University of Southern California

About USC

Facts and Figures

Students (2022-2023 academic year)

Rounded to the nearest 500
Undergraduates 21,000
Graduate and professional 28,000
Total 49,000

Student Demographics (Fall 2022)

Asians 19.3%
Black/African-American 5.8%
Hispanic 15.3%
White/Caucasian 24.8%
International 26.6%
Other 8.2%

International Students (Fall 2022)

Regularly Enrolled International Students 13,056

All International Students by Places of Origin

Freshman Class (Fall 2022)

Applicants 69,062
Admits 8,304 (12 percent)
Matriculants 3,420
Middle 50-percent Average GPA 3.82-4.00 (unweighted)
First-generation college students 22%

Freshman Profile and Admission Information 2022-2023

Student Retention Rate (Fall 2022)

Fall 2021 (% enrolled Fall 2022) 97%
Fall 2020 (% enrolled Fall 2021) 96%
Fall 2019 (% enrolled Fall 2020) 91%
Fall 2018 (% enrolled Fall 2019) 96%
Fall 2017 (% enrolled Fall 2018) 97%

*USC’s retention rate is based on full-time, first-time freshmen.

Degrees Awarded (June 2022)

Bachelor’s degrees 5,424
Advanced degrees 12,393

Six-Year Graduation Rate (Student Right-to-Know*)

2022 (Fall 2016 freshman class)  92%
2021 (Fall 2015 freshman class)  92%
2020 (Fall 2014 freshman class)  92%
2019 (Fall 2013 freshman class)  91%
2018 (Fall 2012 freshman class)  92%
2017 (Fall 2011 freshman class)  92%

*Student Right-to-Know refers to a federally mandated disclosure of a college’s graduation rate. Its intent is to provide prospective students and their parents with a statistic of comparable effectiveness that can be used in determining college choice. USC’s current graduation rate is based on full-time, first-time, degree-seeking undergraduates who entered the university in the fall semester and graduated within six years of attendance (150% of the normal completion time). Graduation rates do not include students who left school to serve in the armed forces or on official church missions or with a foreign aid service of the federal government, or students who died or were totally and permanently disabled.

USC’s U-CAN Profile

The University and College Accountability Network (U-CAN) Web site provides profiles of hundreds of private institutions of higher learning, in a common format, with the goal of helping parents and prospective students make an informed college choice. U-CAN Profile

Undergraduate Tuition

 $63,468 (2022-23 undergraduate estimate of costs)

Financial Aid awarded, all sources (2021-22 fiscal year)

$773.4 million


Faculty and Staff (2021-22)

 
Faculty (full-time) 4,674
Staff (50 percent time or more) 16,581
Student workers

(does not include teaching/research assistants)
6,864
Total 28,119

Faculty and Staff 2021-2022


Alumni

There are more than 450,000 living alumni in the Trojan Family. USC alumni can be found in positions of leadership all over the world, with more than half of them living in California.

Academic Units

USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences

22 schools and units

Endowment (as of June 30, 2021)

$8.1 billion

University Budget (2021-22 fiscal year)

$6.2 billion

Economic Impact

$8 billion, economic impact analysis

Sponsored Research (2020-21 fiscal year)

$955.6 million

University Annual Financial Reports