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University of Southern California

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  1. Families earning under $30k paid $13,516 a year after grants and aid, against a published cost of $90,300.

  2. Students who received federal aid earned a median $92,498 ten years after entering, the 96th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years.

  3. 92% of students finish within 150% of normal time.

Founded
1880
Enrollment, 2023
52,694
Website
usc.cn
Motto
“Palmam qui meruit ferat”
Campus of University of Southern California

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The University of Southern California is a private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in California and has an enrollment of more than 47,000 students.

From the Wikipedia article “University of Southern California”, revision 1362953431, used under CC BY-SA 4.0.

What it costs

The published sticker cost is $90,300 a year; after grants, families who received aid paid between $13,516 and $56,116 a year depending on income at University of Southern California.

Statement of cost · University of Southern California

Family income (per year)
Sticker costPublished yearly cost of attendance, all students
$90,300
What families earning under $30k paidYearly net price after grants, for students receiving federal aid
$13,516
Average net price, all incomesAided students, all family incomes
$32,740
In-state tuition & feesLatest reported, 2024
$72,097

Each figure is reported separately; none is computed from another.

Net price by family income

Pick an income bracket above; the marked point follows. Dollars are what aided families paid each year after grants.

Yearly net price by family income, in dollars

under $30k: $13,516; $30–48k: $14,394; $48–75k: $19,539; $75–110k: $24,976; over $110k: $56,116. Shaded band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years, from $17,360 to $28,210; dotted line at the median, $22,313.
  • Shaded: the middle half of private nonprofit 4-years (all incomes), $17,360 to $28,210. Dotted line: the median, $22,313.
Table of the same numbers
Average yearly net price by family income bracket
Family incomePaid per year
Under $30k$13,516
$30k–$48k$14,394
$48k–$75k$19,539
$75k–$110k$24,976
Over $110k$56,116

College Scorecard, 2023–24 aid cohort (students who received federal aid)

What graduates earn and owe

Ten years after entry, the median federally aided student here earns $92,498; the median graduate who borrowed owes $18,000.

Statement, continued

Earnings, 6 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$74,461
Earnings, 8 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
$87,601
Median earnings 10 years after entryFederally aided (Title IV) students only. Median.
96th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years
$92,498
Median debt, graduatesStudents who finished and borrowed federal loans.
15th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years
$18,000
Median debt, all who borrowedEveryone who borrowed, whether or not they finished.
$16,112

Earnings and debt come from federal aid records, so students who never received federal aid are not counted.

Earnings after entry

The shaded band is the middle half of private nonprofit 4-years at 10 years: $43,845 to $62,830.

6 yrs after entry: $74,461; 8 yrs after entry: $87,601; 10 yrs after entry: $92,498. Median graduate debt: $18,000. Shaded band: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years at 10 years, from $43,845 to $62,830; dotted line at the median, $52,889.
  • Shaded: middle half of private nonprofit 4-years, 10 years out ($43,845 to $62,830); dotted line is the median.
  • Dashed: median graduate debt, $18,000.

Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Hollow marks are rungs with no reported value, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Earnings after entry and graduate debt
MeasureDollars
Median earnings, 6 yrs after entry$74,461
Median earnings, 8 yrs after entry$87,601
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry$92,498
Median graduate debt$18,000

College Scorecard, federal tax and aid records

What programs pay

Median earnings five years after completing, by field of study. Small programs are privacy-suppressed and shown as not reported, never zero.

