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University of Southern California is a private not-for-profit institution situated in Los Angeles, California. The city atmosphere of Los Angeles makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

125 Undergraduate Degrees
1,851 Graduate Degrees
$55,651 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
12% Acceptance Rate

Where Is University of Southern California?

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Contact details for USC are given below.

Contact Details
Address: University Park, Los Angeles, CA 90089
Phone: 213-740-2311
Website: www.usc.edu

How Do I Get Into USC?

You can apply to USC online at: https://www.commonapp.org/

Admission Requirements for USC

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 1
Recommendations 1
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into USC?

12% Acceptance Rate
53% Of Accepted Are Women
34% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 12%, USC is one of the most selective schools in the country. If the admissions department requests additional materials, be sure to submit them promptly. This could be a sign that you're on the border line of being accepted or denied.

Approximately 47% of accepted students are men and 53% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 13%, and the acceptance rate for women is 12%.

Average Test Scores

About 34% of students accepted to USC submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 710 and 760. Math scores were between 740 and 790.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for University of Southern California  ( 710 to 760 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for University of Southern California  ( 740 to 790 )
200
800
USC received ACT scores from 16% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 34 and 35. Math scores were between 30 and 0. Composite scores were between 32 and 35.

ACT English Scores for University of Southern California  ( 34 to 35 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for University of Southern California  ( 32 to 35 )
1
36

Can I Afford University of Southern California?

$55,651 Net Price
31% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of USC is $55,651. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At USC, approximately 31% of students took out student loans averaging $7,526 a year. That adds up to $30,104 over four years for those students.

University of Southern California Undergraduate Student Diversity

18,560 Full-Time Undergraduates
52% Women
52% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 19,786 undergraduate students at USC, with 18,560 being full-time and 1,226 being part-time.

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There are also 26,501 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 18,560 full-time undergraduates at USC, 48% are male and 52% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of University of Southern California students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 4,369
Black or African American 960
Hispanic or Latino 3,095
White 6,370
International Students 2,245
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,521

Geographic Diversity

California students aren't the only ones who study at University of Southern California. At this time, all 50 states are represented by the student population at the school.

At this time, 50 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 130 countries are represented at USC. The most popular countries sending students to the school are China, India, and South Korea.

University of Southern California Healthcare Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Occupational Therapy 10 0 175 102 287
General Public Health 0 0 200 0 200
Pharmacy 0 0 0 193 193
Dentistry 0 0 0 186 186
Medicine 0 0 0 161 161
Health Care Management 0 12 131 0 143
Physical Therapy/Therapist 0 0 0 141 141
International Public Health/International Health 43 0 62 0 105
Behavioral Aspects of Health 66 0 0 10 76
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 0 0 73 0 73
Physician Assistant 0 0 61 0 61
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling 0 0 58 0 58
Pharmacoeconomics/Pharmaceutical Economics 0 0 49 2 51
Oral Biology & Oral & Maxillofacial Pathology 0 13 29 0 42
Other Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences 0 4 8 20 32
Clinical and Industrial Drug Development 0 0 17 6 23
Pharmaceutical Sciences 0 0 19 4 23
Rehabilitation Science 0 19 0 0 19
Other Advanced/Graduate Dentistry & Oral Sciences 0 8 4 0 12
Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management 0 0 12 0 12
Pediatric Dentistry/Pedodontics 0 10 0 0 10
Endodontics/Endodontology 0 9 0 0 9
Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory Affairs 0 1 3 3 7
Dental Public Health & Education 0 2 4 0 6
Orthodontics/Orthodontology 0 6 0 0 6
Medical Scientist 0 1 5 0 6
Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology 0 5 0 0 5
Long Term Care Administration/Management 0 2 3 0 5
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 5 0 0 0 5
Other Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration 0 5 0 0 5
Periodontics/Periodontology 0 4 0 0 4
Medical/Health Humanities 0 0 4 0 4
Industrial and Physical Pharmacy and Cosmetic Sciences 0 0 3 0 3
Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery 0 2 0 0 2
Registered Nursing 1 0 0 0 1
TOTAL 125 103 920 828 1,976

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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