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USC Gould School of Law

Rank 20 (USNWR 2022)

Applicants for the class of 2025 , matriculating 2022

1195 applicants for the 2021 - 2022  cycle
28 / 144  , 431 rejected, 182 waitlisted, 244 withdrawn
25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class
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25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class
25th, 50th, 75th refer to percentiles from last year's admitted class
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Previous year ABA 509 data
Percentiles 25 50 75
LSAT 165 168 169
GPA 3.6 3.82 3.9
Miscellaneous Count Percentile
# Applications 6839 92
# Admissions offers 886 -
Class size 212 60
% Accepted 13.0% 95
% Yield 22.9% 14
LSData Percentiles 25 50 75
LSAT 165 169 171
GPA 3.54 3.76 3.9
LSData Averages Rejected All Accepted
LSAT 166 168 169
GPA 3.53 3.7 3.86
Softs Tier 3.29 Tier 3.31 Tier 3.3
Scholarship - - $148,894
Miscellaneous
Days from sent to decision 86
Days from UR to decision 73
Interview invite rate 0.25%
Interview conversion rate 33.33%
URM LSAT differential -1.78
URM GPA differential -0.09
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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 Last seen GPA LSAT GRE URM WE $$$$ Sent Received Complete UR UR2 II Decision
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School finances

USC Gould School of Law
Elle Woods went here, 'nuff said.

Stats

$34,896.00
Tuition
98th percentile
$62,850.00
CoA
97th percentile
64.60%
Grads with debt
17th percentile
$140,773.00
Average debt
82nd 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
86.60%
Bar pass rate
99th percentile

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Post-grad income
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Default for University of Southern California is $165,000
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Post-grad living expenses
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Est. loan interest rate

[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$315,000
$105,000 x 3
Total scholarships$75,000
$25,000 x 3
Savings$10,000
Debt after three years$230,000
Assuming 10-year fixed rate loan
Total repaid@5.0%$11,500
Interest paid$11,500

After graduation

Annual breakdown
Post-grad income$180,000
Income taxes$60,000
Living expenses$60,000
Loan repayment$2,000
Annual discretionary income$60,000
Monthly breakdown
Post-grad income$180,000
Income taxes$60,000
Living expenses$60,000
Loan repayment$2,000
Monthly discretionary income$60,000

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OrganicAbsurdOrangutan
18:49
Hi guys, I was browsing reddit (so take this with a grain of salt) but someone posted this "I went to tour USC on Wednesday. Asked an admissions ambassador if they are near the end of the cycle. She said not at all. Their class is only about 60 rn. She said admissions is just waiting til the last second unfortunately because they don’t want to be over enrolled this year." If this is true, maybe there is hope for the rest of us that are still waiting
UppityPreviousHatchling
19:11
Thanks for sharing. Does anyone know when usc’s first deposit deadline is?
UppityPreviousHatchling
19:13
Never mind - it’s may 1. I wonder if “last second” means after may 1 or after for example ucla’s April 14 deposit deadline
SplitterActual
19:29
A lot is probably tied to UCLAs deadline, whose admitted students might be waiting to hear back from Stanford, who is having the slowest cycle maybe ever lol. Really bad ripple effect.
gorillarocks1
14:39
ugh please soon
SplitterActual
22:13
Another interesting thought: Spivey just released their “assessed” USNews 2024 Law school rankings and has USC at median of 16th, which is obviously higher than their current ranking. Wouldn’t be surprised that they are waiting to get rankings back on April 18th to see if they need to reduce their class size in order to meet certain median requirements.
SplitterActual
22:14
Obviously that’s just unsubstantiated conjecture on my part but could be another reason.
krb24
10:14
Wouldn't be the craziest thing if they are waiting for ranking metrics to tailor their incoming class to it a little bit
Hummingbird35
15:06
after being on complete since december im finally in review LOL
SplitterActual
18:04
@Hummingbird35: congrats!! Lol
OrganicAbsurdOrangutan
18:11
@Hummingbird35: did they notify you via email or did you just see the status change on the link?
E4-Mafia-Lawyer
20:18
Anybody else's status just refreshed?
Hummingbird35
8:09
hahaha thank u! i didnt get an email i just noticed it yesterday but i know i was still complete last week
AlikeCourageousJaguar
13:53
they realy hate low gpas here huh
pressednjucy
14:09
yeah my status refreshed
pressednjucy
14:10
to say that a decision would be rendered in early may smh
pressednjucy
14:10
*by early may
MedicalSuperNibbler
17:09
that's a good sign i heard
MedicalSuperNibbler
17:09
for getting an A
MedicalSuperNibbler
17:10
according to CatToeBean from earlier
Pmor1223
19:00
did anyone have a change in substatus before getting a decision?
Galleonbat22449
11:51
Mine changed to “Decision Rendered”
BloodyBitterRoc
17:58
USC PICK MEEEE PICK MEEEEE PLEASE
pressednjucy
19:23
WL AT USC
pressednjucy
19:23
Status checker changed, havent gotten the email yet
SwampyShrekStan
19:26
are we expecting a rainbow wave for USC ?
pressednjucy
19:37
got the email
SummerDM
19:40
lol, just got R'd at USC, good thing they took almost 5 months to tell me.
pressednjucy
19:41
that's insane im so sorry
LovingInfamousMarshmallow
19:46
bro why am i still under review this is insane in the membrane :(
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