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University of Southern California


College Overview

Admission Office
Office of Admission
700 Childs Way
Los Angeles, CA 90089-0911
(213) 740-1111
Fax: (213) 821-0200
admitusc@usc.edu
Contact: Timothy Brunold
Associate Dean and Director of Undergraduate Admission
Main Address
University Park
Los Angeles, CA 90089
(213) 740-2311
www.usc.edu
Size
Total undergrads: 16,608
First-time degree-seeking freshmen: 2,766
Degree-seeking undergrads: 16,283
Graduate enrollment: 14,457

Setting
Urban setting
Very large city (over 500,000)
Residential campus
Degrees offered:
Bachelor's
Master's
Doctoral
First Professional



Tuition & Fees

Estimated Expenses for Academic Year '07-2008 '08-2009 '09-2010 '10-2011 % change 2009-'11
Tuition and fees $35,809 $37,693 $39,183 $41,022 +4.69%
Books and Supplies $750 $796 $1,500 $1,500 0.00%
Living Arrangement - On Campus
Room and Board $10,750 $11,212 $11,458 $11,580 +1.06%
Other $2,180 $2,180 $1,476 $1,476 0.00%
Living Arrangement - Off Campus
Room and Board $10,858 $11,298 $11,458 $11,580 +1.06%
Other $2,180 $2,180 $1,476 $1,476 0.00%
Total Expenses '07-2008 '08-2009 '09-2010 '10-2011 % change 2009-'11
In-state On Campus $49,489 $51,881 $53,617 $55,578 +3.66%
In-state Off Campus $49,597 $51,967 $53,617 $55,578 +3.66%
In-state with Family $36,559 $38,489 $40,683 $42,522 +4.52%
Average Graduate Student Tuition & Fees
Tuition for In-state Students $32,640
In-state Student Fees $575
Tuition for Out-of-state Students $32,640
Out-of-state Fees $575



Financial Aid

Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students
Type of Aid Students Percent Amount Average Per Student
All students financial aid 2,111 76%
Grant or scholarship aid 1,747 63% $45,617,082 $26,112
• Federal grants 390 14% $1,987,070 $5,095
• Pell grants 389 14% $1,360,466 $3,497
• Other federal grants 376 14% $626,604 $1,667
State/local government grant or scholarships 290 10% $2,789,298 $9,618
Institutional grants or scholarships 1,741 63% $40,840,714 $23,458
Student loan aid 1,721 62% $11,563,685 $6,719
• Federal student loans 1,714 62% $9,538,678 $5,565
• Other student loans 109 4% $2,025,007 $18,578



