University of Southern California
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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
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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 Completion4 Year76.7%6 Year92.0%8 Year92.8% -
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+
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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 |
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| 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 |