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The University of Southern California was established in 1880. It is the oldest private research university in California. USC covers more than 300 acres of land in the University Park neighborhood of Los Angeles, California. The nickname of the university is the Trojans.
The University of Southern California is organized into numerous academic divisions:
- Annenberg School for Communication
- Davis School of Gerontology
- Gould School of Law
- Keck School of Medicine
- Leventhal School of Accounting
- Marshall School of Business
- Roski School of Fine Arts
- Rossier School of Education
- School of Architecture
- School of Cinematic Arts
- School of Dentistry
- School of Pharmacy
- School of Policy, Planning, and Development
- School of Social Work
- School of Theatre
- The College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
- The Graduate School
- Thornton School of Music
- Viterbi School of Engineering
USC has more than 20 fraternities in the Interfraternity Council and over 20 sororities in the Panhellenic Council. The Greek community of the university has more than 2,000 members.
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Campus LocationUniversity Park
Los Angeles, CA 90089
USA
Main Tel: (213) 740-2311
Web Site The campus is in a large city. |
University Of Southern California HighlightsWhere University Of Southern California stands out most compared to other schools (details below): - Many students concentrating in medicine, engineering, music, photography and commercial art, computer science and engineering, media, and drama and performing arts.
- Large number of programs of study offered.
- Large number of students.
- High faculty salary.
- High SAT scores (combined Verbal and Math).
- Selective admissions.
- Good faculty-to-student ratio.
- High male/female ratio.
- Racially diverse student body.
Other important characteristics: - Faculty tenure system
- Library on-campus
- Campus housing available
- Study abroad option
- Distance learning available
- Part-time classes available
- ROTC
- Athlete financial aid
Degrees Awarded (in 2007)| Degree | Total
Earned | Different
Programs |
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| Bachelor | 4,676 | 174 | | Master | 4,002 | 129 | | Doctorale | 691 | 82 | | First-professional degree | 687 | 4 | | Postbaccalaureate certificate | 155 | 20 | | First-professional certificate | 50 | 8 | | Post-master's certificate | 4 | 10 |
Southern Cal StudentsThe student enrollment at Southern Cal was 33,408 in 2007 (30,768 full-time equivalent). About 48% of the freshmen class in 2007 was male and women were 52% of the class. Undergrads are 50% of enrolled students, graduate students are 43%, and those seeking first-professional graduate degrees represent 8%. About 1% of freshmen are from countries other than the US. Students living in the US make up 99% of incoming freshmen. Among freshmen students, 100% are full-time and 0% are part-time.
Tuition and Other Costs| Item | Cost |
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| State Tuition and fees | $ 35,809 | | Room | $ 5,880 | | Board | $ 4,870 | | Books and supplies | $ 750 | | Other | $ 2,180 |
Financial Aid: Southern Cal participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs. Please refer to BrainTrack's financial aid articles section for background information.
FacultyTenure (2007): | Full-Time Faculty | | Total |
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| With tenure | | 1,139 | | Without tenure; working toward tenure | | 273 | | Without tenure; tenure not available | | 1,631 |
Housing and MealsSouthern Cal provides on-campus housing for 7,201 of its 30,768 (full-time) students (as of 2007).
Southern Cal AthleticsSchool sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. Southern Cal is in the Pacific-10 Conference for major sports. Southern Cal offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 213 male students received the aid (men were 59% of those receiving aid) and 150 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 41% of students receiving such aid) .
Southern Cal Admissions (2007)| Applicants | Admitted |
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| Men | 26% | | Women | 24% | | All | 25% |
SAT Test Scores:| SAT | Middle 50% |
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| Verbal | 620-720 | | Math | 650-740 | | Writing | 640-720 |
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Programs of Study(Number of degrees awarded in 2007 in parentheses) ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (225 awarded) - Architecture (BArch, BA/BS, MArch, MA/MS, PhD)
- City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning
- Landscape Architecture (BS, BSLA, BLA, MSLA, MLA, PhD)
ART STUDIES (40 awarded) - Art/Art Studies
- Arts Management
BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (2,082 awarded) - Accounting
- Business Administration and Management
- Business Administration, Management and Operations
- Business, Management, Marketing & Related Support Services
- Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration
- Non-Profit/Public/Organizational Management
COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (557 awarded) - Computer Engineering
- Computer Software Engineering
- Computer Software and Media Applications
- Computer and Information Sciences
- Computer and Information Systems Security
CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (12 awarded) - Environmental Science
- Environmental Studies
DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (157 awarded) - Acting
- Directing and Theatrical Production
- Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts
- Playwriting and Screenwriting
EDUCATION AND TEACHING (381 awarded) - Bilingual and Multilingual Education
