University of Southern California

Los Angeles, CA · Private Nonprofit

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Acceptance rate

10%

Average SAT

1,495

ACT midpoint

Enrollment

20,443

In-state tuition

$72,097

Out-of-state tuition

$72,097

Avg net price

$32,740

4-yr grad rate

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Test scores

Admitted students score between 1450 and 1550 on the SAT (25th–75th percentile).

ACT midpoint: 34

Popular programs at University of Southern California

Bachelor’s degree programs ranked by Stairway Ranking — a composite letter grade comparing this school’s program against every other school’s in the same major nationally. Ties broken alphabetically.

#	Program	Graduates/yr	Earnings (1yr)	Earnings (4yr)
1	Business Administration, Management and Operations.	832	$71,668	$109,128
2	Communication and Media Studies.	326	$47,651	$75,864
3	Computer Science.	287	$137,284	$192,897
4	Human Biology.	261	$23,405	$69,751
5	Economics.	210	$57,060	$94,435
6	Psychology, General.	183	$34,139	$70,461
7	Film/Video and Photographic Arts.	178	$34,187	$58,623
8	Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods.	172	N/A	N/A
9	International Relations and National Security Studies.	165	$52,262	$84,866
10	Accounting and Related Services.	160	$73,903	$121,101
11	Applied Mathematics.	147	$71,622	$101,094
12	Political Science and Government.	139	$38,063	$75,090
13	Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft.	135	$21,473	$40,415
14	Public Health.	128	$36,300	$89,522
15	Neurobiology and Neurosciences.	121	$38,063	$89,203
16	Mechanical Engineering.	119	$83,356	$104,649
17	Real Estate Development.	100	$49,353	$107,292
18	Journalism.	92	$44,651	$79,776
19	History.	82	$36,876	$79,940
20	Music.	78	$12,947	$34,124