University of Southern California

Also known as

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment

26,776

54.1% Female

45.9% Male

Institution Overview

School Type

Private not-for-profit (no religious affiliation)

Region

Far West AK CA HI NV OR WA

Academic Calendar

Semester

Setting

City: Large

Academics

Graduate Assistantships

Yes

Full Time Graduate Enrolled

Yes

Part Time Graduate Enrolled

Yes

Total # of Programs

475

Number of Programs Available (in Category Selected Above)

Master's

173

Doctoral Research

Doctoral Professional

Distance

Degrees Offered

Master's

Doctor's (Research)

Doctor's (Professional)

Other Doctor's

Certificate Offered

Post-master's

Postbaccalaureate

Student Body

Demographics

0.24%

American Indian or Alaska Native

15.24%

Asian

6.71%

Black or African American

11.94%

Hispanic or Latino

0.31%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

31.17%

White

1.94%

Two or more races

3.79%

Unknown

28.67%

Non-resident Alien

Admissions

Application Fee

$85

Admissions Office Web Address

www.usc.edu/admission/

Tuition & Aid

Average Tuition

$39,984

Academics: Programs - Overview

Academic

Yes

Occupational

Continuing Professional

Recreational or avocational

Highest Degree offered

Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice

Distance Learning Options

Grad programs or courses

Yes

Degree Programs Offered (in Category Selected Above)

Master's

173

Master's (Distance)

Doctor's Degree Research

Doctor's Degree Professional

Doctor's Degree Other

Doctor's Degree Other (Distance)

Postbaccalaureate Certificate

Postbaccalaureate Certificate (Distance)

