1th in the world, physical sciences 52nd, social sciences 35th, life sciences 51st, clinical medicine and pharmacy 47th.[85] USC is also among top 10 dream colleges in the United States. Princeton Review's "College Hopes & Worries" 2010 survey reports USC as the 9th dream college for both students and parents separately.[86]
Student body[edit]
Ethnic composition of student body[87]
Undergraduate Graduate &
Professional U.S. Census[88]
Caucasian 47.0% 31.9% 73.9%
Black 5.8% 4.2% 12.1%
Asian 21.0% 20.2% 4.3%
Hispanic 13.6% 8.1% 14.5%
Native American 0.8% 0.4% 0.9%
International 9.1% 24.7% (N/A)
USC has a total enrollment of 36,896 students, of which 17,380 are at the undergraduate and 19,516 at the graduate and professional levels.[30] The male-female ratio at USC is nearly 1:1. 31.2% of incoming students are drawn from the greater Los Angeles metropolitan area, 20.9% from other areas in California, 39.5% from the rest of the United States, and 8.4% from abroad.[89] USC's student body encompasses 7,115 international students, more than any other university in the United States[90] and the university maintains offices in several countries.[b] There are approximately 200,000 living Trojan Alumni.[91]
Admissions[edit]
First-Time Freshman Profile[92][93][94][95]
2012 2011 2010 2009
Freshman Applicants 46,104 37,210 35,794 35,753
Admitted
9,187
8,566
8,715
% Admitted
19.9
23.0
22.8
Enrollment
3,021
2,931
2,972
2,869
Average GPA
3.70
3.72
3.70
3.70
Average SAT
(out of 2400)
2070
2075
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Business[67] 11 In the U.S. News & World Report's annual ranking of best "National Universities," USC made the prestigious top 25 and was ranked 23rd in 2013.[68][69] In the prestigious times higher ed ranking of the world universities, USC ranked 70 among world universities. USC is ranked 46th among world universities and 32nd among universities in the Americas by the Academic Ranking of World Universities, 48th worldwide in 2011 by Human Resources & Labor Review,[70] and 13th (tied with seven other universities) among
Rankings[edit]
University rankings
National
ARWU[50] 33
Forbes[51] 63
U.S. News & World Report[52] 23
Washington Monthly[53] 39
Global
ARWU[54] 47
QS[55] 125
Times[56] 70
USC rankings
CMUP Research Universities[57] 22
USNWR National University[58] 23
USNWR Business[59] 21
USNWR Education[60] 15
USNWR Engineering[61] 9
USNWR Law[62] 18
USNWR Pharmacy[63] 10
USNWR Physical Therapy[64] 1
USNWR Public Affairs[65] 6
USNWR Social Work[66] 11
USNWR Undergraduate Business[67] 11
In the U.S. News & World Report's annual ranking of best "National Universities," USC made the prestigious top 25 and was ranked 23rd in 2013.[68][69] In the prestigious times higher ed ranking of the world universities, USC ranked 70 among world universities. USC is ranked 46th among world universities and 32nd among universities in the Americas by the Academic Ranking of World Universities, 48th worldwide in 2011 by Human Resources & Labor Review,[70] and 13th (tied with seven other universities) among national universities by The Center for Measuring University Performance.[71]
USN&WR ranks USC's School of Law 18th,[72] the Marshall School of Business is ranked 9th in undergraduate education with the USC Leventhal School of Accounting 4th, the Lloyd Greif Center for Entrepreneurial Studies 3rd and 20th for its MBA program,[73][74] Keck School of Medicine of USC 34th in research and unranked in primary care,[75] the Viterbi School of Engineering 9th,[76] USC School of Architecture 5th,[77] and the Rossier School of Education 14th,[78] and the Roski School of Fine arts Graduate program 37th,[79] the Sol Price School of Public Policy 7th,[80] the USC School of Social Work 8th. The Philosophical Gourmet Report ranks USC's graduate philosophy program as 11th nationally,[81]
USC was named "College of the Year 2000" by the editors of Time and The Princeton Review for the university's extensive community-service programs.[82]
"The Hollywood Reporter" ranked USC School of Cinematic Arts the #1 film school in the world, beating out the "American Film Institute" and "UCLA"—two schools who have been previous top contenders. "Best Film Schools". The Hollywood Reporter. 2013. Retrieved 2013-07-31.
