University of Southern California

  • Details

    • Name: University of Southern California
    • Location: Los Angeles, CA 90089
    • Control: Private Non-Profit
    • Accreditation: Western Association of Schools and Colleges Senior Colleges and University Commission
  • Attendance

    • Admissions Rate 10.02%
    • Average SAT Scores 1501
    • Four Year Completion Rate 76.72% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 4 years
    • Six Year Completion Rate 91.99% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 6 years
    • Eight Year Completion Rate 92.81% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 8 years. This is what is normally reported for college completion rates.
    High Completion
    4 Year
    76.7%
    6 Year
    92.0%
    8 Year
    92.8%
  • Costs

    • Yearly Costs: $84,678 The average annual cost of attendance includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses for all full-time, first-time, degree-certificate-seeking undergraduates
    • Out of State Tuition: $68,237 Tuition and required fees for out-of-state students
    • In State Tuition: $68,237 Tuition and required fees for in-state students
    • Median Debt Total: $16,112 Median loan debt accumulated at the institution (the sum of all undergraduate federal loans over students’ college education at the institution for which the median debt is reported)
    • Median Debt for Graduates: $18,000 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Median Debt for Withdrawals: $9,927 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Net Price Quintile 1 $15,470 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $0-$30,000
    • Net Price Quintile 2 $13,692 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $30,001-$48,000
    • Net Price Quintile 3 $18,993 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $48,001-$75,000
    • Net Price Quintile 4 $29,865 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $75,001-$110,000
    • Net Price Quintile 5 $56,347 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $110,000+
  • Earnings

    • Median 6 Year Earnings $74,461 Median earnings measured 6 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 7 Year Earnings $72,478 Median earnings measured 7 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 8 Year Earnings $87,601 Median earnings measured 8 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 9 Year Earnings $79,491 Median earnings measured 9 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 10 Year Earnings $92,498 Median earnings measured 10 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
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What This College Costs By Family Income

Net price after grants and scholarships, by family income band.

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What Graduates Earn By Family Background

Median earnings by family income tercile, showing income mobility over time.

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Name Credential Debt Mean Debt Median Earnings
Area Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning Bachelor's Degree No data No data $44,115
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies Bachelor's Degree $33,100 No data No data
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Bachelor's Degree No data $47,870 $46,759
Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $66,458
Natural Resources Conservation and Research Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Real Estate Development Bachelor's Degree $76,320 $68,116 $60,983
Communication and Media Studies Bachelor's Degree $73,236 $38,339 $46,379
Aerospace, Aeronautical and Astronautical Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $78,078
Biomedical/Medical Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data $52,915 $53,160
Computer Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $106,621
Computer and Information Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Education, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $75,576
Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data $40,960 $74,693
Architecture Bachelor's Degree No data No data $50,964
Architectural Sciences and Technology Bachelor's Degree No data No data $53,003
Computer Software and Media Applications Bachelor's Degree No data No data $72,085
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Slavic, Baltic and Albanian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Journalism Bachelor's Degree $83,118 $55,343 $44,188
Computer Science Bachelor's Degree $66,480 $44,194 $104,298
Engineering, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering Bachelor's Degree $58,116 No data $81,661
Industrial Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $70,709
Electrical and Computer Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
East Asian Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Biology, General Bachelor's Degree $55,902 $38,469 $24,988
Pharmacology and Toxicology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Chemistry Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data $23,653
Applied Mathematics Bachelor's Degree $51,112 $25,860 $61,861
International/Global Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Health and Physical Education/Fitness Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Astronomy and Astrophysics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Geography and Cartography Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Air Transportation Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Music Bachelor's Degree No data $50,000 $17,245
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $36,038
English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's Degree $63,577 No data No data
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Bachelor's Degree No data $18,723 $31,909
Mathematics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Cognitive Science Bachelor's Degree No data $28,477 $49,368
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Bachelor's Degree $71,138 $79,643 No data
Philosophy Bachelor's Degree No data $35,198 $28,506
Physics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Psychology, General Bachelor's Degree $69,233 $43,372 $34,924
Social Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data $28,365
Economics Bachelor's Degree $58,013 $29,763 $54,837
Political Science and Government Bachelor's Degree $48,055 $24,043 $41,043
Urban Studies/Affairs Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Neurobiology and Neurosciences Bachelor's Degree No data $54,227 $26,886
Gerontology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Human Biology Bachelor's Degree $66,275 $39,672 $30,297
Anthropology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Dance Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Film/Video and Photographic Arts Bachelor's Degree $72,300 $51,815 $35,793
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Dental Support Services and Allied Professions Bachelor's Degree $55,511 No data $66,674
Public Health Bachelor's Degree $68,845 $44,989 $30,704
Business Administration, Management and Operations Bachelor's Degree $76,126 $55,951 $62,573
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology Bachelor's Degree $20,328 No data $24,569
Biomathematics, Bioinformatics, and Computational Biology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Public Policy Analysis Bachelor's Degree $62,264 No data No data
International Relations and National Security Studies Bachelor's Degree $59,711 $34,450 $48,625
Sociology Bachelor's Degree $50,174 $33,500 $37,102
Design and Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree No data No data $29,631
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management Bachelor's Degree No data $83,912 $31,628
Real Estate Bachelor's Degree No data No data $75,665
History Bachelor's Degree $74,388 $54,506 $29,963
Archeology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Visual and Performing Arts, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data $18,394
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft Bachelor's Degree $57,234 $35,823 $24,981
Fine and Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree $80,246 $69,138 $28,913
International Business Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Accounting and Related Services Bachelor's Degree $61,982 $41,685 $64,797