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University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA · CDS 20242025 · City: Large · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

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Overall admit rate
9.8%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
43.3%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
99.3%
Total cost — out-of-state
$87,887
Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
8:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
$16,802

Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates20,630
Total all graduate25,936
Grand total all students46,566

Admissions

Total applicants82,027
Total admitted8,050
Total enrolled3,489
Overall admit rate9.8%
Admit rate — women9.1%
Admit rate — men10.7%
Yield rate43.3%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?No
ED closing date
ED notification date
# admitted under ED plan
Offers Early Action plan?Yes
EA closing date11/1
EA notification date
Restrictive Early Action?No

Test Scores

% submitting SAT30.0%
% submitting ACT12.0%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile710
SAT EBRW 75th %ile760
SAT Math 25th %ile740
SAT Math 75th %ile790
ACT Comp 25th %ile32
ACT Comp 75th %ile35
% in top 10% of HS class73.0%
% in top 25% of HS class94.0%

Cost

Tuition — in-state$66,640
Tuition — out-of-state$66,640
Required fees$2,047
Room and board$19,200
Total cost — in-state$87,887
Total cost — out-of-state$87,887

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant$52,073
Avg % of need met99.3%
% with 100% of need met
Avg merit grant (no need)$19,182
Avg loan debt at graduation$16,802

Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist
# admitted from waitlist
Waitlist admit rate
Transfer applicants (total)11,019
Transfer admit rate21.6%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio8:1
% faculty full-time58.6%

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)9.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)
Average net price (private)$32,740Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)92.6%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)91.1%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate96.2%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$95,739Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant22.2%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan24.4%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full23.8%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress37.7%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress16.5%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged
Defaulted

Undergraduates

% part-time1.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white25.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black7.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino20.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian23.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races6.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international13.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown4.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women47.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men52.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white53.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black4.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino7.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian23.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races3.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international3.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown3.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services21.5%
Social Sciences10.9%
Visual And Performing Arts10.8%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs8.0%
Computer And Information Sciences And Support Services7.8%
Engineering7.8%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies7.5%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences5.2%