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University of Southern California

University of Southern California
University Park
Los Angeles, CA 90089

Official telephone: (213) 740-2311
Website: www.usc.edu
Screen last updated on: December 2016
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 18,740
Full-time undergraduates: 18,058
Part-time undergraduates: 682
Total graduate students: 23,729
Full-time graduate students: 18,409
Part-time graduate students: 5,320
Average age of full-time undergraduates: 21
U.S. region where majority of students come from: West
First-year student enrollment breakdown:
0.2% American Indian or Alaskan Native
21.3% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.5% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
11.9% Hispanic/Latino
0.4% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
36.1% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
6.1% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
16.5% Nonresident Alien
3.0% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.1% American Indian or Alaskan Native
22.5% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
4.4% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
13.5% Hispanic/Latino
0.2% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
36.4% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
5.1% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
13.0% Nonresident Alien
4.8% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown
CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 229 acres
City or town school is located in: Los Angeles
Population of city/town: 3,844,307
Locations of branch/satellite campuses: Branch campuses include a center for the schools of business, social work, education, and pharmacy in Orange County; a site for an evening Master of Social Work degree program at the Skirball Cultural Center in West Los Angeles; a center for the military social work program in San Diego; the Wrigley Marine Science Center on Santa Catalina Island; a center for the School of Policy, Planning, and Development in Sacramento, CA; and a global executive MBA program in Shanghai, China.
Online campus map: web-app.usc.edu/maps

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Campus housing available to all unmarried students regardless of year: No. Housing guaranteed to all freshmen and all sophomores. Housing available to upperclassmen through lottery.
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • coed dorms
  • fraternity housing
  • single-student apartments
  • married-student apartments
  • special housing for disabled students
  • other housing including Theme and wellness housing.
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 98%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 33%
Percent of students who live off campus: 67%
Student conduct policies:
class attendance policies set by individual instructors, honor code, hazing prohibited, Mandatory completion of AlcoholEdu online course.
Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age: yes

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Every student is required to take a computer course: no
Computer equipment is provided in: residence halls, library, computer center/lab(s), student center
Other computer facilities/services: Wireless network.
Internet access provided to all students: yes
E-mail services/accounts provided to all students: yes
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Archives. Specialized libraries. Hancock Memorial Museum.
Museums and other special academic buildings/equipment on campus:
Museum of art, architecture and fine arts galleries, sculpture gardens, theaters, recital halls, auditoria, technical theater lab, television stage, motion picture sound stage, music scoring stage, cinematic arts complex with additional sound stages, Doheny Memorial Library, moving image archive, Archival Research Center, West Semitic Research Project, Institute for Visual History and Education, center for digital arts, hydrocarbon research institute, Information Sciences Institute, Institute for Creative Technologies, Integrated Media Systems Center, Institute for Multimedia Literacy, High-Performance Computing Center, Southern California Earthquake Center, Geographic Information Systems Laboratory, Center for Electron Microscopy and Microanalysis, cognitive neuroscience imaging center, Institute for Biomedical Engineering, Center for Biomimetic MicroElectronic Systems, marine science center, neurogenetic institute, center for regenerative medicine and stem cell research, machine shops and other genomics, biomedical and engineering/science centers and core facilities.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, day care, health insurance
Counseling services:
minority student, veteran student, birth control, career, personal, academic, psychological, religious, gay/lesbian/bi/transgendered counseling.
Career placement services:
co-op education, internships, career/job search classes, interest inventory, on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training
Services for students with disabilities:
note-taking services, tape recorders, tutors, reader services, interpreters for hearing-impaired, special transportation, special housing, adaptive equipment, braille services
Amount of campus that is accessible to physically handicapped: 97%

