has 228 first-year, first-time students. By gender, there are 83 male and 145 female students. By attendance type, All students enrolled as the full-time status. The following table summarizes the first year enrollment by gender and attendance type at Gould School of Law.

First Year Student Enrollment at Gould School of Law
	Total	Full-time
Total	228	228
Men	83	83
Women	145	145

First Time Bar Passage

Last year, total 221 students have graduated from Gould School of Law. Among them, 217 students took the bar exam for the first time and 204 passed the exam. The first-time bar exam pass rate at Gould School of Law is 94.01% where the average pass rate of California is 78.74%.

First Time Bar Exam Takers and Pass Rate at Gould School of Law
Total Graduates	221
First-time Bar Exam Taker	217
First-time Bar Exam Not Taker	4 (new graduates)
First-time Bar Exam Passers and Pass Rate	204 / 94.01%
Pass Rate at California	78.74%