All Majors and Programs

Program Completions for Most Recent Year BA/BS MA/MS Doctor AA/AS CERT
Total of All Education Programs 4443 4732 1453 279
Architecture and Related Services 102 184 7 39
Architectural and Building Sciences/technology 7 15
Architecture 102 56
City/urban, Community and Regional Planning 52 7 10
Landscape Architecture 9 14
Real Estate Development 60
Area, Gender, Cultural, Ethnic, and Group Studies 29 6 9 12
African-american/black Studies
American/united States Studies/civilization 15 2 9
Asian-american Studies
East Asian Studies 1 4
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other 7 12
Hispanic-american, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-american/chicano Studies 5
Near and Middle Eastern Studies 1
Biology and Biomedical Sciences 272 45 91
Biochemistry 19
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology 9 15
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other 1
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other 5
Biology and Biological Sciences, General 166 3 7
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Other 5
Biophysics 4
Biostatistics 6
Cell/cellular and Molecular Biology 3
Computational Biology 9
Epidemiology 4
Evolutionary Biology
Genetics, Other 1
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography 1
Microbiology and Immunology 6 4
Microbiology, General
Molecular Biology 2 8
Molecular Genetics 3
Molecular Medicine
Molecular Pharmacology 1 5
Neurobiology and Anatomy
Neuroscience 83 3 21
Pathology/experimental Pathology 4 6
Physiology, General 1 3
Business, Administration, Marketing, Management, and Related Services 1097 873 8 55
Accounting 236 87
Business Administration and Management, General 861 630 8
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other 4
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other 1
Construction Management 19
Finance, General 24
Human Resources Management/personnel Administration, General
International Business/trade/commerce 55
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management
Non-profit/public/organizational Management
Restaurant/food Services Management 27
Retailing and Retail Operations
Taxation 81
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs 464 256 10 1
Broadcast Journalism 50 20
Communication and Media Studies, Other 111 1
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other
International and Intercultural Communication 31
Journalism 46 51
Public Relations/image Management 57 29
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 311 14 10
Computing and Information Sciences 38 402 30
Artificial Intelligence 8
Computer and Information Systems Security/information Assurance 5
Computer Science 38 388 30
Computer Software and Media Applications, Other
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications 1
Education 335 158 4
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services
Counselor Education/school Counseling and Guidance Services 33 4
Curriculum and Instruction 1
Education, General 19 5
Educational Leadership and Administration, General 152
Foreign Language Teacher Education
Higher Education/higher Education Administration 48
Music Teacher Education 14
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other 189
Teaching English As A Second or Foreign Language/esl Language Instructor 32
Engineering 392 1017 87 15
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/space Engineering 55 78 4 1
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering 63 68 18
Chemical Engineering 28 22 8
Civil Engineering, General 36 3 2
Civil Engineering, Other 1
Computer Engineering, General 25 8 2
Electrical and Electronics Engineering 58 429 37
Engineering, Other 109
Environmental/environmental Health Engineering 7 7 5
Geotechnical and Geoenvironmental Engineering
Industrial Engineering 38 38 4
Manufacturing Engineering 4
Materials Engineering 13
Mechanical Engineering 55 73 5
Operations Research 16
Petroleum Engineering 13 2 1
Structural Engineering 26 46
Systems Engineering 84 12
Transportation and Highway Engineering 6 1
English Language, Composition and Literature/letters 108 48 26
Creative Writing 59 42
English Language and Literature, General 49 6 26
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics 113 16 10
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 9 1 1
Comparative Literature 8 1 1
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 40 1 1
French Language and Literature 15 2
German Language and Literature 2 1
Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 3 2
Italian Language and Literature 3
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services, Other 1 1
Linguistics 10 3 2
Russian Language and Literature 3
Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General 4 2
Spanish Language and Literature 22
Health Services and Allied Health Sciences, General 131 480 644 71
Advanced General Dentistry
Advanced/graduate Dentistry and oral Sciences, Other 10 3
Behavioral Aspects Of Health 78 7
Dental Hygiene/hygienist 37
Dentistry 177
Endodontics/endodontology 9
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other 4
Health/health Care Administration/management 82 6
International Public Health/international Health 17
Long Term Care Administration/management 1
Marriage and Family Therapy/counseling 29
Medical Scientist 5
Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry
Medicine 160
Nurse Anesthetist 15
Occupational Therapy/therapist 16 123 18
oral Biology and oral and Maxillofacial Pathology 2
oral/maxillofacial Surgery 3
orthodontics/orthodontology 6
Pediatric Dentistry/pedodontics 7
Periodontics/periodontology 4
Pharmaceutical Sciences 7 1
Pharmacoeconomics/pharmaceutical Economics 1 4
Pharmacy 174
Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory Affairs 41
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, Other 30
Physical Therapy/therapist 4 100
Physician Assistant 43
Prosthodontics/prosthodontology 4
Public Health, General 98
History 50 8 8
History, General 49 8 8
History, Other 1
Human Services, General 124 490 9 7
Public Administration 84 5
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other 28
Public Policy Analysis, General 124 77 7
Social Work 301 4
Legal and Law Studies, General 123 194
Comparative Law 3
Law 194
Programs For Foreign Lawyers 120
Tax Law/taxation
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities 2 8
Humanities/humanistic Studies 2
Liberal Arts and Sciences/liberal Studies 8
Mathematics and Statistics 48 44 7
Applied Mathematics, General 4 3
Computational and Applied Mathematics 3
Financial Mathematics 21 28
Mathematics, General 24 2 4
Statistics, General 10
Multi-/interdisciplinary Studies, General 25 51 2 11
Gerontology 10 27 1 5
Historic Preservation and Conservation 3 3
Human Biology 14
International/global Studies 21
Marine Sciences 1
Multi-/interdisciplinary Studies, Other 1
Sustainability Studies 3
Natural Resources and Conservation 13
Environmental Science 2
Environmental Studies 11
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies 34
Kinesiology and Exercise Science 34
Physical Sciences 21 12 48
Astronomy
Chemical Physics
Chemistry, General 5 6 23
Geology and Earth Science, General 5 11
Materials Science 4 8
Physical Sciences
Physics, General 11 2 6
Psychology 180 17 12
Counseling Psychology 1
Educational Psychology
Psychology, General 180 17 11
Social Sciences 617 67 44 13
Anthropology 19
Archeology 3
Development Economics and International Development 2
Economics, General 136 52 6
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 13
Geography 6 4
International Relations and Affairs 201 8 11
Political Economy 3
Political Science and Government, General 153 4
Social Sciences, General 38
Sociology 61 5 6
Urban Studies/affairs 10
Visual and Performing Arts 583 250 49 51
Acting 17 7
Art History, Criticism and Conservation 20 3 3 5
Brass Instruments 3 7 1
Cinematography and Film/video Production 100 98
Conducting
Digital Arts 8 4
Directing and Theatrical Production
Drama and Dramatics/theatre Arts, General 94
Dramatic/theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other 4
Film/cinema/video Studies 99 13 9
Film/video and Photographic Arts, Other
Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other 15
Fine/studio Arts, General 67 9
Game and Interactive Media Design 24 21
Jazz/jazz Studies 6 2 1
Keyboard Instruments 6 10 6
Music History, Literature, and Theory
Music Management 61
Music Pedagogy 2 2
Music Performance, General 1 4 28
Music Technology 18
Music Theory and Composition 3 4 4
Music, General 14
Music, Other 1
Musicology and Ethnomusicology 1
Percussion Instruments 3 1
Playwriting and Screenwriting 21 30
Stringed Instruments 12 10 9
Technical Theatre/theatre Design and Technology 6
Visual and Performing Arts, General
Voice and Opera 10 8 5
Woodwind Instruments 5 6 2
Above data represent first majors only.
(-) Indicates that program is not offered at this award level.



