First-Year Student Profile and Admission Information 2022 - 2023 USC Class of 2026 New first-year students
3,420
USC Trustee Scholars (full tuition) USC Presidential Scholars (half tuition) USC Dean’s Scholars (quarter tuition) Recipients of other USC merit scholarships
107 405 166 82
First-generation college-goers Scions (legacy students)
22% 14%
Middle 50% GPA (un-weighted, 4.00 scale)
Female Male
54% 46%
From schools in California From schools outside California, but in U.S.
Race / Ethnicity
White Asian / Asian American International (student visa holders) Latinx / Hispanic Black / African American Multiple Ethnicities Not reported Native American or Pacific Islander
25% 22% 18% 17% 8% 7% 2% 1%
Most Represented Public High Schools
Foshay Learning Center, Los Angeles, CA Orange County HS for the Arts, Santa Ana, CA La Cañada HS, La Cañada, CA West Ranch HS, Valencia, CA Arcadia HS, Arcadia, CA Crescenta Valley HS, La Crescenta, CA PV Peninsula HS, Rolling Hills Est., CA Westlake HS, Westlake Village, CA LaGuardia HS of Music & Arts, New York, NY
31 16 13 12 11 11 11 11 11
Most Represented Independent or Parochial Schools Mater Dei HS, Santa Ana, CA Punahou School, Honolulu, HI Loyola HS, Los Angeles, CA Archbishop Mitty HS, San Jose, CA
13 11 10 9
Most Represented Geographic Areas U.S. States Outside U.S. California New York Washington Texas Illinois Florida New Jersey
China India Canada South Korea United Kingdom Hong Kong Taiwan
Academic Program Distribution Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences USC’s Schools of Visual & Performing Arts (Architecture, Cinematic Arts, Dramatic Arts, Kaufman School of Dance, Roski School of Art & Design, Thornton School of Music) Marshall School of Business Viterbi School of Engineering Annenberg School for Comm. & Journalism Academic Explorer/Undeclared Price School of Public Policy Iovine-Young Academy Keck School of Medicine (Health Studies) School of Pharmacy Davis School of Gerontology Occupational Therapy Program
41% 17%
17% 14% 5% 1% 1% 1% 1% 1% <1% <1%
From schools outside of the U.S.
Different high schools represented
Students’ Declared Pre-Professional Interests Pre-Medicine Pre-Law Pre-Health (Dent., Pharm., OT, PT, etc.) Pre-Teaching
13% 10% 3% 2%
Cost and Financial Aid USC practices need-blind admission. A student’s ability to pay has no bearing on their admission.
Fall Enrolls
Fall Admits
Applicants
3,420
8,304
69,062
41.2% yield rate
12.0% admit rate
3.82 – 4.00
3.88 – 4.00
3.58 – 3.97
41% 42% 17%
38% 44% 18%
40% 42% 18%
2,040
3,734
13,071
2023 First-Year Application Process USC accepts the Common Application.
Required Application Materials • Completed Common Application form. • Official high school transcripts, grades 9 – 11 (and eventually, final high school transcripts). • Personal Statement & responses to short answer topics. • Activities list. • Counselor/teacher recommendation form and letter.
USC has a long tradition of fully meeting the USCdetermined need of undergraduates through a combination of merit scholarships, need-based grants, Federal Work-Study and loans. Under USC’s Affordability Initiative (affordability.usc.edu), announced in 2020, admitted students from U.S. families with an annual income of $80,000 or less, with typical assets, will attend USC tuition free.
Other Items Required of Certain Applicants
About 22% of the 2022 entering first-year class received a merit-based scholarship from USC. Approximately two-thirds received some form of financial assistance.
SAT / ACT Optional
Although international students are not eligible to receive federal or USC need-based aid, they may be awarded merit scholarships and/or other departmental awards. AB 540 students may be eligible to receive a Cal Grant. Undocumented students meeting certain criteria may be eligible for need-based aid.
Items Used to Determine Financial Aid Eligibility
• CSS PROFILE • FAFSA • Other specific information may be required, depending upon family’s situation.
2022-23 Undergraduate Annual Cost of Attendance
Tuition and fees $64,726 Housing $10,506 Dining/Meal Plan $6,930 Miscellaneous expenses and transportation $2,286 Books and supplies $1,200 Annual Total $85,648
• Supplemental materials and/or auditions, depending upon major. • TOEFL, IELTS, PTE Academic or Duolingo English Test results required for international applicants whose native language is not English. • Predicted IB or A-Level Exam results, from students following such curricula. • Applicants decide whether to submit scores. • Applicants without scores will not be disadvantaged/penalized in USC’s holistic admission or scholarship selection processes. • 48% of fall 2022 enrollees submitted scores.
Important Dates and Deadlines November 1, 2022 Early Action (EA) & scholarship application deadline for most majors. December 1, 2022 Regular Decision (RD) & scholarship application deadline for audition/portfolio majors. January 9, 2023 EA financial aid deadline (PROFILE & FAFSA) . January 15, 2023 Regular Decision (RD) application deadline. January 23, 2023 EA admission notification date. February 10, 2023 RD financial aid deadline (PROFILE & FAFSA). March 2, 2023 Deadline for Cal Grant app (CA residents only). April 1, 2023 RD admission notification date. May 1, 2023 Enrollment Commitment Deadline.
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