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About USC Gould
USC Gould is a top-ranked law school with a 120-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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Class Profile - Juris Doctor (JD) Program
USC Gould School of Law
- JURIS DOCTOR (JD) DEGREE
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- CURRICULUM OVERVIEW
- JD DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
- COURSE DESCRIPTIONS
- CLASS RANK AND GRADING
- CERTIFICATES
- CLINICS AND PRACTICUMS
- DUAL DEGREES
- STUDY ABROAD
- DATES AND DEADLINES
- CLASS PROFILE
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- COST OF ATTENDANCE
- COST AND VALUE
- FINANCIAL AID RESOURCES
- 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
- TRANSFER STUDENTS
- VISITING STUDENTS
- HOUSING AND TRANSPORTATION
- ABA REQUIRED DISCLOSURES
- PRIVACY POLICY
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2023 Entering JD Class Profile

Class of 2026 Racial Diversity

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
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
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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