There are 1,421 students enrolled in Gould School of Law - 635 JD and 786 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students decreased by 15 compared to last year.
First-year Enrollment
In the acadmic year 2024-2025, 201 students newly enrolled to the law school - 80 men and 120 women. Gould School of Law is much bigger than other law schools compared to their average number of students 707.
Applicants
Admitted
Enrolled
Pre-Admitted
Total First year Enrollment
2025 Admission
6,203
770
200
1
201
Total
Men
Women
Other
2021
203
88
115
0
2022
212
78
132
2
2023
223
74
149
0
2024
189
76
113
0
2025
201
80
120
1
Total Law Student Population
In the academic year 2024-2025, 1,421 students enrolled, of which 635 are J.D. students and 786 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 44.69% at Gould School of Law.
The following table and chart shows the changes of total student population by year at Gould School of Law.
Total
JD Enrollment
Non-JD Enrollment
2021
1,433
599
834
2022
1,414
613
801
2023
1,521
631
890
2024
1,436
644
792
2025
1,421
635
786
Diversity of Student Population
For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Gould School of Law is 41.00%. The percentage of African-american students is 10.00% with 20 students and the percentage of Asian students is 26.50% with 53 students.
The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at Gould School of Law.
Total
Men
Women
American Indian / Alaska Native
0
0
0
African-American / Black
20 (10.00%)
5
15
Asian
53 (26.50%)
19
34
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander
0
0
0
Hispanic
26 (13.00%)
8
18
White
82 (41.00%)
40
41
Two or More
12 (6.00%)
3
9
Race Unknown
8 (4.00%)
5
3
2024 Faculties & Staffs
208 faculties and 6 law librarians work for Gould School of Law. With the 1,421 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 7 to 1.
Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison
Faculties
Staffs
Students to Faculty
Gould School of Law
208
6
7 to 1
All Law Schools
142
7
6 to 1
Public
127
7
6 to 1
Private
154
7
6 to 1
California Law Schools
164
8
5 to 1
Public
229
12
5 to 1
Private
139
6
5 to 1
Faculty by Gender and Job Type
By gender, there are 113 men (60.75%) and 72 women (38.71%) faculties teaching/advising students at USC Law. In addition, 1 faculties are either gender-separated or unknown. By employment status, 59 full-time and 127 part-time faculties work for the school.
2022
2023
2024
2025
Total
148
181
186
208
Full-time
50
51
59
63
Men
24
25
28
33
Women
26
26
31
30
Other
0
0
0
0
Part-time
98
130
127
145
Men
58
85
85
94
Women
40
45
41
48
Other
0
0
1
1
Law School Librarians
Other than teaching faculties, 7 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at Gould School of Law.