UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Home of the Trojans, USC is one of the top private research colleges in California. Established in 1880, USC has two official campus locations: the University Park campus in central Los Angeles, and the Health Sciences campus northeast of downtown. Current full-time and adjunct faculty members have earned prestigious honors including the Macarthur Fellowship, Pulitzer Prize, National Medal of the Arts, and the Guggenheim Award, among others. Its top-ranked film school has produced many Academy Award winners in both creative and technical fields, and the Thornton School of Music is also one of the best-regarded academies of its kind in the United States.


USC’s academic programs are offered through 23 distinct colleges and units, and the Trojans are a prominent force in the NCAA. The school’s talented student body boasts an average unweighted GPA of 3.75 among entering freshmen, and USC supports lifelong personal and professional connections through its broad, inclusive, and accessible alumni network.