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

Admissions Trends

2011–2025

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