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, 93.4% of graduates secured full-time, bar-required employment, with 63% at large firms (251+ attorneys) and 3.5% 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 2025
Bar-Required Jobs (FTLT)
93.4%
Full-time, long-term · of total graduates
Private Practice
Any Law Firm
82.4%
All firm sizes combined
BigLaw (251+ atty)
63%
Large firm placement
Clerkships
All Clerkships
3.5%
Federal, state & other
Federal Clerkship
3.5%
Article III & federal courts
Public Sector & Other
Government
1.3%
Federal, state & local
Public Interest
6.2%
Nonprofits & advocacy
Business & Industry
4%
In-house & corporate
Education
0%
Academia & teaching
Other Outcomes
JD Advantage
2.2%
Non-bar-required roles
Unemployed, Seeking
0%
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