Gould School of Law Students and Faculties

    Class Size and Student Population

    There are 1,436 students enrolled in Gould School of Law - 644 JD and 792 non-JD enrollment. The number of enrolled students decreased by 85 compared to last year.

    First-year Enrollment

    In the acadmic year 2023-2024, 189 students newly enrolled to the law school - 76 men and 113 women. Gould School of Law is much bigger than other law schools compared to their average number of students 714.
    ApplicantsAdmittedEnrolledPre-AdmittedTotal First year Enrollment
    2024 Admission 4,850 607 178 11 189
    TotalMenWomenOther
    2020199 90 109 0
    2021203 88 115 0
    2022212 78 132 2
    2023223 74 149 0
    2024189 76 113 0
    First Year Enrollment Trends by Gender at Gould School of Law Chart

    Total Law Student Population

    In the academic year 2023-2024, 1,436 students enrolled, of which 644 are J.D. students and 792 are Non-JD students. The proportion of J.D. students is 44.85% at Gould School of Law.
    You can compare Gould School of Law with law schools that have similar student population between 1200 and 1500
    The following table and chart shows the changes of total student population by year at Gould School of Law.
    TotalJD EnrollmentNon-JD Enrollment
    20201,295590705
    20211,433599834
    20221,414613801
    20231,521631890
    20241,436644792
    Gould School of Law Total Enrollment Trends Chart

    Diversity of Student Population

    For first-year law school students, the percentage of White students at Gould School of Law is 64.04%. The percentage of African-american students is 8.99% with 16 students and the percentage of Asian students is 25.84% with 46 students.
    The following table and chart visualize the student demographics by race/ethnicity and gender at Gould School of Law.
    TotalMenWomen
    American Indian / Alaska Native0 00
    African-American / Black16
    (8.99%)    		 79
    Asian46
    (25.84%)    		 1135
    Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0 00
    Hispanic21
    (11.80%)    		 615
    White114
    (64.04%)    		 4569
    Two or More16
    (8.99%)    		 313
    Race Unknown3
    (1.69%)    		 12
    Nonresident Aliens7
    (3.93%)    		 16
    Gould School of Law Enrollment by Race Chart

    2024 Faculties & Staffs

    186 faculties and 7 law librarians work for Gould School of Law. With the 1,436 law school students, its students to faculty ratio is 8 to 1.

    Faculty & Staffs Summary and Comparison

    FacultiesStaffsStudents to Faculty
    Gould School of Law18678 to 1
    All Law Schools14276 to 1
    Public12776 to 1
    Private15376 to 1
    California Law Schools15985 to 1
    Public221125 to 1
    Private13565 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.
    202220232024
    Total148181186
    Full-time505159
    Men242528
    Women262631
    Other000
    Part-time98130127
    Men588585
    Women404541
    Other001

    Law School Librarians

    Other than teaching faculties, 7 law librarians work and help the law school students and faculties at Gould School of Law.
    202220232024
    Librarians787
    Full-time787
    Part-time000
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