Overview

Gould School of Law / Gould School of Law is located in Los Angeles, CA, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Juris Doctor/Master of Arts (JD/MA)
Juris Doctor/Master of Business Administration (JD/MBA)
Juris Doctor/Master of Business Taxation (JD/MBT)
Juris Doctor/Master of Public Administration (JD/MPA)
Juris Doctor/Master of Public Policy (JD/MPP)
Juris Doctor/Master of Real Estate Development (JD/MRED)
Juris Doctor/Master of Science (JD/MS)
Juris Doctor/Master of Social Work (JD/MSW)
Juris Doctor/Doctor of Philosophy (JD/PhD)
Juris Doctor/Doctor of Pharmacy (JD/Pharm D)
Juris Doctor (JD)	Law
Master of Comparative Law (MCL)	Comparative law for foreign attorneys
Master of Laws (LL M)	Law for foreign-educated attorneys

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	96
Doctoral Degrees	203

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

6,587

Applied

1,435

Accepted

220

Enrolled

Applying

75

Application Fee - Domestic

No

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	February 1st	February 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Doctoral Degree Exam	LSAT

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	March 2

Student Body

783

Total Graduate Students

17%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	7.41%
Black or African American	6.13%
White or Caucasian	39%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.26%
Asian	11.24%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	2.04%
Unknown	16.09%

Gender

Male (51%)

Female (48%)

Faculty

91

Total faculty

Full-time - 41

Part-time - 50

Male (55)

Female (36)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Intellectual property law, tax law, criminal law, law and philosophy, law and history
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address University Park Campus
Los Angeles, CA  90089
United States

Contact Robert K. Rasmussen
Dean/Chair
Email: dean@law.usc.edu
Phone: 213-740-2523

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