Admissions Information

Application Fee
College has an application fee: Yes
Regular application fee: $65
Online application fee: $65
Enrollment Rates
Percent applicants admitted: 22%
Percent of students who return for sophomore year: 97%



Undergraduate Majors

Architecture & Related Programs
Architecture B
Landscape Architecture B

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, & Gender Studies
African-American Studies B
American Studies B
Asian American Studies B
East Asian Studies B
Hispanic-American Studies B
Women's Studies B

Arts, Visual & Performing
Acting B
Art History/Criticism/Conservation B
Drama/Theater Arts B
Film Studies B
Fine/Studio Arts B
Jazz Studies B
Music - General B
Music - General Performance B
Music - Piano/Organ B
Music - Voice/Opera B
Music Management/Merchandising B
Music Theory/Composition B
Playwriting/Screenwriting B
Stringed Instruments B
Theater Design/Stagecraft B
Theatre Arts Management B

Biological & Biomedical Sciences
Biochemistry B
Biology B
Biophysics B

Business, Management, & Marketing
Accounting B
Business Administration/Management B
International Business B

Communications & Journalism
Broadcast Journalism B
Communications/Rhetoric B
Journalism B
Public Relations B
Radio/Television B

Computer & Information Sciences
Computer Science B

Engineering
Aeronautical/Aerospace Engineering B
Biomedical Engineering B
Chemical Engineering B
Civil Engineering B
Computer Engineering - General B
Construction Engineering B
Electrical/Communications Engineering B
Environmental Engineering B
Industrial Engineering B
Mechanical Engineering B
Petroleum B
Polymer/Plastics B
Structural Engineering B
Systems Engineering B

English Language & Literature
American Literature B
Creative Writing B
English Language & Literature - General B
Literature and language B

Foreign Language & Literature
Classics B
Comparative Literature B
East Asian B
French B
Italian B
Linguistics B
Russian B
Spanish B

Health Professions & Clinical Sciences
Dental Hygiene B
Public Health B

History
History - General B

Mathematics
Applied Mathematics B
Mathematics - General B

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
Classical/Ancient Mediterranean/Near Eastern Studies B
Gerontology B
Global Studies B
Neuroscience B

Natural Resources & Conservation
Environmental Science B
Environmental Studies B

Parks, Recreation & Fitness
Exercise Sciences B

Philosophy & Religion
Ethics B
Jewish/Judaic Studies B
Philosophy B
Religion/Religious Studies B

Physical Sciences
Astronomy B
Chemistry B
Geology B
Physical Sciences - General B
Physics B

Psychology
Psychology - General B
Public Administration & Services
Public Administration B

Social Sciences
Anthropology B
Economics B
Geography B
International Relations B
Political Science/Government B
Sociology B

Degree levels for each major are designated by the following letters:
    A = Associate degree
    B = Bachelor's degree
    C = Certificate or diploma
*We do not guarantee the accuracy of information on this page. All information is subject to change. You should confirm all information with a college admissions officer.
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