Post Master's Certificate

Program Area	Program Type	Program Format
Program Area	Program Type	Campus	Distance
Accounting	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Acting	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Advanced General Dentistry	Post Master's Certificate	Yes	No
Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences, Other	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical/Space Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Doctoral – Other Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes Yes	No No No No
American/United States Studies/Civilization	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Anthropology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Applied Mathematics, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Applied Psychology	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Architectural and Building Sciences/Technology	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Architectural Engineering	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Architectural History and Criticism, General	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Architecture	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Architecture and Related Services, Other	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Art History, Criticism and Conservation	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Artificial Intelligence	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management, General	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Banking, Corporate, Finance, and Securities Law	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Behavioral Aspects of Health	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Biochemistry and Molecular Biology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology, Other	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Bioinformatics	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Biological and Biomedical Sciences, Other	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Biology/Biological Sciences, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology, Other	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Biomedical Sciences, General	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Biostatistics	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Brass Instruments	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Business Administration and Management, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Business Statistics	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, Other	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Business/Commerce, General	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences, Other	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Chemical Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Doctoral – Other	Yes Yes Yes	Yes No No
Chemical Physics	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Chemistry, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Cinematography and Film/Video Production	Master's Degree	Yes	No
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning	Master's Degree Doctoral – Other Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Civil Engineering, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Doctoral – Other	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Clinical and Industrial Drug Development	Master's Degree	Yes	No
College Student Counseling and Personnel Services	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Communication and Media Studies, Other	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Communication, General	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs, Other	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Comparative Law	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Comparative Literature	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Computational Biology	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Computer and Information Systems Security/Information Assurance	Master's Degree	Yes	Yes
Computer Engineering, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Computer Science	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Computer Software Engineering	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Computer Systems Networking and Telecommunications	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Conducting	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Construction Management	Master's Degree	Yes	Yes
Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Creative Writing	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Data Modeling/Warehousing and Database Administration	Master's Degree	Yes	Yes
Dental Hygiene/Hygienist	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Dentistry	Doctoral – Professional	Yes	No
Design and Applied Arts, Other	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Development Economics and International Development	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Digital Arts	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Directing and Theatrical Production	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Dispute Resolution	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Dramatic/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft, Other	Master's Degree	Yes	No
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
East Asian Studies	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Economics, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Education, Other	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Education/Teaching of the Gifted and Talented	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Educational Administration and Supervision, Other	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Educational Leadership and Administration, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Electrical and Electronics Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Doctoral – Other	Yes Yes Yes	No No Yes
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering, Other	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Elementary Education and Teaching	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Endodontics/Endodontology	Post Master's Certificate	Yes	No
Engineering, Other	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
English Language and Literature, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations, Other	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Environmental Design/Architecture	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Environmental Studies	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Doctoral – Other	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Epidemiology	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies, Other	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Evolutionary Biology	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Film/Cinema/Video Studies	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Finance, General	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Financial Mathematics	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Fine Arts and Art Studies, Other	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Fine/Studio Arts, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Foreign Language Teacher Education	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
French Language and Literature	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Game and Interactive Media Design	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Genetics, Other	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Geographic Information Science and Cartography	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	Yes No
Geography	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Geology/Earth Science, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
German Language and Literature	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Gerontology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other	Master's Degree	Yes	Yes
Health/Health Care Administration/Management	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Hispanic and Latin American Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Historic Preservation and Conservation	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
History, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Industrial and Physical Pharmacy and Cosmetic Sciences	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Industrial Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Doctoral – Other	Yes Yes Yes	Yes No No
Informatics	Master's Degree	Yes	No
International and Intercultural Communication	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
International Business/Trade/Commerce	Master's Degree	Yes	No
International Policy Analysis	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
International Public Health/International Health	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
International Relations and Affairs	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
International/Global Studies	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Jazz/Jazz Studies	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Journalism	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Keyboard Instruments	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Landscape Architecture	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Law	Doctoral – Professional	Yes	No
Learning Sciences	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Legal Professions and Studies, Other	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Liberal Arts and Sciences/Liberal Studies	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Library and Information Science	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Linguistics	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Long Term Care Administration/Management	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Management Science	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Manufacturing Engineering	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Marine Sciences	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Materials Engineering	Master's Degree	Yes	Yes
Materials Science	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Doctoral – Other	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Mathematics, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Mechanical Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Doctoral – Other	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Medical Scientist	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Medicine	Doctoral – Research Doctoral – Professional	Yes Yes	No No
Microbiology and Immunology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Molecular Biology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Molecular Genetics	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Molecular Medicine	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Molecular Pharmacology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Music History, Literature, and Theory	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Music Pedagogy	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Music Performance, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Music Teacher Education	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Music Technology	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Music Theory and Composition	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Musicology and Ethnomusicology	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Neurobiology and Anatomy	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Neuroscience	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Nurse Anesthetist	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Occupational Therapy/Therapist	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Doctoral – Professional Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes Yes Yes	No No No No
Oncology and Cancer Biology	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Operations Research	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Oral Biology and Oral and Maxillofacial Pathology	Master's Degree Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes	Yes No
Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery	Post Master's Certificate	Yes	No
Orthodontics/Orthodontology	Post Master's Certificate	Yes	No
Pathology/Experimental Pathology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Pediatric Dentistry/Pedodontics	Post Master's Certificate	Yes	No
Percussion Instruments	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Periodontics/Periodontology	Master's Degree Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes	No No
Petroleum Engineering	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Doctoral – Other Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes Yes	Yes No No Yes
Pharmaceutical Sciences	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Pharmacoeconomics/Pharmaceutical Economics	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Doctoral – Professional	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Pharmacy	Doctoral – Research Doctoral – Professional	Yes Yes	No No
Pharmacy Administration and Pharmacy Policy and Regulatory Affairs	Master's Degree Doctoral – Other Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration, Other	Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Philosophy	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Philosophy, Other	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Physical Therapy/Therapist	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Doctoral – Professional Post Master's Certificate	Yes Yes Yes Yes	No No No No
Physician Assistant	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Physics, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Physiology, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Physiology, Pathology, and Related Sciences, Other	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Playwriting and Screenwriting	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Political Economy	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Programs for Foreign Lawyers	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology	Post Master's Certificate	Yes	No
Psychology, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Public Administration	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Public Health, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Public Health, Other	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Public Policy Analysis, General	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes Yes	No No No
Public Policy Analysis, Other	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Public Relations/Image Management	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Real Estate Development	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Religion/Religious Studies	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Religious/Sacred Music	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Restaurant/Food Services Management	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Secondary Education and Teaching	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Signal/Geospatial Intelligence	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Social Work	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Social Work, Other	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Sociology	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Special Education and Teaching, General	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Speech Communication and Rhetoric	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Statistics, General	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Stringed Instruments	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Structural Engineering	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Sustainability Studies	Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes	No
Systems Engineering	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Tax Law/Taxation	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Taxation	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods, Oth	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas, Other	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Teaching English as a Second or Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Technical Theatre/Theatre Design and Technology	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Telecommunications Engineering	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Transportation and Highway Engineering	Master's Degree Postbaccalaureate Cert.	Yes Yes	No No
Urban Education and Leadership	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Urban Studies/Affairs	Doctoral – Research	Yes	No
Voice and Opera	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No
Water Resources Engineering	Master's Degree	Yes	No
Woodwind Instruments	Master's Degree Doctoral – Research	Yes Yes	No No

