{"name":"University of Southern California","slug":"university-of-southern-california-ce0c7503","url":"https://collegestat.britexstudy-15d.workers.dev/university/university-of-southern-california-ce0c7503","country":"United States","country_code":"US","city":"Los Angeles","type":"Private","founded":1880,"website":"http://www.usc.edu/","summary":"The University of Southern California opened in 1880 in what was then a small Los Angeles, with land donated by local backers and a Methodist connection that it later dropped. It is the oldest private research university in California. Its main University Park campus lies near downtown Los Angeles, and it is known for its film, engineering, business and health sciences schools.","key_facts":[{"id":"rank","value":"#153","detail":"QS 2027","source":"https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx"},{"id":"tuition","value":"$66,640","detail":"per year, 2023"},{"id":"admission","value":"9.8%","detail":"2024"}],"sources":[{"label":"rank","url":"https://insights.qs.com/hubfs/Rankings%20Excel%20Reports/2027%20QS%20World%20University%20Rankings%201.1%20%28For%20qs.com%29.xlsx"},{"label":"Official website","url":"http://www.usc.edu/"},{"label":"Admissions","url":"https://admission.usc.edu/"},{"label":"Financial aid","url":"https://financialaid.usc.edu/"},{"label":"Reference","url":"https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/complete-data-files/HD2025.zip"},{"label":"Common Data Set 2025-26: 45,815 total students","url":"https://oir.usc.edu/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2026/10/CDS_2025-26_FINAL.pdf"},{"label":"Cross-check: founding 1880, motto, private status","url":"https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Southern_California"}],"note":"Figures are as reported by the linked sources; confirm requirements with the university before applying."}