Comparing UCLA Law and USC Law Side by Side

The following statements compares Gould School of Law (USC Law) and Los Angeles School of Law (UCLA Law) with important law school statistics. All data is for the academic year 2025-2026, except bar passage and employment data for 2024-2025.
  • USC Law tuition of $88,436 is more expensive than UCLA Law tuition of $76,992.
  • USC Law offers the better financial aid of $40,092 which is 45.33% of tuition amount.
  • USC Law acceptance rate of 12.05% is lower than UCLA Law of 11.17%.
  • UCLA Law's LSAT score of 171 is higher than USC Law of 169.
  • UCLA Law's GPA of 3.95 is higher than USC Law of 3.91.
  • USC Law with 1,543 students is larger than UCLA Law with 1,376 students.
  • UCLA Law has higher bar exam pass rate than USC Law.
  • USC Law founded in 1896 is older than UCLA Law founded in 1949.
  • Both schools require the same amount of application fee of $75.