Gould School of Law
Gould School of Law, part of University of Southern California, is located in Los Angeles, CA, founded in 1896. Gould School of Law' tuition & fees is $74,173 for first-year students in the academic year 2022-2023. 97.50% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships and the average amount of the aid is $35,000. That could cover 47.19% of full tuition & fees.
The acceptance rate is 12.96% and total of 203 first-year students enrolled in the law school. The average GPA of the enrolled students is 3.82 and the average LSAT score is 168. For first-time exam takers, its bar exam pass rate is 92.13%.
2023 Tuition & Fees
Gould School of Law's 2023 tuition & fees is $74,173 for its prospective studets.
For law school students, the average living costs including room & board, books, and other personal expenses is $26,780. Including living costs and tuition & fees, the total costs of attendance of Gould School of Law is $100,953.
The following table summarizes the tuition & fees, and other college costs for Gould School of Law.
Grants and Scholarships
At Gould School of Law, 97.50% of enrolled students received grants and/or scholarships. The average grant amount is $35,000. 2.40% of students received more than full tuition amount, and 68.32% received more than half, but not the full tuition amount.
You can view more detailed financial aid statistics at Gould School of Law costs and financial aid page.
GPA and LSAT Scores
The average GPA of Gould School of Law is 3.82 and the average LSAT score is 168. The GPA is the average value of submitted scores from 209 pre-admitted and enrolled first-year students and the average LSAT score is computed over submitted scores from 203 students. The following table summarizes the GPA and LSAT scores by 25th, 50th, and 75th percentiles.
Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics
For the academic year 2022-2023, total 6,839 students have applied to Gould School of Law and 886 students have accepted to get into the school. Among the admitted students, 203 students finally have enrolled into the school. The acceptance rate is 12.96% and the yield, also known as enrollment rate, is 22.91% at Gould School of Law. With 9 pre-admitted students, total 212 first-year students enrolled in Gould School of Law.
Bar Exam Pass Rate
Last year, total 178 students took the bar exam first time at Gould School of Law. Among them, 164 students passed the exam and the bar exam pass rate is 92.13%. For reference, the average pass rate at California law schools is 78.51%. The following table shows the bar exam pass rate for first time exam takers at Gould School of Law.
In 2022, 193 students graduated from Gould School of Law. Of them, 175 graduates employed where bar passage required and 10 got J.D. Advantage jobs. By employed status, 187 graduates employed as full-time and 1 employed as part-time status. Check more employment statistics at Gould School of Law employement summary page.
