Comparing California Western Law and USC Law Side by Side

The following statements compares Gould School of Law (USC Law) and California Western School of Law (California Western Law) with important law school statistics. All data is for the academic year 2025-2026, except bar passage and employment data for 2024-2025.
  • Both schools are private.
  • USC Law tuition of $88,436 is more expensive than California Western Law tuition of $67,840.
  • California Western Law offers the better financial aid of $37,440 which is 55.19% of tuition amount.
  • USC Law acceptance rate of 46.92% is lower than California Western Law of 11.17%.
  • USC Law's LSAT score of 169 is higher than California Western Law of 155.
  • USC Law's GPA of 3.91 is higher than California Western Law of 3.50.
  • USC Law with 1,543 students is larger than California Western Law with 669 students.
  • USC Law has higher bar exam pass rate than California Western Law.
  • USC Law founded in 1896 is older than California Western Law founded in 1924.