University of Southern California Gould School of Law

Los Angeles, CA

University of Southern California Gould School of Law is located in Los Angeles, CA and enrolls approximately 228 first-year (1L) students. The median LSAT is 169 and median GPA is 3.91. In the most recent reporting year, 92.8% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 60.6% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 1.4% in federal clerkships.

1L Class Size
228
Median LSAT
169
Median GPA
3.91
Bar-Required Jobs
92.8%

Admissions Profile

Entering class 2024–25
75th Percentile 170
50th Percentile 169
25th Percentile 165
75th Percentile 3.97
50th Percentile 3.91
25th Percentile 3.73

Employment Outcomes

Class of 2024
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
92.8%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
80.5%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
60.6%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
2.7%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
1.4%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
2.7%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
6.8%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
4.1%
In-house & corporate
Education
0.9%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
4.1%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
1.4%
Actively job searching

First-Time Bar Passage

Class of 2024
First-Time Pass Rate
94.01%
Across all jurisdictions · first-time takers
ABA Avg (Weighted)
78.74%
Peer schools, same jurisdictions
vs. ABA Avg
+15.27%
Above weighted average
First-Time Takers
217
Graduates sitting for bar

Scholarship Distribution

Full-time students · entering class

Each circle represents 1% of the entering class, colored by scholarship level received.

No scholarship 31
Less than ½ tuition 311
Half to full tuition 282
Full tuition 0
More than full tuition 8