USC Gould School of Law

Rank 26 (USNWR 2025)

Applicants for the class of 2021 , matriculating 2018

655 applicants for the 2017 - 2018 cycle

7 / 106 , 160 rejected, 65 waitlisted, 172 withdrawn

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Previous year ABA 509 data
Percentiles	25	50	75
LSAT	165	169	170
GPA	3.82	3.91	3.97

Miscellaneous	Count	Percentile
# Applications	6203	94
# Admissions offers	770	-
Class size	201	60
% Accepted	12.4%	97
% Yield	26.0%	29

LSData Percentiles	25	50	75
LSAT	162	165	169
GPA	3.43	3.64	3.81

LSData Averages	Rejected	All	Accepted
LSAT	162	165	168
GPA	3.45	3.59	3.77
Softs	-	-	-
Scholarship	-	-	$129,083

Miscellaneous
Days from sent to decision	69
Days from UR to decision	-
Interview invite rate	-
Interview conversion rate	-
URM LSAT differential	-2.55
URM GPA differential	-0.11

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School applicants

Name Result Last seen GPA LSAT GRE URM WE Scholarship Sent Received Complete UR UR2 Interview invite Decision

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Name	Result	GPA	LSAT	URM	WE	$$$$	Sent	Complete	UR	II	Decision

