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Class Profile - Juris Doctor (JD) Program

USC Gould School of Law

2023 Entering JD Class Profile

2023 Entering JD Class Profile

Aplications4,850
Admitted607
First-Year Students189
Female60%
Students from Outside California36%
Students of Color56%
Economically Disadvantaged20%
States Represented24
Average Age of Students24
First Generation Professional38%

GPA Range

3.76
25th%
3.88
Median
3.96
75th%

LSAT Range

165
25th%
169
Median
169
75th%

Financial Aid

Average Scholarship Award$41,000
Majority of Awards Range from$30,000 to $60,000

Class of 2026 Racial Diversity

Class of 2026 Racial Diversity

White/Caucasian36%
Hispanic15%
Non-Resident8%
Asian19%
Black/African American11%
Did Not Indicate6%
Two or More5%

79 Colleges and Universities Represented

ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
BIOLA UNIVERSITY
BOISE STATE UNIVERSITY
BOSTON COLLEGE
BOSTON UNIVERSITY
BROWN UNIVERSITY
CALIF POLYTECHNIC ST U-SAN LUIS OBISPO
CALIFORNIA STATE POLYTECHNIC-POMONA
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-FULLERTON
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-LONG BEACH
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-NORTHRIDGE
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY
CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY
COLUMBIA UNIV SC GENL STUDY NY
CORNELL UNIVERSITY-NY
FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY
FORDHAM UNIV. FORDHAM COLL. @ LINCOLN CT
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
HOWARD UNIVERSITY
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
KALAMAZOO COLLEGE
KENT STATE UNIVERSITY
LEWIS AND CLARK COLLEGE
LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY
MIAMI UNIVERSITY OXFORD
MISCELLANEOUS 4 YR-2000
MOUNT HOLYOKE COLLEGE
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
NYU COLLEGE OF ARTS & SCIENCE
NYU GALLATIN SCH OF INDIVIDUALIZED STUDY
NYU TISCH SCHOOL OF THE ARTS
OCCIDENTAL COLLEGE
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIV-UNIVERSITY PARK
RICE UNIVERSITY
SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY

 

SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY
SPELMAN COLLEGE
TEXAS CHRISTIAN UNIVERSITY
THE UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS AT AUSTIN
TUFTS UNIVERSITY OF ARTS & SCIENCES
TULANE UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA
UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA
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 COLORADO-BOULDER
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO-COLORADO SPRINGS
UNIVERSITY OF HAWAII AT MANOA
UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS-URBANA
UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND-COLLEGE PARK
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-ANN ARBOR
UNIVERSITY OF NEW MEXICO
UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA-CHAPEL HILL
UNIVERSITY OF NOTRE DAME
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
UNIVERSITY OF PUGET SOUND
UNIVERSITY OF SAINT THOMAS-TX
UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - MADISON
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
VILLANOVA UNIVERSITY
WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY
WESLEYAN UNIVERSITY
WHITMAN COLLEGE
YESHIVA UNIVERSITY

 

Data is accurate as of September 1, 2023.

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