Faculty

	Total	Instructional Staff	Research	Public Service
Total	3,900	2,297	252	1,351
With faculty status	3,900	2,297	252	1,351
Tenured	1,172	1,172	0	0
On tenure track	294	294	0	0
Not on tenure track	2,434	831	252	1,351
Annual contract	2,434	831	252	1,351
Less-than annual contract	0	0	0	0

Graduate Assistantships

Yes

Graduate Assistantship

Teaching

Research

Additional Information

State-Approved Teacher Certification?

Medical Degree Offered?

Yes

Institution Has a Hospital?

Yes

Overview

Average Tuition

$39,984

Financial aid office web address

www.usc.edu/admission/fa/

Tuition fee varies by residency status

Typical Room

$8,355

Typical Board

$5,500

Tuition & Fees

	Amount
Full time Average Tuition	$39,984
Full time Fees	$686
Part time, per credit hour	$1,666

Tuition & Fees By Program

Program	Tuition	Fees
Dentistry	$84,426	$10,314
Law	$57,286	$736
Medicine	$56,848	$3,167
Pharmacy	$50,830	$3,654

Tuition Plan Options

Alternative Tuition Plans Offered

Yes

Tuition Guaranteed Plan

Prepaid Tuition Plan

Yes

Tuition Payment Plan

Yes

Other Alternative Tuition Plan

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment

26,776

54.1% Female

45.9% Male

Post-Bac Race / Ethnicity

Demographics

0.24%

American Indian or Alaska Native

15.24%

Asian

6.71%

Black or African American

11.94%

Hispanic or Latino

0.31%

Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander

31.17%

White

1.94%

Two or more races

3.79%

Unknown

28.67%

Non-resident Alien

Gender

Race / Ethnicity	Men	Women
American Indian Or Alaska Native	23	41
Asian	1,756	2,324
Black Or African American	490	1,306
Hispanic Or Latino	1,138	2,058
Native Hawaiian OrOther Pacific Islander	30	52
Non-resident Alien	4,448	3,229
White	3,652	4,694
Two Or More Races	206	313
Unknown	535	481

Services offered

Service	Offered
Academic Career Counseling Service	Yes
Employment Services For Students	Yes
Placement Services For Completers	Yes

Advanced Awards/ Degrees Conferred Statistics

Award: Master's degree

Total

7,710

46.2% Male

53.8% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - research/scholarship

Total

685

53.0% Male

47.0% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - professional practice

Total

837

44.0% Male

56.0% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - other

Total

75.0% Male

25.0% Female

Award: Postbaccalaureate certificate

Total

659

51.3% Male

48.7% Female

Award: Post-master's certificate

Total

56.4% Male

43.6% Female

Overview

Library Facilities at Institution

Yes

On-Campus Housing Available?

Yes

Services offered

Service	Offered
Remedial services	No
On-campus day care for student's children	Yes

Admissions Office Contact

Address

University Park
Los Angeles, CA 90089

Phone

213-740-2311

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National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Provisional Release as of October, 2016.
Surveys: Institutional Characteristics (2015), Data File: [HD2015], [IC2015], [IC2015_AY]; Surveys: Completions (2015), Data File: [C2015_A],[C2015DEP]; Surveys: 12-Month Enrollment (2015), Data File: [EFFY2015]; Surveys: Employees by Assigned Position (2014), Data File: [EAP2014]

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