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Class Profile - Juris Doctor (JD) Program

USC Gould School of Law

2023 Entering JD Class Profile

2025 Entering JD Class Profile

Applications 7,205
Admitted 805
First-Year Students 227
Students from Outside California 42%
States Represented 25
Average Age of Students 24
First Generation Professional 32%

GPA Range

3.73
25th%
3.91
Median
3.97
75th%

LSAT Range

165
25th%
169
Median
170
75th%

Financial Aid

Average Scholarship Award$42,000
Majority of Awards Range from$35,000 to $60,000
Percentage of Student Receiving Scholarships99%

Class of 2026 Racial Diversity

91 Colleges and Universities Represented

AMERICAN UNIVERSITY
AMHERST COLLEGE
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
BOSTON UNIVERSITY
BROWN UNIVERSITY
CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC-POMONA
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIV-DOMINGUEZ HILLS
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-FRESNO
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-LONG BEACH
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-NORTHRIDGE
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-SACRAMENTO
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY
CLARK ATLANTA UNIVERSITY
COLBY COLLEGE
COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS
COLLEGE OF WILLIAM AND MARY
COLUMBIA UNIV SC GENL STUDY NY
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY-COLUMBIA COLLEGE
CORNELL UNIVERSITY-NY
DUKE UNIVERSITY
EMORY UNIVERSITY
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY
FORDHAM UNIV-BUSINESS ADMIN
GEORGE WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY
GONZAGA UNIVERSITY
HAMILTON COLLEGE
HONG KONG UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE & TECHNOLOGY
HOWARD UNIVERSITY
INDIANA UNIVERSITY-BLOOMINGTON
INDIANA UNIVERSITY-NORTHWEST
KING'S COLLEGE - LONDON
LAHORE UNIVERSITY OF MANAGEMENT SCIENCES
LEHIGH UNIVERSITY
LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY
MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
NYU COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCE
NYU SHANGHAI
NYU STEINHARDT SCH OF EDUCATION
NYU TISCH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY-COLUMBUS
PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY

PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
PURDUE UNIVERSITY-WEST LAFAYETTE
RENMIN UNIVERSITY OF CHINA
RICE UNIVERSITY
RUTGERS U SCH OF ARTS & SCIENCES
SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY
SHANGHAI MARITIME UNIVERSITY
SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY
STANFORD UNIVERSITY
SUNY AT STONY BROOK CENTER
SWARTHMORE COLLEGE
TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY - COLLEGE STATION
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT DALLAS
TULANE UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITA COMMERCIALE LUIGI
UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-BERKELEY
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-DAVIS
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-IRVINE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-LOS ANGELES
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-RIVERSIDE
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SAN DIEGO
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SANTA BARBARA
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA-SANTA CRUZ
UNIVERSITY OF CHICAGO
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-ANN ARBOR
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA-LAS VEGAS
UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA-RENO
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
UNIVERSITY OF PITTSBURGH
UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO
UNIVERSITY OF SAN FRANCISCO
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE - KNOXVILLE
UNIVERSITY OF UTAH
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - MADISON
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY
YALE UNIVERSITY
YONSEI UNIVERSITY

Data points are accurate as of September 1, 2025.

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