Name	Result	GPA	LSAT	URM	WE	$$$$	Sent	Complete	UR	II	Decision
Brommie	WL, Withdrawn	3.6	174		10+ years		2018/02/01	2018/02/05			2018/03/09
churner-throwaway-	Pending, Withdrawn	3.84	170		1-4 years		2017/09/15	2017/09/18
kreuzbert	WL, Withdrawn	3.47	167		5-9 years		2018/01/25				2018/03/28
ethicalapproximation	Accepted, Withdrawn	3.51	172		?	$105,000	2018/10/16	2018/10/29			2019/01/18
savlo	Accepted, Withdrawn	3.88	167		?	$150,000	2018/10/10	2018/10/12			2019/01/07
Stickulus	Pending, Withdrawn	3.9	162		0 years (KJD)		2018/10/24	2018/10/25
DavisEcon2022	Intend to Apply, Withdrawn	3.94	162		0 years (KJD)
dakzeke2020	WL, Withdrawn	3.68	170		?		2019/01/18
lmb38v2	WL, Withdrawn	3.85	168		10+ years		2019/01/06	2019/01/07			2019/02/22
shibainuxyz	Accepted, Withdrawn	3.96	164		?	$120,000	2017/09/15	2017/09/18			2018/01/11
pizzabagel	WL, Withdrawn	3.9	164		0 years (KJD)		2018/01/09	2018/01/10			2018/03/09
ChairmanTman	WL, Withdrawn	3.43	170		5-9 years		2018/10/16	2018/10/17			2019/02/22
shapedlikeacorgi	WL, Withdrawn	3.79	162		1-4 years
LawSchoolGemi	WL, Withdrawn	3.6	165		1-4 years		2017/11/03	2017/11/06			2018/02/23
ss108	Accepted, Withdrawn	3.7	177		1-4 years	$120,000	2017/10/30	2017/10/31			2018/01/11
bobloblaw15	WL, Withdrawn	3.3	160		1-4 years		2018/01/17	2018/01/17			2018/03/09
vikingrunner	WL, Withdrawn	3.45	169		1-4 years						2018/04/12
teedy-roosevelt	WL, Withdrawn	3.37	170		5-9 years		2017/11/18	2017/12/06			2018/03/29
saffles	WL, Withdrawn	3.56	158		1-4 years		2018/02/01	2018/03/09			2018/04/26
PublicInterested	Accepted, Withdrawn	3.721	169		1-4 years	$135,000	2017/12/18	2018/01/02			2018/03/08
abujabal	WL, Withdrawn	3.27	172		1-4 years		2017/11/27	2017/11/28			2018/04/12
tannyrp	WL, Withdrawn	3.49	165		1-4 years		2017/11/14	2017/11/15			2018/03/09
TheDuke0fEarl	WL, Withdrawn	3.85	169		1-4 years		2018/01/31	2018/02/04			2018/03/09
yaffa	WL, Withdrawn	3.5	166		1-4 years		2017/11/25				2018/02/23
londonlady	Accepted, Withdrawn	3.8	161		1-4 years	$75,000	2017/10/29				2018/01/25
col619	WL, Withdrawn	3.7	163		1-4 years
MagicMouse	Intend to Apply, Withdrawn	3.91	169		5-9 years
sadguitarriffs	WL, Withdrawn	3.72	171		1-4 years		2018/02/08	2018/02/09			2018/03/09
horseFaceMcGee	WL, Withdrawn	3.23	167		1-4 years		2017/09/15	2017/09/18			2018/02/23
SeraphimD17	WL, Withdrawn	3.72	163		0 years (KJD)		2017/11/30	2017/12/08			2018/02/23
sluglife	WL, Withdrawn	3.35	172		1-4 years		2017/11/11				2018/03/28
goodlucktoall	WL, Withdrawn	3.8	161		0 years (KJD)		2018/01/31	2018/01/24			2018/03/11
valleydown	WL, Withdrawn	3.62	174		10+ years		2017/11/14				2018/02/23
nicole1994	WL, Withdrawn	3.72	165		1-4 years		2017/09/23	2017/09/25			2018/02/23
scalaw	WL, Withdrawn	3.4	170		1-4 years		2017/09/26	2017/09/27			2018/03/09
rickandmorty	Pending, Withdrawn	3.66	167		0 years (KJD)	$75,000	2017/10/13	2017/10/13			2018/01/25
WritersBlock	WL, Withdrawn	3.66	156		?						2018/03/28
corp-sellout	Pending, Withdrawn	3.24	157		1-4 years
blarp	Accepted, Withdrawn	3.77	173		1-4 years	$135,000	2017/11/30				2017/12/19
kbw14	WL, Withdrawn	3.53	167		1-4 years		2018/01/03				2018/02/23
emihoney	WL, Withdrawn	3.85	166		1-4 years		2018/02/01	2018/03/08			2018/04/26
snowflake1996	Pending, Withdrawn	3.71	157		0 years (KJD)
skr17	Pending, Withdrawn	3.89	165		0 years (KJD)		2018/02/08
kaf5631	WL, Withdrawn	3.25	166		1-4 years		2017/11/27	2017/11/27			2018/02/23
whydoesthelsatsuck	Pending, Withdrawn	3.94	173		?		2017/10/10	2017/10/23
cceciliak	WL, Withdrawn	3.89	165		0 years (KJD)		2018/01/30	2018/01/31			2018/03/28
cheerND	WL, Withdrawn	3.58	168		0 years (KJD)		2018/01/31
glassclown	Accepted, Withdrawn	3.81	167		?	$165,000	2017/10/10	2017/10/12			2017/12/19
Poscirbu	Accepted, Withdrawn	3.99	166		0 years (KJD)	$150,000	2018/01/29				2018/02/16
hopefuly	Pending, Withdrawn	3.52	162		1-4 years		2018/02/01	2018/02/05
ItsYaBoi	Accepted, Withdrawn	3.76	159		1-4 years	$120,000	2017/11/21	2017/11/28
Wentzlyvania11	WL, Withdrawn	3.43	165		1-4 years		2017/12/02				2018/02/23
pwilliamson123	Pending, Withdrawn	3.57	169		0 years (KJD)		2017/11/04	2017/11/06
butwhynot25	Accepted, Withdrawn	3.08	164		1-4 years	$105,000	2017/11/17				2017/12/19
amazeking	WL, Withdrawn	3.2	172		1-4 years
Ch33s1n	WL, Withdrawn	3.49	165		1-4 years		2017/10/19	2017/10/20			2018/02/23
duckscubs	Accepted, Withdrawn	3.91	170		?	$165,000	2018/01/08	2018/01/12			2018/02/02
caffeinatedvirgo	Accepted, Withdrawn	3.79	168		1-4 years	$150,000	2017/11/06				2017/12/19
kandra	Pending, Withdrawn	3.7	167		?
