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About USC
University of Southern California (USC) — private non-profit university. It is located in California, United States. USC is a member of Association of Pacific Rim Universities (APRU), Association of American Universities (AAU). Sport affiliations and memberships: National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA).
The university is among the top-120 best institutions in the word, according to QS International Ranking. USC is one of the best universities in the United States. Times Higher Education World University Ranking (THE), places the university in 65 position in the world.
At USC, you can get a bachelor and master degree in different fields of study.
LocationCalifornia, United States
Establishment year1880
Students46,022
International students10,200
Female students49%
Acceptance rate16%
Place in ratings
Rating QS2024#116
Rating in the USA2021#15
Rating THE2023#65
By subject
| Subject | Place in QS 2023 |
|---|---|
| Accounting & Finance | 47 |
| Arts & Humanities | 77 |
| Social Sciences & Management | 89 |
| Anatomy & Physiology | 91 |
| Engineering & Technology | 123 |
| Life Sciences & Medicine | 131 |
| Natural Sciences | 222 |
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USC tuition fees
The academic calendar at USC is divided into two semesters, as in many other universities in United States. For convenience, tuition fees are calculated per year. Tuition fees at USC are equal for locals and foreigners, and start from 29,679 USD per year. Thanks to scholarships and financial aid, university students have the opportunity to fully or partially cover the cost of education. The cost of education and the availability of scholarships can be checked on the official website.
Academic calendarSemesters
ScholarshipsYes
Financial AidYes
Bachelor60,430USD/year
Master29,679USD/year
Additional costs
When choosing an educational institution, it is necessary to take into account additional costs: accommodation, transportation, educational materials, meals and personal expenses.
Room and boardon campus16,398USD/yearoff campus16,398USD/year
Other expenseson campus2,278USD/yearoff campus2,278USD/year
Study programs at USC
Applied Sciences & Professions
Business Administration (Real Estate Finance)
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Design
Study degreeBFA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Non-Governmental Organizations and Social Change
Study degreeBA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Real Estate Development
Study degreeBSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Environmental Studies & Earth Sciences
Chemical Engineering, Sustainable Energy Emphasis
Study degreeBSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Earth Sciences
Study degreeBA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Environmental Science and Health
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Environmental Science and Health
Study formFull-time
Environmental Studies
Study degreeBA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Medicine
Biochemistry
Study degreeBSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Biological Sciences
Study degreeBA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Biological Sciences
Study degreeBSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Biomedical Engineering
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Biomedical Engineering, Electrical Engineering Emphasis
Study degreeBSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Law
Business Administration (Entrepreneurship and Innovation)
Study formFull-time
Business Administration (Entrepreneurship and Innovation)
Study formFull-time
International Relations
Study degreeBA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Law, History, and Culture
Study degreeBA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Philosophy, Politics and Law
Study degreeBA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Accounting & Finance
Accounting
Study degreeBSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Business Administration
Study degreeBSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Business Administration (Real Estate Finance)
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Computer Science & IT
Animation and Digital Arts
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Animation and Digital Arts
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Applied and Computational Mathematics
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Applied and Computational Mathematics
Study degreeBSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Artificial Intelligence for Business
Study formFull-time
Social Sciences & Management
American Popular Culture
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
American Studies and Ethnicity
Study degreeBA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
American Studies and Ethnicity (African American Studies)
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
American Studies and Ethnicity (African American Studies)
Study formFull-time
American Studies and Ethnicity (Asian American Studies)
Study degreeBA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Hospitality, Leisure & Sports
Dance
Study degreeBFA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Music Industry
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Music Industry
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Music Production
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Aerospace Engineering
Study degreeBSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Applied Mechanics
Study degreeBSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Applied and Computational Mathematics
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Applied and Computational Mathematics
Study degreeBSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Applied and Computational Mathematics (BA)
Study formFull-time
Physical Sciences
Aerospace Engineering
Study degreeBSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Applied Mechanics
Study degreeBSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Applied and Computational Mathematics
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Applied and Computational Mathematics
Study degreeBSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Architectural Studies
Study degreeBSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Engineering & Technology
Aerospace Engineering
Study degreeBSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Applied Mechanics
