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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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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.
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Class Profile - Juris Doctor (JD)
USC Gould School of Law
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2020 Entering JD Class Profile

Class of 2023 Racial Diversity

79 Colleges and Universities Represented
ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY
BOSTON COLLEGE
BOSTON UNIVERSITY
BRANDEIS UNIVERSITY
BRIGHAM YOUNG UNIVERSITY
BROWN UNIVERSITY
CALIFORNIA BAPTIST UNIVERSITY
CALIFORNIA LUTHERAN UNIVERSITY
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-FRESNO
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-LONG BEACH
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-NORTHRIDGE
CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY-SAN MARCOS
CARNEGIE MELLON UNIVERSITY
CHAPMAN UNIVERSITY
CLAREMONT MCKENNA COLLEGE
COLUMBIA UNIVERSITY-COLUMBIA COLLEGE
CONCORDIA UNIV-SIR GEO WILLIAMS CAMPUS
DARTMOUTH COLLEGE
DUKE UNIVERSITY
EMORY UNIVERSITY
FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY
GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
HOPE COLLEGE
INDIANA UNIVERSITY-BLOOMINGTON
LAFAYETTE COLLEGE-PA
LAMAR UNIVERSITY
LOYOLA MARYMOUNT UNIVERSITY
MIAMI UNIVERSITY OXFORD
NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
NEW YORK UNIVERSITY
OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
OKLAHOMA STATE UNIVERSITY
PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
PEPPERDINE UNIVERSITY
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
RUTGERS UNIVERSITY
SAINT MARY'S COLLEGE OF CALIFORNIA
SANTA CLARA UNIVERSITY br>
SCRIPPS COLLEGE
SOUTHERN METHODIST UNIVERSITY
SOUTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY
TEXAS A & M UNIVERSITY
THE COLLEGE OF NEW JERSEY
TUFTS UNIVERSITY OF ARTS & SCIENCES
TULANE UNIVERSITY
UNIVERSITY OF ALABAMA
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 CENTRAL FLORIDA
UNIVERSITY OF COLORADO-BOULDER
UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA
UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS
UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY-LEXINGTON
UNIVERSITY OF LOUISVILLE
UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI
UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN-ANN ARBOR
UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA-LINCOLN
UNIVERSITY OF OREGON
UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA
UNIVERSITY OF RICHMOND
UNIVERSITY OF SAN DIEGO
UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA
UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON
UNIVERSITY OF WATERLOO
UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN - MADISON
VANDERBILT UNIVERSITY
WELLESLEY COLLEGE
WESTMONT COLLEGE
Data is accurate as of August 24, 2020
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