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Number of social fraternities on campus: 32
Percent of men who join fraternities: 25%
Number of social sororities on campus: 26
Percent of women who join sororities: 20%
Student activities:
student government, student newspaper, literary magazine, yearbook, radio station, television station
School newspaper(s): Daily Trojan
Total number of registered organizations: 850
Campus-based religious organizations:
Agape Mandarin Christian Fellowship, Agape on Campus, All Nations Christian Fellowship, A Sisterhood for Christ, American Baptist Ministries for International Students, Anointed Vessels of Praise: Christian Praise Dance Ministry, Ansar Service Partnership, Armenian Christian Ministries, Asian American Christian Fellowship, Athletes in Action, Bahai Student Association, Bellman Chinese Christian Bible Study, Bridges International, Buddhist Meditation Organization, Calvary Campus Bible Study, Campus Crusade for Christ, Canterbury Episcopal Campus Ministry, Cantonese Christian Campus Group, Catalyst Ministries, Catholic Graduate Student Association, Catholic Student Association, Chabad Jewish Student Center, Chi Alpha, Christian Challenge, Christian Legal Society, Christian Science Organization, Christian Social Work Caucus, Cornerstone SEED Christian Fellowship, Destino, Disciple USC, Falun Gong, Fellowship of Christian Physician Assistant Students, Food for Thought, Genesis 9:13, Good Shepherds Korean Christian Group, Grace on Campus, Graduate Christian Connection, Hillel Center for Jewish Life, Hindu Student Organizations, In Christ Alone Ministry, Integrative Medicine Club, Interfaith Council, International Student Christian Fellowship, InterVarsity Trojan Christian Fellowship, Jain Student Association, Jesus into the Boat, Jewish Alliance GLBT's, Jewish Association of Marshall Students, Jewish Awareness Movement, Jewish Law Students Association, Jewish Medical Student Association, Keck Student Christian Fellowship at the Health Sciences Campus, Korea Campus Crusade for Christ, Korean American Campus Mission, Korean InterVarsity Christian Fellowship, Latter-day Saint Student Association, Life Christian Fellowship, Los Angeles Church of Christ, Lutheran Campus Ministry, Mosaic Trojan Network, Muslim Health Students Organization, Muslim Student Union, Pagans and Wiccans, Power of Praise Church, Quakers at USC, ReJOYce in Jesus Campus Fellowship, Remnant Trojan Christian Club, Saved by Grace Gospel Choir, Seventh-Day Adventist Chinese Student Community, Seventh-Day Adventist Student Community, SGI, Shanti Multi-Faith Choir, Sikh Students Association, Sisters in Spirit: A Christian Sisterhood, South LA Christian Life, Southern California Missionary Choir, The Epic Movement, The Impact Movement, The Navigators, The Search, The Veritas Forum, Trinity Church Campus Ministry, Trojan Bible Study, Academy of LDS Dentists Student Chapter, Christian Students, Coptic Orthodox Christian Club, Interfaith Peace Coalition, Secular Alliance, Unitarian Universalist, Yoga/Service Club, What Matters to Me/Why Steering Committee, Worldwide Friends, Young Life at USC, Zoroastrian Student Association
Minority student organizations:
African-American Cinema Society, Annenberg Asian Student Network, American Tutorial Project, Asian Pacific Social Work Caucus, Asian Pacific-Islander Student Outreach, Association of Latino Professionals in Finance and Accounting, Association of Indian Students, Bamboo Offshoot, Black Graduate Student Network, Black Graduate Business Leaders, 100 Black Men, Black Social Work Caucus, Break on 2: Latin Fusion, Chicanos for Progressive Education, Chicanos/Latinos for Health Education, Diversity and Inclusion Strategy Committee, El Sol y La Luna/Latino Floors, Hapa Student Community, Hermanas Unidas, Alternative Spring Break: Navajo Nation, Medical Gay and Lesbian Organization, Minority Health Conference, Mariachi Sur de California, National Society of Black Engineers, Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers, Southern California Indo Americans, Black Voices, Asian American Tutorial Project, South Asian Rural Student Aid, Student Coalition for Asian Pacific Empowerment, National Association of Black Accountants, African Americans in Health, USC RAYSE: The Rise of African Youth Through Self-Empowerment, Latino Association for Policy, Planning and Development, Latino Social Work Caucus, Chinese Cinema Club, Korean Athletic Club, Korean Business Student Organization, La Unidad Latina, Hispanic Scholarship Fund Scholar Chapter, Association of Indonesian Students; Annenberg Latino, Asian American Business, Asian Pacific American Law, Asian Pacific American Medical, Asian Pacific American Pre-Law, Black Business, Black Law, Chinese American, Latino Business, Korean American Pharmacy, Latino Medical, Minority Engineering Graduate, Annenberg Black, South Asian Business, Pre-Medical Asian Pacific American Medical, Latino Graduate, Latino Law, Latino Management and Business, and Chinese American Student Pharmacy Associations
International student organizations:
Africa SC, Association of Indian Students, Association of Indonesian Students, Graduate Asian Business Society, Japanese Student Organization, Kazan Taiko, Korean Athletic Club, South Asia Forum, Troy Philippines; Armenian, Canadian International, Chinese, Chinese Engineering/Science, Chinese Students and Scholars, European, Hong Kong, Intercollegiate Taiwanese American, Iranian Graduate, Korean, Korean Dental, Korean Graduate, Persian, Singapore, South Asian Business, Taiwanese, Taiwanese Dental, Thai, Vietnamese, and Vietnamese Dental Associations
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Choirs, chamber singers, ballroom dance, orchestra, string quartet, bands, drum major/majorette, drama, hip hop, film series, debating, amateur radio club; academic, political, residential, professional, recreational, service, and social groups

