University of Southern California is a large, four-year, primarily residential, private not-for-profit school with 33,750 students enrolled.

This school was originated in 1880 and is one of the 53 schools and colleges located in Los Angeles, California.

University of Southern California is ranked number 112 among the best 200 schools in the world.

Bachelor's degree, postbaccalaureate certificate, master's degree, postmaster certificate, doctoral degree, first-professional degree, and first-professional certificate are offered at University of Southern California.

According to recent data, out of 35,900 applications 7,875 were accepted (22%), so it is challenging to enter University of Southern California.

The undergraduate application fee at University of Southern California is $65.00. The application fee cannot be applied toward tuition or required fees; in addition, this application fee is non-refundable if the student is not admitted to this school. The graduate application fee is $85.00. The first-professional application fee is also 85 dollars.

The college will consider accepting your dual credits and advanced placement credits (college-level courses taught in high school) for admission.

If you would like to file your FAFSA application for Federal Student Aid, the college code for University of Southern California is 001328.

Federal Student Aid is an office of the US Department of Education, which provides financial aid to eligible students. To meet minimum eligibility requirements you need to have a valid Social Security number and high school diploma or GED certificate.

It is reasonably easy to be approved for a loan at University of Southern California, as 58% of the school's students receive loans, while the average loan amount is about $4,600.

University of Southern California follows a semester-based curriculum calendar system and offers 168 disciplines including Accounting, Acting, Archeology, Astronomy, Biochemistry, Biophysics, Chemical Engineering, Community College Education, Comparative Literature, Creative Writing, Economics, Education, Geography, History, Law, Linguistics, Materials Science, Mathematics, Medicine, Molecular Biology, Music, Nursing, Philosophy, Physician Assistant, Physics, Psychology, Public Administration, Social Work, Sociology, and Statistics, General.

It is worthwhile to know student retention and graduation rates before you apply to a school to get your diploma or to engage in a long-term study; high retention and graduation rates are usually a good sign. However, if you wish to transfer or take non-credit coursework, these metrics are not important.

The rate of student retention at University of Southern California is excellent at 97% (well above California average). Taking this statistic into consideration, apparently, students definitely love their stay at this school. The graduation rate at University of Southern California is very good - 88%.

Average tuition cost is extremely high, $37,100 per annum. The additional fees at University of Southern California not covered by tuition are close to $600 a year; which comes to $37,700 a year.

University of Southern California provides a distance learning option and study abroad programs.

There are options for on-campus part-time employment at University of Southern California, which allows students to cover some of the tuition expenses. Additionally, University of Southern California helps students to evaluate their career options and to find a full-time job upon graduation.

University of Southern California provides on-campus housing. Dormitory capacity at University of Southern California accommodates about 7,000 students, which provides a viable on-campus housing option. The room price is reasonable - about $6,200 a year.

According to the recent data, University of Southern California is a rather unsafe school. Read the details about safety at University of Southern California in the Safety Report for this school.

The cities close to University of Southern California are Huntington Park, Hollywood, Inglewood, Culver City, and Bell.

If you want to obtain more details about enrolling to University of Southern California, call this school's general information office at (213) 740-2311 or check University of Southern California Website.