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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, United States · Private · Founded 1880
- World ranking
- #153QS 2027Source
- Tuition · international
- $66,640per year · 2023
- Acceptance rate
- 9.8%2024
About University of Southern California
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.
At a glance
- Founded
- 1880
- Type
- Private
- Campus
- Urban
Los Angeles, United States34.052, -118.244
Open on mapRankings
- QSQS#153World · 2027Source
- THETHE=73World · 2026Source
- CWURCWUR#55World · 2026United States #28Source
- ARWUARWU#68World · 2026Source
- NCSES HERDNCSES HERD#27United States and outlying areas · Total R&D expenditures · 2024Source
Admissions & how to apply
- Check the entry requirements for your course and qualifications.
- Apply on the university’s own application page.
- Pay the application fee ($85).
Application fee
- Per application$85Source
Costs & aid
International tuition$66,640per year · 2023
- Fees$1,597
- Room & board2023$19,198
US net price$33,056
What US families pay after grants, by household income. International students usually pay the full price.
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Outcomes
- Admit rate
- 9.8%
- SAT average
- 1495
- ACT middle
- 34
- Graduate in 4 years
- 70.6%
- Graduate in 6 years
- 90.2%
- Return after year one
- 95.9%
- Pell grant students
- 26.6%
- Students with federal loans
- 22.3%
- Median debt
- $17,000
Median earnings after starting
Student body
US government and university data. Figures describe past students, not your own chances. Source
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