The Princeton Review ranked USC video game design program as 1st out of 150 schools in North America.[83] The university's video game design programs are interdisciplinary, involving the Interactive Media Division of the USC School of Cinematic Arts and the GamePipe program in the Department of Computer Science at the USC Viterbi School of Engineering.[84]
The Institute of Higher Education at Shanghai Jiao Tong University ranked USC's combined departments of engineering and computer sciences as 1
Mudd Hall of Philosophy The USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, the oldest and largest of the USC schools, grants undergraduate de
powers of arrest are derived from the MOU, the California Penal and Educational Codes, and the Bureau of Investigation and Security Services section of the California Business and Profession Code. The MOU with LAPD allows the DPS Officers to exercise arrest powers described in Penal Code Section 830.7(b). All arrests must be conducted in accordance with guidelines outlined by the MOU, and all arrestees without unnecessary delay, must be delivered to LAPD.[28]
Academics[edit]
Main article: University of Southern California academics
The Law School building is one of the handful of examples of Brutalist architecture on the main campus.
USC is a large, primarily residential research university.[29] The majority of the student body was undergraduate until 2007, when graduate student enrollment began to exceed undergraduate.[30] The four-year, full-time undergraduate instructional program is classified as "balanced arts & sciences/professions" with a high graduate coexistence. Admissions are characterized as "most selective, lower transfer in"; 95 undergraduate majors and 147 academic and professional minors are offered.[29][31] The graduate program is classified as "comprehensive" and offers 134 master's, doctoral, and professional degrees through 17 professional schools.[29][31] USC is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.[31] The university was elected to the Association of American Universities in 1969.[32] USC's academic departments fall either under the general liberal arts and sciences of the Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences for undergraduates, the Graduate School for graduates, or the university's 18 professional schools.[33]
Mudd Hall of Philosophy
The USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, the oldest and largest of the USC schools, grants undergraduate degrees in more than 130 majors and minors across the humanities, social sciences, and natural/physical sciences, and offers doctoral and masters programs in more than 20 fields.[34] Dornsife College is responsible for the general education program for all USC undergraduates, and houses a full-time faculty of approximately 700, more than 6500 undergraduate majors (roughly half the total USC undergraduate population), and 1200 doctoral students. In addition to 30 academic departments, the College also houses dozens of research centers and institutes. In the 2008–2009 academic year, 4,400 undergraduate degrees and 5,500 advanced degrees were awarded. Formerly called "USC College of Letters, Arts & Sciences", the College received a $200 million gift from USC trustees Dana and David Dornsife on March 23, 2011, after which the College was renamed in their honor, following the naming pattern of other professional schools and departments at the University.[35] All Ph.D. degrees awarded at USC and most masters degrees are under the jurisdiction of the Graduate School.[36] Professional degrees are awarded by each of the respective professional schools.
School of Cinematic Arts.
The School of Cinematic Arts, the oldest and largest film school in the country, confers degrees in six different programs.[37][38] As the university administration considered cinematic skills too valuable to be kept to film industry professionals, the school opened its classes to the university at large in 1998.[39] In 2001, the film school added an Interactive Media Division
Academics[edit]
Main article: University of Southern California academics
The Law School building is one of the handful of examples of Brutalist architecture on the main campus.
USC is a large, primarily residential research university.[29] The majority of the student body was undergraduate until 2007, when graduate student enrollment began to exceed undergraduate.[30] The four-year, full-time undergraduate instructional program is classified as "balanced arts & sciences/professions" with a high graduate coexistence. Admissions are characterized as "most selective, lower transfer in"; 95 undergraduate majors and 147 academic and professional minors are offered.[29][31] The graduate program is classified as "comprehensive" and offers 134 master's, doctoral, and professional degrees through 17 professional schools.[29][31] USC is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges.[31] The university was elected to the Association of American Universities in 1969.[32] USC's academic departments fall either under the general liberal arts and sciences of the Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences for undergraduates, the Graduate School for graduates, or the university's 18 professional schools.[33]
Mudd Hall of Philosophy
The USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts, and Sciences, the oldest and largest of the USC schools, grants undergraduate degrees in more than 130 majors and minors across the humanities, social sciences, and natural/physical sciences, and offers doctoral and masters programs in more than 20 fields.[34] Dornsife College is responsible for the general education program for all USC undergraduates, and houses a full-time faculty of approximately 700, more than 6500 undergraduate majors (roughly half the total USC undergraduate population), and 1200 doctoral students. In addition to 30 academic departments, the College also houses dozens of research centers and institutes. In the 2008–2009 academic year, 4,400 undergraduate degrees and 5,500 advanced degrees were awarded. Formerly called "USC College of Letters, Arts & Sciences", the College received a $200 million gift from USC trustees Dana and David Dornsife on March 23, 2011, after which the College was renamed in their honor, following the naming pattern of other professional schools and departments at the University.[35] All Ph.D. degrees awarded at USC and most masters degrees are under the jurisdiction of the Graduate School.[36] Professional degrees are awarded by each of the respective professional schools.
School of Cinematic Arts.
The School of Cinematic Arts, the oldest and largest film school in the country, confers degrees in six different programs.[37][38] As the university administration considered cinematic skills too valuable to be kept to film industry professionals, the school opened its classes to the university at large in 1998.[39] In 2001, the film school added an Interactive Media Division
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