USC Gould School of Law

USC Gould School of Law
MottoPalmam qui meruit ferat (Latin)
He who deserves the palm should bear it
Parent schoolUniversity of Southern California
Established1900[1]
School typePrivate
DeanFranita Tolson
LocationLos Angeles, California, United States
Enrollment644[2]
Faculty59 (full-time)
127 (part-time)[2]
USNWR ranking20th (tie) (2024)[3]
Bar pass rate82.42% (2023 1st time takers)[4]
Websitegould.usc.edu Edit this at Wikidata
ABA profileStandard 509 Report
USC Law School

The USC Gould School of Law located in Los Angeles, California, is the law school of the University of Southern California. The oldest law school in the Southwestern United States, USC Law traces its beginnings to 1896 and became affiliated with USC in 1900.[5] It was named in honor of Judge James Gould in the mid-1960s.

  1. ^ "Law | Academics | USC". academics.usc.edu. Retrieved 2021-02-05.
  2. ^ a b "University of Southern California Gould School of Law - 2023 Standard 509 Information Report". abarequireddisclosures.org. American Bar Association. Retrieved April 14, 2024.
  3. ^ "U.S. News & World Report, "Best Law Schools: University of Southern California (Gould)"". Retrieved 10 Apr 2024.
  4. ^ Cite error: The named reference barpass was invoked but never defined (see the help page).
  5. ^ "History of USC Gould - USC Gould School of Law". gould.usc.edu. Retrieved 2015-10-26.