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 2025 tuition & fees of Gould School of Law is $78,038.

The acceptance rate of the school is 12.70% and yield is 29.26%. The average LSAT scores submitted by enrolled students is 168 and the average GPA is 3.87. Total 1,521 students are attending Gould School of Law and 218 of them is first-year students. Last year 178 graduate have taken the bar exam first time and 164 have passed the exam (the pass rate is 89.00%). 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

203 enrolled students have submitted LSAT scores and its average LSAT score is 168 Gould School of Law. The average undergraduate GPA from 209 submitters is 3.87. The following table shows the LSAT Score and GPA in 25^th, 50^th, and 75^th percentile.

Gould School of Law 2024 LSAT Scores and GPA
	25^th Percentile	50^th Percentile	75^th Percentile
LSAT Scores	165	168	169
Undergraduate GPA	3.6	3.82	3.9

Gould School of Law 2023 Tuition & Fees

Gould School of Law tuition & fees is $78,038 for the academic year 2022-2023. The average undergraduate tuition & fees other than law school at Gould School of Law is $68,237. For graduate schools, its average graduate tuition and fees is $68,128

Gould School of Law Tuition & Fees
Average Living Costs
Gould School of Law	$78,038
Living Costs	$22,158
Books & Supplies	$2,200
Personal Expenses	$2,422
Average Costs at University of Southern California
Undergraduate	$68,237
Graduate	$68,128

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics

Last year, total 6,839 students applied to Gould School of Law and 886 students accepted to admit to the school. Among the accepted students, 203 students finally enrolled to Gould School of Law. The acceptance rate is 12.70% and yield (enrollment rate) is 29%. With 9 deferred/pre-admitted students, Gould School of Law has 212 first-year class students for the academic year 2021-2022.

Gould School of Law 2024 Admission Statistics
	Number of Students
Applicants	6,839
Admitted	886
Enrolled	203
Acceptance Rate	12.70%
Yield (Enrollment Rate)	29.26%
Deferred / Previously Admitted	9
Total First Year Class Enrollment	212

Law Student Population

Gould School of Law has total 1,521 students for the academic year 2021-2022. Of the total students, 613 students enrolled in JD program and 801 enrolled in non-JD programs.

Total Enrollment at Gould School of Law
Total Enrollment	1,414
JD Enrollment	613
Non-JD Enrollment	801

Gould School of Law has 212 first-year, first-time students. By gender, there are 78 male and 132 female students. 2 student(s) with other type of gender. 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	212	212
Men	78	78
Women	132	132
Other	2	2

First Time Bar Passage

Last year, total 190 students have graduated from Gould School of Law. Among them, 178 students (including exam takers from prior year and early first time takers) took the bar exam for the first time and 164 passed the exam. The first-time bar exam pass rate at Gould School of Law is 89.00% where the average pass rate of California is 78.51%.

First Time Bar Exam Takers and Pass Rate at Gould School of Law
Total Graduates	190
First-time Bar Exam Taker	178 (176 new graduates, 2 from prior year)
First-time Bar Exam Not Taker	14 (new graduates)
First-time Bar Exam Passers and Pass Rate	164 / 92.13%
Pass Rate at California	78.51%