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Amount | F | R | T | G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Alumnae Scholarships | $1,000 - $4,000 | R | R | ||
| Alumni Club Scholarships | $1,500 - $2,500 | R | R | ||
| Alumni Club Scholarships | $1,000 - $4,000 | R | R | ||
| Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) Scholarship Fund | $1,000 | R | |||
| Asian Pacific Alumni Association | $1,500 - $2,500 | R | R | ||
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University of Southern California Scholarships
| University Park | Tuition In/Out-State: | $35,809 / $35,809 | Total Fall Enrollment: | 33,408 |
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| Los Angeles , CA 90089 | Books and Supplies: | $750 | Applicants Admitted: | 25% |
| (213) 740-2311 | On-campus Room and Board: | $10,750 | Receiving Aid of Some Type: | 72% |
| www.usc.edu/ | Undergraduate Application Fee: | $65 | Receiving Institutional Aid: | 62% , $18,548 on average |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics
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University of Southern California General Information
Will I get in?- Address
- University Park, Los Angeles, CA 90089
- Phone Number
- (213) 740-2311
- Web Address
- www.usc.edu/
- Mission Statement
- -
- Type of School
- Four or more years, Private not-for-profit
- Religious affiliation
- None
- Highest degree offered
- Doctoral and First-professional
- Calendar
- Semester
- Setting
- Large city
- Distance learning opportunities
- Yes
University of Southern California Size
- Total enrollment
- 18,448
- Enrolled full time
- 18,151
- Enrolled part time
- 297
- For a 12-month period as of 2007.
University of Southern California Student Body
- Men enrolled full time
- 9,118
- Women enrolled full time
- 9,033
- American Indian/Alaskan Native
- 1%
- Asian/Pacific Islander
- 21%
- Black/Non-Hispanic
- 6%
- Hispanic
- 13%
- White/Non-Hispanic
- 46%
- Non-Resident Alien
- 9%
- Race/ethnicity unknown
- 4%
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University of Southern California Admission Basics
- Admissions office phone number
- -
- Open admission policy
- No
- Undergraduate Application fee
- $65
- Applied
- 33,760
- Admitted
- 8,453
- Enrolled
- 2,963
- Admitted %
- 25%
University of Southern California Admission factors
- Admission test scores
- Required
- Secondary school GPA
- Required
- Secondary school rank
- Neither required nor recommended
- Secondary school record
- Required
- TOEFL
- Neither required nor recommended
- Completion of college preparatory program
- Required
- Recommendations
- Required
- Formal demonstration of competencies
- Recommended
University of Southern California Admission statistics
- Students submitting SAT
- 84%
- SAT 1 Verbal 25th percentile score
- 620
- SAT 1 Verbal 75th percentile score
- 720
- SAT 1 Math 25th percentile score
- 650
- SAT 1 Math 75th percentile score
- 740
- Students submitting ACT
- 35%
- ACT Composite 25th percentile score
- 28
- ACT Composite 75th percentile score
- 32
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University of Southern California Cost
- In-State Tuition, Full-time Undergraduates
- $35,809
- Out-of-state Tuition, Full-time Undergraduates
- $35,809
- Books and Supplies
- $750
- On-campus room and board
- $10,750
- Off-campus room and board
- $10,858
University of Southern California Financial Aid
- Students Receiving Aid
- 72%
- Receiving Federal Grants
- 11% , $4,559 on average
- Receiving Institutional Aid
- 62% , $18,548 on average
- Receiving Student Loans
- 58% , $4,620 on average
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University of Southern California Programs & Majors
Graduates in 2007/2008 academic year.