What programs pay at University of Southern California
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsMaster's Degree1,272$148,578not reported
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsBachelor's Degree1,221not reportednot reported
Computer ScienceMaster's Degree1,185$207,395not reported
Social WorkMaster's Degree649$72,091not reported
Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's Degree525$192,109not reported
Legal Research and Advanced Professional StudiesMaster's Degree522$80,312not reported
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringMaster's Degree409$144,597not reported
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralMaster's Degree357not reportednot reported
Communication and Media StudiesMaster's Degree315$96,903not reported
Educational Administration and SupervisionDoctoral Degree313$127,355not reported
Legal Professions and Studies, OtherGraduate/Professional Certificate307$178,778not reported
Computer ScienceBachelor's Degree305$180,906$20,178
Show all 26 programs
Remaining programs
ProgramCredentialGraduatesEarnings, 5 yrsMedian debt
Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's Degree269$77,431$17,702
Public HealthMaster's Degree262$83,253not reported
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject AreasMaster's Degree252$65,143not reported
Human BiologyBachelor's Degree241$80,692$14,500
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic ProfessionsFirst Professional Degree239not reportednot reported
Human Resources Management and ServicesMaster's Degree234not reportednot reported
Legal Research and Advanced Professional StudiesGraduate/Professional Certificate218not reportednot reported
Engineering, OtherMaster's Degree216$143,002not reported
LawFirst Professional Degree181$199,180not reported
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsGraduate/Professional Certificate52not reportednot reported
Real Estate DevelopmentMaster's Degree25$192,849not reported
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationDoctoral Degree15$194,000not reported
Computer Software and Media ApplicationsMaster's Degree110not reportednot reported
Systems EngineeringMaster's Degree43$163,073not reported

Source: College Scorecard field-of-study data.

Who goes here

University of Southern California: 20,443 undergraduates; 22% of students receive Pell grants; 10% of applicants are admitted.

Admission rate

10%

3rd percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Undergraduates

20,443

99th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Pell share

22%

of undergraduates receive Pell grants

24th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Completion

92%

finish within 150% of normal time

95th percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

First-generation

25%

parents did not attend college

Median family income

$45,149

53rd percentile among private nonprofit 4-years

Students by family income

Share of students in each family-income bracket, for students who received federal aid.

  • Under $30k31%
  • $30k–$48k16%
  • $48k–$75knot reported
  • $75k–$110knot reported
  • Over $110knot reported
Show as a table
Students by family income
Family incomeShare of students
Under $30k31%
$30k–$48k16%
$48k–$75knot reported
$75k–$110knot reported
Over $110knot reported

Who Wikipedia remembers

Wikidata records 7,112 people who studied at University of Southern California, most often in science & academia (31%). That is the archive's memory, not a census.

What the recorded alumni are remembered for

Share of recorded people by field, in a fixed order so schools compare.

Fields of the people the archive recorded for this school, in a fixed order: science & academia 31% (2,154 people); medicine 1.6% (110 people); law 2.0% (140 people); politics & gov 4.4% (305 people); business 4.8% (331 people); engineering & tech 6.1% (424 people); writing & journalism 7.5% (520 people); film & stage 13% (897 people); music 4.5% (315 people); visual arts 3.2% (221 people); sports 20% (1,375 people); religion 0.6% (40 people); military 1.9% (132 people). These are shares of people recorded in Wikidata, the archive's memory, not a census of alumni.
Table of the same numbers
Fields of the people the archive recorded for this school (the archive's memory, not a census)
FieldPeople recordedShare
science & academia2,15430.9%
medicine1101.6%
law1402.0%
politics & gov3054.4%
business3314.8%
engineering & tech4246.1%
writing & journalism5207.5%
film & stage89712.9%
music3154.5%
visual arts2213.2%
sports1,37519.7%
religion400.6%
military1321.9%

Source: Wikidata, via the archive's memory (not a census).

most recorded occupationsresearcher (1,337) · basketball player (593) · university teacher (448) · actor (409) · film director (347) · screenwriter (338) · American football player (317) · writer (295)

Women among recorded alumni, by birth decade

Counts reflect who the archive records, not a census.

Share of women among recorded alumni, from 17% for the 1870s to 38% for the 2000s. Decades with fewer than 5 recorded people are not drawn. The line breaks at every decade not drawn.

Counts only people the archive records with a gender. Hollow marks are decades with no women reported or fewer than 5 recorded, not zero.