WB-NC	WL, Withdrawn	3.9	167		0 years (KJD)		2018/01/21				2018/03/09
Luzhin	Accepted, Withdrawn	3.93	173		0 years (KJD)	$165,000		2017/11/13			2017/12/19
ysossrs	WL, Withdrawn	3.67	169		5-9 years		2018/01/11	2018/01/12			2018/04/12
Tbaker18	Accepted, Withdrawn	3.84	168		0 years (KJD)	$165,000	2017/10/24	2017/10/25			2017/12/19
OPD1	WL, Withdrawn	4.0	160		?
hairywizard	Accepted, Withdrawn	3.78	165		0 years (KJD)	$105,000		2017/11/11			2018/01/19
lsatkar	Pending, Withdrawn	3.45	172		0 years (KJD)		2017/11/30
austinsibly	Accepted, Withdrawn	3.89	175		1-4 years	$165,000	2017/10/23				2017/12/19
Godawgs2017	WL, Withdrawn	3.45	166		0 years (KJD)		2018/01/04				2018/03/28
jpars108	WL, Withdrawn	3.74	165		1-4 years		2017/11/23	2017/11/27			2018/02/23
sehguh94	Pending, Withdrawn	3.46	167		1-4 years		2017/11/27
toasterstrudelkid	WL, Withdrawn	3.7	167		?		2017/11/23	2017/11/27			2018/02/23
IPgal	Accepted, Withdrawn	3.8	160		0 years (KJD)	$60,000	2017/12/07				2018/02/23
vincoxiii	WL, Withdrawn	3.85	163		0 years (KJD)
minimccheese	Pending, Withdrawn	3.44	167		0 years (KJD)
Katier	Accepted, Withdrawn	3.62	170		1-4 years	$150,000	2017/10/29	2017/10/30			2017/12/19
i-eat-chapstick	Accepted, Withdrawn	3.59	167		1-4 years	$90,000	2017/11/19				2017/12/19
JE11	WL, Withdrawn	3.6	163		0 years (KJD)		2017/11/20	2017/11/21			2018/02/23
nrbr964	WL, Withdrawn	3.47	165		1-4 years		2017/10/08	2017/10/09			2018/02/23
Awedorable	WL, Withdrawn	3.32	171		0 years (KJD)		2017/09/15	2017/09/16
NJNP3	Accepted, Withdrawn	3.95	160		5-9 years	$75,000	2017/10/16	2017/10/17			2018/01/25
arpanet	WL, Withdrawn	3.42	167		5-9 years
Mcrasan	Pending, Withdrawn	3.75	162		1-4 years		2018/10/24
Chesnill	WL, Withdrawn	3.62	166		1-4 years		2018/12/10	2018/12/13			2019/02/22
chichibdonkin	WL, Accepted, Withdrawn, Withdrawn	3.18	163		1-4 years	$90,000	2018/01/12	2018/01/16			2018/03/28
mbappe	WL, Withdrawn	3.68	168		?		2018/02/01	2018/02/05			2018/03/10
moorcl11	Accepted, Withdrawn	3.44	166		1-4 years	$60,000	2017/12/07				2018/02/16
soca-dancer	WL, Withdrawn	3.72	160		1-4 years		2017/09/17	2017/09/18			2018/02/23
mss753	Accepted, Withdrawn	3.81	161		1-4 years	$120,000	2020/01/30	2020/02/04			2020/02/13
cfcpcech1	Pending	3.51	157		1-4 years
tmoney33	Accepted, Withdrawn	3.96	164		1-4 years	$120,000	2018/10/11	2018/10/12			2019/01/18
qqoopp	Accepted, Withdrawn	3.92	168		?	$200,000	2018/12/03	2018/12/10			2019/01/18
HYSLawHopeful	Accepted, Withdrawn	3.9	167		?	$150,000	2018/12/04	2018/12/05			2019/01/18
adk39	Rejected	3.69	161		?		2018/09/29	2018/10/02
arose3075	Accepted, Withdrawn	3.85	162		0 years (KJD)	$105,000	2018/10/08	2018/10/09			2018/12/14
plzletmein88	Rejected	3.75	164		1-4 years						2019/02/28
cobocop	Waitlisted	3.5	167		0 years (KJD)		2018/11/27	2018/11/28
sw8888	Rejected	3.38	171		5-9 years		2018/10/26				2019/03/08
GauchoSplit17	Waitlisted	3.03	173		1-4 years		2018/11/17
nechc	Waitlisted	3.7	166		0 years (KJD)		2018/10/29	2018/12/11			2019/02/22
ajg12	Rejected	3.68	163		1-4 years		2018/12/08	2018/12/11			2019/02/07
jbradford13	Accepted	3.78	175		1-4 years	$90,000	2019/01/03	2019/01/04			2019/02/22
LSATHKS	Accepted	3.8	165		?	$135,000	2018/12/08	2018/12/11			2019/02/08
kessellu	Accepted	3.88	163		0 years (KJD)			2018/12/12			2019/02/15
wheresthebar	Accepted, Attending	4.05	160		?	$35,000
DGintheOC	Rejected	3.64	152		5-9 years		2018/02/01				2018/03/22
ss2ss	Pending	3.34	167		1-4 years
zuzia	Rejected	3.9	169		?						2018/03/16
NYC-Enviro-Law-2021	Intend to Apply	3.42	167		1-4 years
bobloblaw3	Accepted	3.68	166		5-9 years	$75,000	2017/09/23				2018/01/19
iguanaherder	Pending	3.71	164		1-4 years		2017/10/17	2017/10/17
Maphil	Accepted	3.81	168		1-4 years	$165,000	2017/09/25				2017/12/19
Redlambo618	Pending	3.5	166		?		2017/11/06	2017/11/06
ouzounsa	Rejected	2.63	163		1-4 years		2017/09/15
1herewego1	Pending	3.73	165		0 years (KJD)		2018/01/31
skscuba	Pending	3.19	154		10+ years		2018/01/15	2018/01/25
csteinke	Waitlisted	3.3	167		?
chief-tyrol	Rejected	3.44	171		1-4 years		2018/01/13	2018/01/16			2018/04/17
Shak3nBak3	WL, Rejected	3.22	168		1-4 years		2017/10/26	2017/10/27			2018/02/23
thebean5	Accepted	3.8	169		5-9 years
loveitifwemadeit	Accepted	3.94	168		?	$165,000	2018/11/19	2018/11/20			2019/01/07
eashwarsiyer	Accepted	3.9	170		1-4 years
jeenoona	Pending	3.5	167		?
goldenbear18	Accepted	3.98	170		?		2018/11/27	2018/11/28			2019/01/18
adam12345	Accepted	3.78	167		1-4 years		2018/11/01				2019/01/07
mklaw3095	Pending	3.87	160		1-4 years		2018/10/31	2018/10/31
sdong	Intend to Apply	3.1	153		1-4 years

