USC Law Facts
Number of students (2007-08):
598 J.D. students
93 LL.M./graduate program students
Number of full-time faculty and administrators who teach:
50
Total Applications received for Class of 2007:
5229
Enrollment for entering Class of 2007:
196
LSAT range of 2007 entering class:
25% = 165
50% = 166
75% = 167
GPA range of 2007 entering class:
25% = 3.46
50% = 3.60
75% = 3.72
Percent of students who are self-identified minorities:
34%
Percent of students from outside California:
42% (33 states represented)
Top Feeder Schools:
Arizona State, Cornell, NYU, Georgetown, Northwestern, Stanford, UC Berkeley, UCSB, UCLA, UC Davis, UCSD, UCI, University of Michigan, USC and Yale.
Tuition (2008-09):
$42,968
Percent of students receiving financial aid of some form:
90%
Number of public interest summer grants awarded by USC Public Interest Law Foundation:
25
Top five states where USC Law grads take the bar exam:
California, New York, Texas, Washington, and District of Columbia
Average bar passage for top five states:
90%
California Bar Passage Rate
89% (July 2007)
Percent of graduates employed (nine months after graduation):
96%
Average starting salary/private practice:
$135,000
Law Journals:
Southern California Law Review; Southern California Review of Law and Social Justice; Interdisciplinary Law Journal; Journal of Ethics and Social Philosophy
Interdisciplinary Research Centers:
Center for Law, History and Culture; Center for Law, Economics and Organization, Center for the Study of Law and Politics; Initiative and Referendum Institute; Pacific Center for Health Policy and Ethics; Center in Law and Philosophy; Center for Communication Law and Policy
Clinical Programs:
Intellectual Property and Technology Law Clinic; Immigration Clinic; Post-Conviction Justice Project; Employer Legal Advice Clinic; the Children's Project; Small Business Clinic; Mediation Clinic
Percent of 2006 graduates working in
Private practice - 72%
Business/Industry - 7%
Government - 6%
Judicial clerkships - 8%
Public interest - 3%
Academic: 3%
Number of living alumni:
8,700