Architecture and Related Services Bachelor Master Doctorate Architecture 113 29 0 City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning 0 97 3 Landscape Architecture 0 1 0 Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and Gender Studies Bachelor Master Doctorate African-American/Black Studies 1 0 0 American/United States Studies/Civilization 20 32 2 Asian-American Studies 1 0 0 East Asian Studies 1 3 0 Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies, Other 6 0 0 Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies 3 0 0 Biological and Biomedical Sciences Bachelor Master Doctorate Biochemistry 19 0 0 Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other 0 2 0 Bioinformatics 0 0 2 Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other 0 0 1 Biology/Biological Sciences, General 151 0 1 Biomathematics and Bioinformatics, Other 0 6 0 Biophysics 5 0 0 Biostatistics 0 9 2 Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology 0 4 2 Epidemiology 0 1 6 Evolutionary Biology 0 0 1 Genetics, Other 0 0 1 Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography 0 3 0 Microbiology, General 0 5 4 Molecular Biology 0 0 7 Molecular Pharmacology 0 1 7 Molecular Toxicology 0 0 0 Pharmacology and Toxicology 0 0 0 Physiology, General 0 0 2 Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services Bachelor Master Doctorate Accounting 249 62 0 Business Administration and Management, General 946 677 7 Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other 18 0 0 Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other 0 0 0 Finance, General 0 0 0 Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General 0 0 0 Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management 0 0 0 Restaurant/Food Services Management 0 0 0 Taxation 0 60 0 Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs Bachelor Master Doctorate Broadcast Journalism 36 19 0 Communication and Media Studies, Other 0 173 0 Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric 269 13 15 Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other 0 0 0 Journalism 43 23 0 Journalism, Other 0 1 0 Public Relations/Image Management 36 23 0 Communications Technologies/Technicians and Support Services Bachelor Master Doctorate Animation, Interactive Technology, Video Graphics and Special Effects 0 0 0 Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services Bachelor Master Doctorate Artificial Intelligence and Robotics 0 16 0 Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, Other 4 0 0 Computer and Information Sciences, Other 0 0 0 Computer and Information Sciences, General 0 0 0 Computer and Information Systems Security 0 6 0 Computer Science 52 400 45 Computer Software and Media Applications, Other 0 26 0 Computer/Information Technology Services Administration andManagement, Other 0 5 0 Education Bachelor Master Doctorate Bilingual and Multilingual Education 0 0 0 College Student Counseling and Personnel Services 0 0 0 Community College Education 0 0 0 Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services 0 0 0 Curriculum and Instruction 0 0 6 Education, General 15 23 0 Educational Leadership and Administration, General 0 0 125 Foreign Language Teacher Education 0 0 0 Higher Education/Higher Education Administration 0 48 0 Music Teacher Education 0 10 0 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other 0 85 0 Teacher Education, Multiple Levels 0 0 0 Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor 0 70 0 Engineering Bachelor Master Doctorate Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering 38 70 2 Biomedical/Medical Engineering 57 67 13 Chemical Engineering 23 30 7 Civil Engineering, General 14 7 9 Civil Engineering, Other 2 19 0 Computer Engineering, General 0 27 6 Computer Engineering, Other 24 0 0 Computer Software Engineering 0 0 0 Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering 91 423 46 Engineering, General 0 0 0 Engineering, Other 0 79 0 Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering 4 8 5 Geotechnical Engineering 0 2 0 Industrial Engineering 46 36 5 Manufacturing Engineering 0 2 0 Materials Engineering 0 8 0 Materials Science 0 8 2 Mechanical Engineering 65 58 9 Ocean Engineering 0 0 0 Operations Research 0 5 0 Petroleum Engineering 0 8 1 Structural Engineering 20 29 0 Systems Engineering 0 97 0 Transportation and Highway Engineering 0 3 0 Water Resources Engineering 0 0 0 Engineering Technologies/Technicians Bachelor Master Doctorate Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician 0 0 0 English Language and Literature/Letters Bachelor Master Doctorate American Literature (United States) 5 0 0 Creative Writing 73 73 0 English Language and Literature, General 55 5 5 English Language and Literature/Letters, Other 0 0 3 Foreign languages, literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor Master Doctorate Comparative Literature 12 7 1 East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, Other 0 0 0 French Language and Literature 8 1 1 German Language and Literature 1 1 0 Italian Language and Literature 2 0 0 Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services, Other 1 0 2 Linguistics 2 10 6 Russian Language and Literature 0 0 0 Spanish Language and Literature 20 0 0 Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences Bachelor Master Doctorate Advanced General Dentistry 0 0 0 Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences, Other 0 9 3 Critical Care Nursing 0 0 0 Dental Hygiene/Hygienist 32 0 0 Dentistry 0 0 0 Endodontics/Endodontology 0 0 0 Family Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner 0 0 0 Health/Health Care Administration/Management 0 42 0 Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management 0 29 0 Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling 0 32 0 Medical Scientist 0 6 0 Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry 0 2 6 Medicine 0 0 0 Nurse Anesthetist 0 15 0 Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery 0 0 0 Nursing Administration 0 0 0 Nursing, Other 0 0 0 Nursing/Registered Nurse 0 0 0 Occupational Therapy/Therapist 22 105 20 Oral Biology