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School finances

USC Gould School of Law

$34,896.00

Tuition

98th percentile

$62,850.00

CoA

97th percentile

86.60%

Bar pass rate

99th percentile

$165,000.00

Salary, 25th %

92nd percentile

$190,000.00

Salary

100th percentile

$65,000.00

PI Salary

91st percentile

78.10%

Employment rate

89th percentile

64.60%

Grads with debt

17th percentile

$140,773.00

Average debt

82nd percentile

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Total CoA

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Default for University of Southern California is $62,850

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Scholarships & grants

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Savings

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Post-grad income

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Default for University of Southern California is $165,000

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[IMPORTANT] These estimates are for high level planning only. Things like summer jobs, when you spend your savings, and other financial decisions will impact exactly how much you pay.

Calculations assume a 10-year fixed rate loan.

University of Southern California Breakdown

In-school

Total cost of attendance$188,550

$62,850 x 3

Total scholarships$75,000

$25,000 x 3

Savings$10,000

Debt after three years$115,199

Assuming 10-year fixed rate loan

Total repaid@5.00%$146,624

Interest paid$43,074

After graduation

Annual breakdown

Post-grad income$165,000

Income taxes$33,627

Living expenses$50,000

Loan repayment$14,662

Annual discretionary income$66,711

Monthly breakdown

Post-grad income$13,750

Income taxes$2,802

Living expenses$4,167

Loan repayment$1,222

Monthly discretionary income$5,559

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University of Southern California

Chat for University of Southern California

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SpiffyHurriedGoat

14:39

Not sure, their website says decisions until the 20th, so I am unsure what that means for us

SpiffyHurriedGoat

14:39

If anyone has any insight from previous years please share!

SharpHandyMonkey

14:40

They seem to be releasing ED decisions differently this year. Previously there was just one wave in mid December, but clearly this year had a pre-Thanksgiving wave

legallyginger42

14:43

Yeah it’s definitely been different from previous years. No news is better than an R but :/

SpiffyHurriedGoat

14:45

Would our portal say decision finalized before we get our decision, or not necessarily?

legallyginger42

14:47

I’m not sure but I know it said decision finalized for people right before the first wave

SpiffyHurriedGoat

14:49

Okay got it because I keep checking mine and its still under review lol

legallyginger42

14:54

I’m u/Gold-Medium9569 on Reddit if anyone wants to talk about apps and stuff lol

SpiffyHurriedGoat

15:46

my portal just changed to decision finalized, anyone else?

legallyginger42

15:47

I got rolled over to RD

SpiffyHurriedGoat

15:48

Did they email you? Or was it on your status checker?

SpiffyHurriedGoat

15:48

But regardless thats better than a R!

legallyginger42

15:49

It was on my status checker! it said "no decision"

SpiffyHurriedGoat

15:50

got it thanks!

JasonGouldstriker

16:30

F in the chat

ForDizzyDJoy

16:46

Any A today?

WelfareIsACat

14:25

Any hope for USC week of Jan 16?

StickFigureHedgehog

22:05

Anything from USC to be expected anytime soon?

StickFigureHedgehog

18:07

Guys I got UR today

SuccinctInexpensiveTortoise

14:13

@StickFigureHedgehog: when did you apply?

SuperSaintScion

20:29

I also got UR today. Applied 11/16

HeadyInvincibleRabbit

22:25

USC moved up a couple spots on my lawhub status tracker.. this happen to anyone else??

Terrance123183

10:45

To those curious it is just an email. Got mine and Siri summarized it. Thought it was a joke lmao

StickFigureHedgehog

12:16

I applied 19th of Nov

StickFigureHedgehog

12:16

Any waves this week?

HeadyInvincibleRabbit

17:47

i think vandy had a small A wave today

HeadyInvincibleRabbit

17:47

seems like usc had a R wave this week too

HeadyInvincibleRabbit

17:48

small on

PoliteBrainyWolfHound

15:16

Applied 20th still hoping 🙏🏽

YumYums

14:59

USC just said no to me but I thought I was the waitlist king

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