Table of the same numbers
Recorded alumni by birth decade
BornWomenMenShare women
1860s22not reported
1870s1517%
1880s102231%
1890s194331%
1900s2714516%
1910s2617413%
1920s3328810%
1930s3426112%
1940s6737015%
1950s11137823%
1960s12534327%
1970s13430031%
1980s15426836%
1990s12814247%
2000s467438%
2010s11not reported

Source: Wikidata, via the archive's memory (not a census).

Wikipedia attention, by month

Wikipedia attention

monthly views

Monthly Wikipedia article views from 2015-07 to 2026-06; peak 149,658 in 2019-03.
Table of the same numbers
Wikipedia article views by month
MonthViews
2026-0636,072
2026-0541,605
2026-0440,325
2026-0345,680
2026-0242,319
2026-0152,721
2025-1250,528
2025-1147,966
2025-1053,012
2025-0954,108
2025-0847,807
2025-0738,305
2025-0639,422
2025-0543,525
2025-0448,684
2025-0360,726
2025-0243,254
2025-0159,364
2024-1251,208
2024-1152,509
2024-1055,803
2024-0964,392
2024-0859,885
2024-0749,506
2024-0643,234
2024-0557,413
2024-0472,604
2024-0364,661
2024-0256,357
2024-0170,230
2023-1265,061
2023-1161,328
2023-1065,893
2023-0968,706
2023-0870,932
2023-0760,441
2023-0663,101
2023-0579,990
2023-0462,296
2023-0372,556
2023-0257,656
2023-0173,800
2022-1266,077
2022-1174,807
2022-1066,869
2022-0966,546
2022-0868,800
2022-0785,510
2022-0662,355
2022-0562,876
2022-0464,723
2022-0365,537
2022-0260,924
2022-0169,362
2021-1263,606
2021-1169,499
2021-1076,158
2021-0974,541
2021-0886,702
2021-0771,058
2021-0645,055
2021-0558,117
2021-0467,569
2021-0396,948
2021-0250,868
2021-0168,986
2020-1280,726
2020-1174,583
2020-1063,076
2020-0947,149
2020-0854,458
2020-0757,559
2020-0650,814
2020-0569,771
2020-0470,875
2020-0357,563
2020-0259,219
2020-0165,237
2019-1266,039
2019-1166,613
2019-1067,377
2019-0967,688
2019-0859,657
2019-0755,896
2019-0656,098
2019-0563,259
2019-0477,157
2019-03149,658
2019-0249,445
2019-0163,353
2018-1257,808
2018-1166,249
2018-1065,169
2018-0969,914
2018-0862,677
2018-0755,136
2018-0658,442
2018-0566,141
2018-0463,041
2018-0368,623
2018-0251,086
2018-0160,281
2017-1261,865
2017-1164,281
2017-1062,237
2017-0970,397
2017-0857,224
2017-0755,644
2017-0650,429
2017-0565,820
2017-0464,306
2017-0374,875
2017-0258,144
2017-0179,542
2016-1262,610
2016-1165,772
2016-1062,315
2016-0968,746
2016-0873,306
2016-0752,262
2016-0656,529
2016-0561,107
2016-0462,606
2016-0365,935
2016-0257,102
2016-0166,414
2015-1260,412
2015-1165,522
2015-1076,555
2015-0963,942
2015-0859,992
2015-0754,517

Source: Wikimedia pageviews.

The portrait wall

Ordered by Wikipedia footprint (language editions).

Show all 15 portraits

Similar schools

These are the nearest neighbors in the same sector. The list is not an ordering.

Sources & caveats

Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard. Built 2026-07-17.

not reported
Not reported: suppressed for privacy or never collected. It is not zero, and nothing has been filled in.
Percentiles
A percentile compares this school with others in its own sector (for example, public 4-year schools). It describes position, not quality.
Earnings
Earnings cover students who received federal (Title IV) aid, measured from the year they entered. Students who never received federal aid are not included.
Provenance notes
  • U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
  • Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
  • Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.
  • Wikidata is not an alumni census: a person appears only when volunteer editors record them. Counts measure the archive's memory - access x achievement x documentation - never placement rates or institutional quality.
  • Images are from Wikimedia Commons under free licenses. Render the credit line (artist + license) with every image.

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