- About
About USC Gould
USC Gould is a top-ranked law school with a 115-year history and reputation for academic excellence. We are located on the beautiful 228-acre USC University Park Campus, just south of downtown Los Angeles.
- Academics
Academics
Learn about our rigorous and interdisciplinary curriculum, our invaluable experiential learning opportunities, and the breadth and depth of our specialized areas of concentration and certificate offerings.
- Admissions
Admissions
USC Gould helps prepare you for a stellar legal career. You can pursue a JD degree, one of our numerous graduate and international offerings, or an online degree or certificate.
- Student Life
Student Life
Participate in an unparalleled learning experience with diversity of people and thought. Get involved in the law school community and participate in activities that enhance your studies.
- Careers
Careers
We work closely with students, graduates and employers to support successful career goals and outcomes. Our overall placement rate is consistently strong, with 94 percent of our JD class employed within 10 months after graduation.
- Faculty
Faculty
Our faculty is distinguished for its scholarship, as well as for its commitment to teaching. Our 12:1 student-to-faculty ratio creates an intimate and collegial learning environment.
- Alumni and Giving
Alumni and Giving
The global Trojan network of more than 10,000 law alumni and donors include recognized leaders in numerous fields who are deeply committed to supporting student and law school success.

Class Profile
- JURIS DOCTOR (JD) DEGREE
- + CURRICULUM
- CURRICULUM OVERVIEW
- JD DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
- COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
- CLASS RANK AND GRADING
- CERTIFICATES
- CLINICS AND PRACTICUMS
- DUAL DEGREES
- STUDY ABROAD
- DATES AND DEADLINES
- CLASS PROFILE
- + TUITION AND FINANCIAL AID
- COST OF ATTENDANCE
- COST AND VALUE
- TYPES OF AID
- FRANK ROTHMAN SCHOLARS
- PUBLIC INTEREST SCHOLARS
- HONORS SCHOLARS
- FIRST GENERATION PROFESSIONALS
- LOAN REPAYMENT ASSISTANCE PROGRAM (LRAP)
- EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING
- RECRUITMENT EVENTS
- APPLICATION INSTRUCTIONS
- + ALTERNATE ADMISSIONS PATHS
- BINDING EARLY DECISION
- 3+3 ACCELERATED BACHELOR/JD
- TWO-YEAR JURIS DOCTOR (JD) FOR INTERNATIONAL LAWYERS
- LLM TO JD TRANSFER
- TRANSFER STUDENTS
- VISITING STUDENTS
- HOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION
- ABA REQUIRED DISCLOSURES
- CONTACT US
2017 Entering JD Class Profile

Class of 2020 Racial Diversity

88 Colleges & Universities Represented
Abilene Christian University - 1
Amherst College - 1
Arizona State University - 1
Asbury University - 1
Azusa Pacific University - 1
Brandeis University - 3
Brigham Young University - 1
Brown University - 2
Calif Polytechnic St U - San Luis Obispo - 1
California State Polytechnic - Pomona - 1
California State University - Northridge - 2
California State Univ - San Bernardino - 1
Case Western Reserve University - 1
Chapman University - 2
City College - CUNY - 1
College of Wooster - 1
Columbia University - Columbia College - 2
Cornell University - NY - 1
Duke University - 1
George Washington University - 2
Georgia Institute of Technology - 1
Hillsdale College - 1
Hunter College - CUNY - 1
Indiana University - Bloomington - 2
Indiana Univ - Purdue Univ, Indianapolis - 1
Johns Hopkins University - 1
Kalamazoo College - 1
Kenyon College - 2
Lafayette College - PA - 1
Loyola Marymount University - 3
Loyola University - 1
Macalester College - 1
Miami University Oxford - 1
Northeastern University - 1
Northwestern University - 1
NYU College of Arts & Science - 3
Occidental College - 2
Penn State Univ - University Park - 1
Pepperdine University - 1
Princeton University - 1
San Diego State University - 1
Santa Clara University - 2
Sarah Lawrence College NY - 1
Southern Illinois Univ. - Edwardsville - 1
Southern Methodist University - 2
SUNY at Binghamton Center - 1
Syracuse University - 1
The University of Texas at Austin - 2
Transylvania University - 1
Tufts University of Arts & Sciences - 1
Tulane University - 1
Univ. of Delaware - 2
University of Alabama - 1
University of Arizona - 1
University of Arkansas - Fayetteville - 1
University of California - Berkeley - 11
University of California - Davis - 2
University of California - Irvine - 4
University of California - Los Angeles - 23
University of California - Riverside - 2
University of California - San Diego - 5
University of California - Santa Barbara - 8
University of Chicago - 1
University of Colorado - Boulder - 2
University of Florida - 1
University of Georgia - 1
University of La Verne - 1
University of Maryland - College Park - 2
University of Miami - 2
University of Michigan - Ann Arbor - 4
University of Missouri - Columbia - 1
University of Nevada - Reno - 1
University of New Mexico - 1
University of Oregon - 1
University of San Diego - 6
University of South Carolina - Columbia - 1
University of Southern California - 12
University of The Pacific - 1
University of Tulsa - 1
University of Virginia - 1
University of Washington - 2
University of Western Ontario - 1
University of Wisconsin - Madison - 1
Vanderbilt University - 3
Villanova University - 1
Washington University - 1
Wellesley College - 1
West Virginia University - Morgantown - 1
Winthrop University - 1
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