and Oral Pathology 0 0 0 Oral/Maxillof acial Surgery 0 0 0 Orthodontics/Orthodontology 0 0 0 Pediatric Dentistry/Pedodontics 0 0 0 Pharmacoeconomics/Pharmaceutical Economics 0 0 0 Pharmacy 0 0 0 Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory Affairs 0 28 0 Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, Other 0 0 0 Physical Therapy/Therapist 0 6 85 Physician Assistant 0 34 0 Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology 0 0 0 Public Health Education and Promotion 114 0 3 Public Health, General 0 84 0 History Bachelor Master Doctorate History, General 50 4 6 Legal Professions and Studies Bachelor Master Doctorate Comparative Law 0 2 0 Law 0 0 0 Programs for Foreign Lawyers 0 85 0 Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Bachelor Master Doctorate Humanities/Humanistic Studies 5 0 0 Mathematics and Statistics Bachelor Master Doctorate Applied Mathematics 0 5 4 Computational Mathematics 2 0 0 Mathematics and Statistics, Other 13 20 0 Mathematics, General 16 5 3 Statistics, General 0 4 0 Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies Bachelor Master Doctorate Biological and Physical Sciences 0 0 0 Gerontology 10 15 4 Historic Preservation and Conservation 0 4 0 International/Global Studies 0 14 0 Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other 27 0 1 Neuroscience 50 1 9 Systems Science and Theory 0 0 0 Natural Resources and Conservation Bachelor Master Doctorate Environmental Science 1 0 0 Environmental Studies 6 0 0 Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies Bachelor Master Doctorate Kinesiology and Exercise Science 30 0 0 Philosophy and Religious Studies Bachelor Master Doctorate Ethics 5 0 0 Philosophy 30 2 3 Religion/Religious Studies 7 0 3 Physical Sciences Bachelor Master Doctorate Astronomy 3 0 0 Chemical Physics 0 0 0 Chemistry, General 12 9 19 Geology/Earth Science, General 5 5 4 Physical Sciences 0 0 0 Physics, General 5 3 13 Physics, Other 1 0 0 Psychology Bachelor Master Doctorate Counseling Psychology 0 24 5 Educational Psychology 0 0 1 Psychology, General 233 8 15 Psychology, Other 0 0 0 Public Administration and Social Service Professions Bachelor Master Doctorate Public Administration 0 80 2 Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other 0 0 0 Public Policy Analysis 116 89 2 Social Work 0 293 8 Social Work, Other 0 0 0 Social Sciences Bachelor Master Doctorate Anthropology 9 0 5 Anthropology, Other 8 0 0 Archeology 1 0 0 Demography and Population Studies 0 0 0 Economics, General 106 32 10 Economics, Other 0 0 0 Geography 6 0 4 Geography, Other 0 0 0 International Relations and Affairs 171 6 4 Political Science and Government, General 170 0 9 Political Science and Government, Other 0 0 0 Social Sciences, General 36 0 0 Sociology 86 5 6 Urban Studies/Affairs 0 0 13 Visual and Performing Arts Bachelor Master Doctorate Acting 19 0 0 Art History, Criticism and Conservation 37 5 1 Art/Art Studies, General 0 0 0 Arts Management 0 0 0 Cinematography and Film/Video Production 81 99 0 Conducting 0 1 0 Directing and Theatrical Production 0 0 0 Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General 72 0 0 Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other 5 0 0 Drawing 0 0 0 Film/Cinema Studies 103 25 8 Film/Video and Photographic Arts, Other 17 36 0 Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other 0 13 0 Fine/Studio Arts, General 63 8 0 Music History, Literature, and Theory 0 1 0 Music Management and Merchandising 52 0 0 Music Pedagogy 4 7 7 Music Performance, General 14 27 14 Music Theory and Composition 7 2 1 Music, General 17 0 0 Music, Other 0 0 0 Musicology and Ethnomusicology 0 0 2 Piano and Organ 3 13 9 Playwriting and Screenwriting 24 35 0 Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology 6 0 0 Violin, Viola, Guitar and Other Stringed Instruments 19 20 9 Voice and Opera 8 12 2 -
University of Southern California Deadlines
- Early decision deadline
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- Early action deadline
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- College will notify student of early decision by
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- College will notify student of early action by
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- Priority application deadline
- Dec 10th
- Financial aid priority deadline
- Feb 9th
- Regular application deadline
- Jan 10th
- Fall application deadline
- Jan 10th
- SAT Reasoning / ACT scores due
- Feb 15th
- SAT Subject score report due
- Feb 15th
- Financial aid deadline
- -
- Transfer priority application deadline
- -
- Transfer priority financial aid deadline
- Feb 2nd
- Transfer application closing date
- Feb 1st
- Transfer deadline for filing financial aid forms
- -
- College will notify student by
- Apr 1st
- College will notify student of transfer decision by
- Jun 1st
- College will notify student of financial aid decisions on or about
- May 1st
- Student must reply to acceptance by
- May 1st
- Student must reply to financial aid decision by
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- Deadline for housing deposit
- -
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University of Southern California Admin Settings
- College Profile Override
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- Application Link
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- Scholarship Calculator Link
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- Facebook Link
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- Twitter Username
- -
- Virtual Tour Link
- http://www.usc.edu/uscweb/cams/tommycam/vrtour/
- Enable Regional Events
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University of Southern California Sports
- National Collegiate Athletic Association Membership
- Member of National Collegiate Athletic Association
- Football program
- Yes
- Basketball program
- Yes
- Baseball program
- Yes
- Cross country/track program
- Yes
University of Southern California Military Programs
- ROTC
- Yes
- Army
- Yes
- Navy
- Yes
- Air Force
- Yes
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