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University of Southern California
Los Angeles, CA · Private (nonprofit) · 20,443 students · mostly bachelor degrees
421st-cheapest of 495 California colleges by net price.
Official site →Net price / year
$32,740
after grant aid
Sticker cost / year
$90,300
Graduation rate
92%
Admission rate
10%
Median graduate earnings
$92,498
~10 yrs after entry
Median student debt
$18,000
Average SAT
1495
Median ACT
34
Pell grant recipients
22%
3-yr loan default rate
0%
Fields of study
363 programsLaw · First Professional Degree181 grads/yr$203,028Computer Science · Bachelor's Degree305 grads/yr$192,897Computer Science · Master's Degree1,185 grads/yr$188,871Management Science · Graduate/Professional Certificate52 grads/yr$187,852Real Estate Development · Master's Degree25 grads/yr$185,174Business Administration and Management, General · Master's Degree525 grads/yr$181,250Electrical and Electronics Engineering · Master's Degree409 grads/yr$180,468Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management · Doctoral Degree15 grads/yr$179,146Modeling, Virtual Environments and Simulation · Master's Degree110 grads/yr$179,055Systems Engineering · Master's Degree43 grads/yr$178,619Computer Engineering, General · Bachelor's Degree34 grads/yr$166,369Pharmaceutical Marketing and Management · First Professional Degree193 grads/yr$163,791Marketing/Marketing Management, General · Graduate/Professional Certificate36 grads/yr$161,928Clinical Nurse Leader · Master's Degree73 grads/yr$161,128Management Science · Master's Degree1,272 grads/yr$158,632Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist · Master's Degree61 grads/yr$155,219Engineering, Other · Master's Degree216 grads/yr$150,717Real Estate · Bachelor's Degree$143,977Legal Professions and Studies, Other · Graduate/Professional Certificate307 grads/yr$143,205Dental Public Health and Education · Master's Degree37 grads/yr$142,858Public Administration and Social Service Professions, Other · Master's Degree16 grads/yr$140,115Dental Public Health and Education · Graduate/Professional Certificate59 grads/yr$139,611Astronautical Engineering · Master's Degree141 grads/yr$139,463Mechanical Engineering · Master's Degree139 grads/yr$139,101Educational Leadership and Administration, General · Doctoral Degree313 grads/yr$138,552
Earnings shown where the Department of Education reports them; programs with too few graduates are suppressed.
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Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard (most recent cohorts). Net price is for students receiving federal aid; earnings are a past cohort measured years after entry, not a guarantee.