- College Student Counseling and Personnel Services
- Community College Education
- Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
- Curriculum and Instruction
- Education
- Foreign Language Teacher Education
- Higher Education/Higher Education Administration
- Music Teacher Education
- Teacher Education, Multiple Levels
- Teacher Education/Profess Development, Subject Areas
- Teaching English as Second/Foreign Language/ESL Language Instructor
ENGINEERING (1,311 awarded) - Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering
- Archeology
- Biomedical/Medical Engineering
- Chemical Engineering
- Civil Engineering
- Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
- Engineering
- Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering
- Geotechnical Engineering
- Industrial Engineering
- Manufacturing Engineering
- Materials Engineering
- Materials Science
- Mechanical Engineering
- Ocean Engineering
- Operations Research
- Petroleum Engineering
- Structural Engineering
- Systems Engineering
- Transportation and Highway Engineering
- Water Resources Engineering
ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (0 awarded) - Occupational Safety and Health Technology/Technician
FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (572 awarded) - Public Administration
- Public Administration and Social Service Professions
- Public Policy Analysis
- Social Work
FINE ARTS (10 awarded) - Fine Arts and Art Studies
HOSPITALITY (30 awarded) - Restaurant/Food Services Management
LAW (283 awarded) - Comparative Law (LLM, MCL, JSD/SJD)
- Law (LLB, JD)
- Programs for Foreign Lawyers (LLM, MCL)
LIBERAL ARTS (1,217 awarded) - African-American/Black Studies
- American Literature (United States)
- American/United States Studies/Civilization
- Anthropology
- Asian-American Studies
- Classics/Classical Languages, Lit & Linguistics
- Comparative Literature
- Creative Writing
- Demography and Population Studies
- East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
- East Asian Studies
- Economics
- English Language and Literature
- English Language and Literature/Letters
- Ethnic, Cultural Minority, and Gender Studies
- French Language and Literature
- Geography
- German Language and Literature
- Hispanic-American,Puerto Rican & Mexican-American/Chicano Studies
- Historic Preservation and Conservation
- History
- International Relations and Affairs
- Italian Language and Literature
- Linguistics
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
- Political Science and Government
- Russian Language and Literature
- Slavic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
- Sociology
- Spanish Language and Literature
- Urban Studies/Affairs
MATHEMATICS (66 awarded) - Applied Mathematics
- Computational Mathematics
- Mathematics and Statistics
- Mathematics
- Statistics
- Systems Science and Theory
MEDIA (662 awarded) - Animation, Interactive Tech, Video Graphics and Special Effects
- Broadcast Journalism
- Communication Studies/Speech Communication and Rhetoric
- Communication and Media Studies
- Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
- Journalism
- Public Relations/Image Management
MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (159 awarded) - Health/Health Care Administration/Management
- Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management
- Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and Administration
- Public Health Education and Promotion
MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (78 awarded) - Dental Hygiene/Hygienist
- Physician Assistant
MEDICINE (728 awarded) - Advanced/Graduate Dentistry and Oral Sciences
- Dentistry (DDS, DMD)
- Endodontics/Endodontology (Cert, MS, PhD)
- Gerontology
- Medical Scientist (MS, PhD)
- Medicinal and Pharmaceutical Chemistry (MS, PhD)
- Medicine (MD)
- Neuroscience
- Oral Biology and Oral Pathology (MS, PhD)
- Oral/Maxillofacial Surgery (Cert, MS, PhD)
- Orthodontics/Orthodontology (Cert, MS, PhD)
- Pediatric Dentistry/Pedodontics (Cert, MS, PhD)
- Periodontics/Periodontology (Cert, MS, PhD)
- Pharmacoeconomics/Pharmaceutical Economics (MS, PhD)
- Pharmacy (PharmD [USA], PharmD or BS/BPharm [Canada])
- Pharmacy Administration/Policy/Regulatory Affairs (MS, PhD)
- Prosthodontics/Prosthodontology (Cert, MS, PhD)
- Public Health, General (MPH, DPH)
MUSIC (300 awarded) - Conducting
- Jazz/Jazz Studies
- Music History, Literature, and Theory
- Music Management and Merchandising
- Music Performance
- Music Theory and Composition
- Music
- Violin, Viola, Guitar and Other Stringed Instruments
NURSING AND EMERGENCY MEDICINE (15 awarded) - Critical Care Nursing
- Family Practice Nurse/Nurse Practitioner
- Nurse Anesthetist
- Nurse Midwife/Nursing Midwifery
- Nursing Administration (MSN, MS, PhD)
- Nursing
- Nursing/Registered Nurse (RN, ASN, BSN, MSN)
NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (186 awarded) - Kinesiology and Exercise Science
- Occupational Therapy/Therapist
PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (438 awarded) - Cinematography and Film/Video Production
- Drawing
- Film/Cinema Studies
- Film/Video and Photographic Arts
RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (59 awarded) - Philosophy
- Religion/Religious Studies
SCIENCE (307 awarded) - Astronomy
- Biochemistry
- Biochemistry/Biophysics and Molecular Biology
- Bioinformatics
- Biological and Physical Sciences
- Biology/Biological Sciences
- Biophysics
- Biostatistics
- Cell/Cellular and Molecular Biology
- Chemical Physics
- Chemistry
- Epidemiology
- Geology/Earth Science
- Microbiology
- Molecular Biology
- Molecular Toxicology
- Pathology/Experimental Pathology
- Pharmacology and Toxicology
- Physical Sciences
- Physics
- Physiology
THERAPY AND COUNSELING (390 awarded) - Marriage and Family Therapy/Counseling
- Physical Therapy/Therapist
- Psychology
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