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University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California
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  • Independent university, founded 1880
  • Calendar semesters
  • Degrees bachelor's, master's, doctoral, first professional, post-master's, postbachelor's, and first professional certificates
  • Urban 155-acre campus
  • Endowment $3.1 billion
  • Coed, 16,729 undergraduate students, 96% full-time, 50% women, 50% men
  • Most difficult entrance level, 25% of applicants were admitted
Costs (2006 - 07)
  • Comprehensive fee: $44,036 includes full-time tuition ($33,314), mandatory fees ($578), and room and board ($10,144). Full-time tuition and fees vary according to program. Part-time tuition: $1121 per term. Part-time tuition and fees vary according to course load and program
  • Required fees: $289 per term part-time
  • Room and board: college room only: $5580. Room and board charges vary according to board plan and housing facility
  • Payment plans: tuition prepayment, installment, deferred payment
  • Waivers: employees or children of employees
Financial Aid
  • Of all full-time matriculated undergraduates who enrolled in 2004,: 8,810 applied for aid, 7,086 were judged to have need, 6,568 had their need fully met. 4,632 Federal Work-Study jobs (averaging $2696)
  • In 2004,: 3062 non-need-based awards were made
  • Average percent of need met: 100%
  • Average financial aid package: $28,459
  • Average need-based loan: $6181
  • Average need-based gift aid: $18,481
  • Average non-need-based aid: $12,874
  • Average indebtedness upon graduation: $19,131
Freshmen
  • Admission 33,979 applied, 8,634 admitted, 2,763 enrolled, 3.71 average high school GPA
  • Average high school GPA 3.71
  • Test scores SAT verbal scores over 500 100%, SAT math scores over 500 100%, ACT scores over 18 100%, SAT verbal scores over 600 89%, SAT math scores over 600 92%, ACT scores over 24 98%, SAT verbal scores over 700 36%, SAT math scores over 700 50%, ACT scores over 30 54%
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