University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA · Public research
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Acceptance rate
11.2%
9,345 admitted
SAT · 50th
1510
Range 1470–1540
6-yr grad
90.3%
Retention 95.2%
Undergrads
20,768
9:1 S-F
Admissions
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11.4% / 9.8%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications83,488
Overall admit rate11.2%
In-state admit rate11.4%
Out-of-state admit rate9.8%
Enrolled3,759 · 40.2% yield
Very important factorsGPA, Application essay, Character, Rigor of HS record
Important factorsExtracurriculars, Recs, Test scores, Talent
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
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1510
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1470–1540 · 33.0% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W720740760
Math740780790
Comp147015101540
ACT
255075
Comp323335
Cost & aid
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$66,640
tuition (full-time)
Tuition$66,640
Fees$2,047
Room & board$19,200
Books$1,200
Avg need-based grant$53,162
% need met97.1%
Avg debt at graduation$26,805
Academics
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9 : 1
student-faculty ratio
95.2% retention
Student-faculty9 : 1
Retention95.2%
4-year graduation70.6%
6-year graduation90.3%
Enrollment
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20,768
undergraduates
37.0% out-of-state · 860 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates20,768
First-year3,759
Transfer1,544
Full-time98%
Female52%
Out-of-state37.0%
International (freshmen)860
Rankings
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#1
Princeton Review
Undergraduate Colleges for Game Design
SourceListRankYr
Princeton ReviewUndergraduate Colleges for Game Design#126
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Specialties: Game/Simulation Development#126
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Business Specialties: Real Estate#326
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Business Programs#826
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Programs#1626
NicheBest Colleges in America#2726
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#2826
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, Princeton Review, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
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R1 Research University
Carnegie Classification
131 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR1 Research University131
Athletic conferenceBig Ten Conference16
Athletic divisionNCAA D1-FBS95
Institutional controlPublic college153
Geographic groupingCalifornia colleges41
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
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$85
application fee
waivable
Regular decision1/10 → 1-Apr → 1-May
Early action11/1
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyConsidered but not required
HS units required4 Eng, 3 Math, 2 Sci, 2 SciLab, 2 FL, 2 SS
Admissions URLhttps://admission.usc.edu/
Admissions phone213-821-0200
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
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University of Cali…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
University of California CA · Public8.8%—33K
New York University NY · Private (nonprofit)9.1%152029K
Boston University MA · Proprietary12.8%147018K
Georgetown University DC · Private (nonprofit)13.5%14807K
University of California CA · Public11.4%—33K
Emory University GA · Private (nonprofit)10.3%15107K
Vanderbilt University TN · Private (nonprofit)5.4%15307K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — University of Southern California

8 years of University of Southern California's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.