Gould School of Law Acceptance Rates, Requirements, and Deadlines

12.52% Gould School of Law Acceptance Rate

The acceptance rate at Gould School of Law is 12.52% for the academic year 2023-2024. 4,850 students applied and 607 are accepted. Of the accepted students, 178 students finally enrolled into the school and the yield is 29.32%.

Acceptance Rate Comparison for Gould School of Law

Compared to law schools in U.S., Gould School of Law's acceptance rate is much lower than the average rate of 42%. Compared to law schools in California, Gould School of Law's acceptance rate is much lower than the average rate of 33%.

You can compare Gould School of Law with law schools that have similar acceptance rate between 10% and 20%

Gould School of Law Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics
	Acceptance Rate	Yield	First-Year Enroll	Total Enroll
Gould School of Law	12.52%	29.32%	178	1,436
All Law Schools	42.35%	31.09%	187	714
Public	41.36%	31.47%	161	636
Private	43.11%	30.79%	207	774
California Law Schools	33%	26.76%	213	834
Public	21.96%	28.48%	265	1,018
Private	37.53%	26.10%	192	762

Application timeline & Requirements

For 2024 fall term class, the application deadline at Gould School of Law is April 1, 2024 (Regular Decision Deadline). The school may accept application after the deadline, but it may give benefits to early applicants such as high acceptance chance and scholarship opportunity. Especially, to apply scholarship by school or government, the application must be submitted by the priority deadline, April 1, 2024. Check detailed explanation about application time line at Gould School of Law' application process page.

The items in following table are the required items to Gould School of Law applicants. Double-check the requirements by contacting admission office or check the application requirement page. You may want to read the common law school application process and requirements to learn the law school application process.

Timeline


Application Open	2023-09-01
Early Decision Deadline	2023-11-20
Priority Deadline	2024-02-01
Regular Decision Deadline	2024-04-01
Admission Contact
Phone	213-740-2523
Email	admissions@law.usc.edu
General Admission Information	https://gould.usc.edu/admissions/
Application Requirements	https://gould.usc.edu/academics/degrees/jd/application/

Application Requirements


CAS Report	Applicants need to submit transcripts, GPA, LSAT Scores, LSAT Writing Samples, Letters of Recommendation, and more required items to LSAC. Official CAS Report includes those items and will send to School.
LSAT Or GRE Scores	Official LSAT Score, usually no older than 5 years Additional GRE scores may be optional.
Personal Statement	Discuss any matters relevant to your ability to succeed in law school.
Two Letters Of Recommendation	Limit up to 3 or 4 letters, in general May require right of access to recommendations.
Résumé	Describe your academic, extracurricular and professional activities.
Contribution To Diversity	Optional. Describe how your background or experiences will contribute to or enhance the diversity of the law school community.
USC Statement Of Interest
Addenda

Data Source: https://gould.usc.edu/academics/degrees/jd/application/

2024 LSAT Scores and GPA

The LSAT score at Gould School of Law is 169 and GPA is 3.88 over 178 enrolled students for the academic year 2023-2024.

Compared to law schools in U.S., Gould School of Law' LSAT score is similar to the average score of 159. Compared to law schools in California, Gould School of Law' LSAT score is similar to the average score of 161.

You can compare Gould School of Law with law schools that have similar LSAT score between 165 and 170

The 75^th percentile of LSAT score is 169 and the 25^th percentile is 165. The 75^th percentile of GPA is 3.94 and the 25^th percentile is 3.76.

2024 Scores

	LSAT Scores	GPA
Gould School of Law	169	3.88
All Law Schools	159	3.61
Public	159	3.64
Private	158	3.58
California Law Schools	161	3.63
Public	166	3.76
Private	159	3.58

LSAT Score

	25^th percentile	50^th percentile	75^th percentile
2019	163	166	167
2020	163	166	167
2021	162	167	168
2022	165	168	169
2023	165	168	169
2024	165	169	169

GPA

	25^th percentile	50^th percentile	75^th percentile
2019	3.61	3.78	3.89
2020	3.65	3.8	3.91
2021	3.61	3.83	3.92
2022	3.6	3.82	3.9
2023	3.76	3.87	3.94
2024	3.77	3.88	3.96

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