ATHLETICS
School has an athletic program: yes
Athletic director: Pat Haden,
Athletic Director
Athletic department's mailing address: Sports Information Director,
Tim Tessalone,
University of Southern California,
University Park,
Heri
School colors: cardinal and gold
School mascot: Traveler
Athletic conference memberships: Mountain Pacific Sports Federation, Pacific-12 Conference (Football I-A)

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballyesNCAA Div. I
Men's basketballyesNCAA Div. I
Men's divingyesNCAA Div. I
Men's footballyesNCAA Div. I
Men's golfyesNCAA Div. I
Men's swimmingyesNCAA Div. I
Men's tennisyesNCAA Div. I
Men's track and field (indoor)yesNCAA Div. I
Men's track and field (outdoor)yesNCAA Div. I
Men's volleyballyesNCAA Div. I
Men's water poloyesNCAA Div. I
Women's basketballyesNCAA Div. I
Women's crewyesNCAA Div. I
Women's cross-countryyesNCAA Div. I
Women's divingyesNCAA Div. I
Women's golfyesNCAA Div. I
Women's lacrosseno 
Women's socceryesNCAA Div. I
Women's swimmingyesNCAA Div. I
Women's tennisyesNCAA Div. I
Women's track and field (indoor)yesNCAA Div. I
Women's track and field (outdoor)yesNCAA Div. I
Women's volleyballyesNCAA Div. I
Women's water poloyesNCAA Div. I
Athletic facilities:
baseball field, boathouse, football and practice fields, golf facility, recreation center, stadium, swimming stadium, tennis complex and stadium, training room, Galen Center with basketball and volleyball courts and training facilities
Intramural/Recreational sports:
baseball, basketball, cross-country, dodgeball, football, flag football, golf, racquetball, running, soccer (indoor/outdoor), softball, swimming, table tennis, tennis, track and field, volleyball, water polo
Club sports for men:
archery, badminton, ballroom and Latin dance, baseball, boxing, capoeria, chess, crew, cricket, cross-country, cycling, dance, dragon boat, equestrian sports, fencing, futsal, golf, ice hockey, judo, jujitsu, kendo, lacrosse, marathon, ninjitsu, polo, racquetball, rock climbing, roller hockey, rugby, shinkendo, skiing, snowboarding, soccer, squash, surfing, table tennis, tennis, tae kwon do, triathlon, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo, wrestling, wushu nation
Club sports for women:
archery, badminton, ballroom and Latin dance, competition cheer, crew, cycling, dance, dragon boat, equestrian sports, fencing, field hockey, futsal, golf, ice hockey, judo, jujitsu, kendo, lacrosse, marathon, ninjitsu, polo, racquetball, rock climbing, roller hockey, rugby, shinkendo, skiing, snowboarding, soccer, softball, squash, surfing, table tennis, tennis, tae kwan do, triathlon, ultimate Frisbee, volleyball, water polo, wushu nation

GETTING AWAY
Public transportation serves campus: yes
Nearest international airport: Los Angeles (10 miles)
Nearest other airport: Burbank, CA (16 miles)
Nearest passenger train service: Los Angeles (2 miles)
Nearest passenger bus service: Los Angeles (2 miles)

PAYING THE BILLS
Institutional employment is available: yes
Off-campus employment opportunities for undergraduates are: excellent
Freshmen are discouraged from working for first term: no

AFTER GRADUATION
List of most prominent alumni/ae:
  • George Lucas, film director
  • Neil Armstrong, first man on the moon
  • Paul Orfalea, founder of Kinkos.

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