Study degreeBSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Astronautical Engineering
Study degreeBSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Astronomy
Study degreeBA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Biomedical Engineering
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Humanities
Acting for Stage, Screen and New Media
Study degreeBFA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
American Popular Culture
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
American Studies and Ethnicity (Asian American Studies)
Study degreeBA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
American Studies and Ethnicity (Chicano Latino Studies)
Study degreeBA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Anthropology
Study degreeBA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Arts & Humanities
Acting for Stage, Screen and New Media
Study degreeBFA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Acting, Stage and Screen
Study formFull-time
American Popular Culture
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Animation and Digital Arts
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Animation and Digital Arts
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Journalism & Media
Communication
Study degreeBA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Journalism
Study degreeBA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Latin American and Iberian Cultures, Media and Politics
Study degreeBA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Media Arts and Practice
Study degreeBA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Middle East Studies
Study degreeBA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Languages, Literature & Linguistics
American Popular Culture
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
American Studies and Ethnicity (African American Studies)
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
American Studies and Ethnicity (Chicano Latino Studies)
Study degreeBA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Anthropology
Study degreeBA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Central European Studies
Study degreeBA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Education & Training
Computational Linguistics
Study degreeBA
Study formFull-time
History and Social Science Education
Study degreeBA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
History, Philosophy & Theology
American Studies and Ethnicity (Asian American Studies)
Study degreeBA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Anthropology
Study degreeBA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Anthropology (Visual Anthropology)
Study degreeBA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Archaeology
Study degreeBA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Art
Study degreeBA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Agriculture & Forestry
Environmental Studies, Oceans, Life and People Concentration
Study degreeBA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Environmental Studies, Oceans, Life and People Concentration
Study degreeBSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Economics & Business Management
Accounting
Study degreeBSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Artificial Intelligence for Business
Study formFull-time
Artificial Intelligence for Business
Study formFull-time
Arts, Technology and the Business of Innovation
Study degreeBSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Business Administration
Study degreeBSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Other
Animation and Digital Arts
Study degreeBA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Applied and Computational Mathematics
Study degreeBA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Chemistry
Study degreeBA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Chemistry
Study degreeBSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Choral Music
Study degreeBA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Applied Sciences & Professions
Art
Study degreeMFA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Curatorial Practices in the Public Sphere
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Design
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Dollinger Master of Real Estate Development
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time, part-time
Entrepreneurship and Innovation
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time, part-time
Hospitality, Leisure & Sports
Biokinesiology
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Hospitality and Tourism
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Senior Living Hospitality
Study modeBlended
Study formFull-time
Law
Alternative Dispute Resolution
Study degreeLLM
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time, part-time
Comparative Law
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Criminal Justice
Study degreeMSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Dispute Resolution
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time, part-time
Global Communication
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
History, Philosophy & Theology
Anthropology
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Art
Study degreeMFA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Classical Guitar Performance
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Community Music
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Conducting
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Medicine
Academic Medicine
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Advanced Orofacial Pain and Oral Medicine
Study modeBlended
Study formFull-time
Advanced Placement Gerontology
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Aging Services Management
Study degreeMA
Study modeBlended
Study formFull-time, part-time
Applied Biostatistics Epidemiology
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Social Sciences & Management
Aging Services Management
Study degreeMA
Study modeBlended
Study formFull-time, part-time
Anthropology
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Applied Behavior Analysis
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Applied Economics and Econometrics
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Applied Psychology
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Physical Sciences
Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering (Computational Fluid & Solid Mechanics), M.S.
Study degreeMSc
Study modeOnline
Aerospace Engineering, M.S.
