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The University of Southern California, also known as USC, is a private research institution founded by Robert Widney in 1880. Situated in an urban setting just west of downtown Los Angeles, USC has a current undergraduate enrollment of just over 19,000. USC is very selective in its admission process and is an internationally renowned center for learning and research. USC’s Trojans compete in the PAC-12 and wear cardinal red and gold.
USC is made up of over twenty undergraduate schools including the Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences. USC operates on a semester-based academic calendar, and tuition for in-state students and out-of-state students exceeds $55,000 annually, before financial aid. Outside of athletics, USC has a large alumni network in the film industry, with graduates including actors John Wayne, Will Ferrell, Forest Whitaker, and the face of Reading Rainbow, LeVar Burton.
USC provides its student body with intimate undergraduate classes that are typically 20 students or fewer, which can be ideal for those that lean towards group learning over the lecture format. USC is not only known for its strong academic foundation - the school also operates a globally recognized athletic program. The university has sent student representatives to every Olympic Games since 1912 and has amassed over 250 Olympic medals, which is more than some countries!
Los Angeles, CA 90089
* These statistics utilize the most recently released data from IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System)
Sources for school statistics and data include U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics and the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System. Data may vary depending on school and academic year.
- Dietetics (DIET) - Coordinated Program in Dietetics (Leonard Davis School of Gerontology)
- Pharmacy (PHAR) - Professional degree programs
- Law (LAW) - Professional schools
- Dental Hygiene (DH)
- Predoctoral (University of Southern California School of Dentistry Predoctoral Internship)
- Endodontics
- Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery (OMS)
- Orthodontics & Dentofacial Orthopedics
- Pediatric Dentistry
- Periodontics
- Prosthodontics (including maxillofacial prosthetics and combined prosthodontics/maxillofacial prosthetics)
- Orofacial Pain
- Occupational Therapy (OTM) - Programs leading to a Master's Degree
- Occupational Therapy (OTD) - Programs leading to a Doctoral Degree
- Occupational Therapy (OTD) - Programs leading to a Doctoral Degree
- Clinical Psychology (CLPSY) - PhD Doctoral programs
- Professional Psychology (IPSY) - Predoctoral internship programs
- Speech-Language Pathology (SLP) - Graduate degree programs
- Health Services Administration (HSA) - Graduate programs in health services administration
- Nursing (CNURED) - Nursing education programs at the graduate degree levels
- Nurse Anesthesia (ANEST) - Institutions and programs at the master's degree, post master's certificate or doctoral degree levels
- Public Health Programs (PHPG) - Graduate level program offered outside a school of public health
- Medicine (MED) - Programs leading to the M.D. degree
- Teacher Education (TED) - Baccalaureate and graduate programs for the preparation of teachers and other professional personnel for elementary and secondary schools
Source data obtained from U.S. Department of Education's Office of Post-secondary Education (OPE)
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