Study degreeMSc
Study modeOnline
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering - Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics
Study degreeMSc
Study modeBlended
Study formFull-time
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering - Dynamics and Control
Study degreeMSc
Study modeBlended
Study formFull-time
Applied Mathematics
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Languages, Literature & Linguistics
East Asian Area Studies
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Arts & Humanities
Acting
Study degreeMFA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Animation and Digital Arts
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Applied Theatre Arts
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Art
Study degreeMFA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Choral Music
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Humanities
Acting
Study degreeMFA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Anthropology
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Choral Music
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Cinema & Media Studies
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Classical Guitar Performance
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Computer Science & IT
Accounting with Emphasis in Data and Analytics
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Analytics
Study modeBlended
Study formFull-time
Animation and Digital Arts
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Applied Data Science
Study degreeMSc
Study modeBlended
Study formFull-time
Applied Economics and Econometrics
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Accounting & Finance
Accounting
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Accounting with Emphasis in Data and Analytics
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Business Administration
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time, part-time
Business Taxation
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Business Taxation for Working Professionals
Study modeBlended
Study formFull-time
Economics & Business Management
Accounting
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Accounting with Emphasis in Data and Analytics
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Aerospace Engineering, Engineering Management
Study modeBlended
Study formFull-time
Aging Services Management
Study degreeMA
Study modeBlended
Study formFull-time, part-time
Analytics
Study modeBlended
Study formFull-time
Journalism & Media
Cinema & Media Studies
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Digital Social Media
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Film and Television Production
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Global Communication
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Interactive Media
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Engineering & Technology
Aerospace Engineering
Study degreeMSc
Study modeBlended
Study formFull-time
Aerospace Engineering, Engineering Management
Study modeBlended
Study formFull-time
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering - Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics
Study degreeMSc
Study modeBlended
Study formFull-time
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering - Dynamics and Control
Study degreeMSc
Study modeBlended
Study formFull-time
Astronautical Engineering
Study degreeMSc
Study modeBlended
Study formFull-time
Environmental Studies & Earth Sciences
Civil Engineering - Water and Waste Management
Study degreeMSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Economics
Study degreeMA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Environmental Data Science
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Environmental Engineering
Study degreeMSc
Study modeBlended
Study formFull-time
Environmental Risk Analysis
Study degreeMSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Natural Sciences & Mathematics
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering - Computational Fluid and Solid Mechanics
Study degreeMSc
Study modeBlended
Study formFull-time
Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering - Dynamics and Control
Study degreeMSc
Study modeBlended
Study formFull-time
Applied Biostatistics Epidemiology
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Applied Mathematics
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Applied Mathematics
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Agriculture & Forestry
Marine and Environmental Biology
Study degreeMSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Education & Training
Academic Medicine
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Aging Services Management
Study degreeMA
Study modeBlended
Study formFull-time, part-time
Applied Psychology
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Choral Music
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Educational Counseling
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time, part-time
Other
Aerospace & Mechanical Engineering (Dynamics & Control), M.S.
Study degreeMSc
Study modeOnline
Aging Services Management, M.A.S.M.
Study degreeMA
Study modeOnline
Applied Data Science, M.S.
Study degreeMSc
Study modeOnline
Applied Mathematics
Study degreeMSc
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
Applied Mathematics
Study degreeMA
Study modeOn campus
Study formFull-time
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Bachelor degree at USC
In order to enter the undergraduate program at USC, you must have a good academic record (GPA 3), as well as successfully pass the entrance exams. Before applying, you need to pass the IELTS, PTE or TOEFL exam. The minimum IELTS score is 7. The TOEFL score is not lower than 100. A subject exam is required. The university relies on the ACT or SAT results.
GPA3
IELTS7
TOEFL iBT100
Master's degree at USC
The admission committee of the university takes into account the previous academic performance of the student. In order to enroll at USC for a master's program, you will have to confirm knowledge of the English language. You can do this by passing the exam — IELTS, PTE or TOEFL. The minimum TOEFL score for admission is 90. IELTS — 6.5 or higher. There is an opportunity for admission to online master's programs at USC.
IELTS6.5
TOEFL iBT90
USC campus
The campus of the educational institution is located in California. This opens up all the delights of life in a big city for students: a rich infrastructure, a large selection of entertainment, convenient transport, as well as more opportunities for internships or part-time jobs. However, for some students, such an abundance of opportunities can be distracting. The university has a library, in the collection of which you will find not only textbooks and scientific works, but also works of the classics, modern literature and much more. Not only locals study at USC, but also students from other countries. This is a unique opportunity to get in touch with the culture of other countries, meet representatives of different nationalities and make friends around the world.
Campus TypeUrban
LibraryYes
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What to do after graduation
United States allows university graduates to stay in the country for one more year. Graduates can spend this time looking for a job in order to change their visa to a work one. USC graduates find jobs quickly, partly because the university has a good reputation among employers according to the QS World University Rankings. We talk about other options for immigration in our article.
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