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University of Southern California (USC)

Women's WCLA Contact: Olivia Sanderson
Profile
Size
10 / 10
19,907 Undergrads / 47,310 Students
Cost
10 / 10
$37,521 Net Price
Selectivity
10 / 10
11% Admitted
  • Team Conference

    WCLA Div. 1

  • College Type

    4-year, Private non-profit

  • Campus Type

    City: Large

Student Body
Gender
  • Male
  • Female
Enrollment
  • Full Time
  • Part Time
Geography
  • In-State
  • Out-of-state
  • Foreign
  • Other
Ethnicity
  • White
  • Black
  • Asian
  • Latino
  • Foreign
  • Other
Student-to-faculty Ratio
9 to 1
Return For Sophomore Year
97%
Overall Graduation Rate
92%
Graduate On Time / in 6 Years
78% / 92%
Calendar System
Semester
Religious Affiliation
Housing
On campus housing is provided and is not required for incoming freshman

Other includes American Indian, Native Alaskan, Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, two or more races and unknown race / ethnicity.

Team Road Trips

Most road games are in-state. The team also travels to Arizona, Nevada, and Maryland.

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Location
University Park, Los Angeles, CA, 90089 See Directions
Team Videos
Where Grads Live
  • Greater Los Angeles Area
  • San Francisco Bay Area
  • Orange County California Area
  • Greater New York City Area
  • Greater San Diego Area
  • Washington D.C. Metro Area
  • Greater Seattle Area
  • Greater Chicago Area
  • Sacramento California Area
  • Greater Boston Area
  • Greater Denver Area
  • Dallas/Fort Worth Area
  • Phoenix Arizona Area
  • Portland Oregon Area
  • China
Where Grads Work
  • Boeing
  • Kaiser Permanente
  • Northrop Grumman Corporation
  • Intel Corporation
  • Los Angeles Unified School District
  • Cisco
  • Microsoft
  • Qualcomm
  • Deloitte
  • PwC
  • Oracle
  • Raytheon
  • EY
  • Google
  • IBM
What Grads Do
  • Engineering
  • Entrepreneurship
  • Media and Communication
  • Education
  • Operations
  • Sales
  • Research
  • Healthcare Services
  • Consulting
  • Marketing
  • Arts and Design
  • Information Technology
  • Finance
  • Program and Project Management
  • Community and Social Services
Data from
Niche Grades
Overall Experience
Student Life
Professor Rating
Academics
Athletics
Campus
Academics
Test Scores
SAT
Critical Reading
630 - 730
Math
690 - 790
Total
1350 - 1520
ACT
English
32 - 35
Math
28 - 34
Composite
31 - 34

This range represents the middle half of incoming freshman from the 25th to 75th percentile. The writing component is now optional and no longer reported. Historical writing ranges: 640 - 740 for SAT

GPA
SAT Math
SAT Reading
ACT

This distribution represents incoming freshman test scores and GPA on 4.0 scale.

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Admissions
 
Total
Male
Female
Applicants 66,198 30,614 35,584
% Admitted 11% 12% 11%
% Admits That Enroll 42% 41% 43%
Incoming Freshman Average GPA 3.73
  • Accepted
  • Denied
  • Applied
  • Waitlisted
    • Admission Considerations
     
    Required
    Recommended Rec.
    High School GPA
    High School Rank
    High School Transcript
    College Prep Classes
    Recommendations
    Demonstrate Competencies
    Admission Test Scores
    Other Tests (Wonderlic, etc.)
    TOEFL (English proficiency)
    Majors / Programs

    Degrees offered by popularity. Type = Bachelor.

    Business (25%)
    Business Administration and Management, General (19%)
    Social Sciences (12%)
    Visual & Performing Arts (12%)
    Engineering (8%)
    Communication & Journalism (8%)
    Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General (5%)
    Speech Communication and Rhetoric (5%)
    Computer & Information Sciences (5%)
    Computer Science (4%)
    Human Biology (4%)
    International Relations and Affairs (4%)
    Architecture (3%)
    Biological & Biomedical Sciences (3%)
    Economics, General (3%)
    Accounting (3%)
    Psychology, General (2%)
    Financial
    Net Price

    Average net price = sticker price - financial aid.

    $37,521

    Average net price by income for incoming freshman receiving financial aid.

    Net price for all students (private non-profit and for profit institutions).

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    Sticker Price

    Sticker price = estimated total cost of attendance.

     
    Undergraduate
    		 
    On Campus
    Tuition & Fees$58,195
    Books & Supplies$1,200
    Cost of Living$15,912
    Personal Expenses$2,152
     
    Sticker Price$77,459

    Personal expenses includes laundry, transportation, entertainment and furnishings.

    Financial Aid

    69% of full-time, incoming freshman receive financial aid.

     
    Receiving Aid %
    Avg. Aid Amount
    Type of Aid
    Grant or Scholarship65%$37,217
    Federal Grants18%$6,014
    Pell Grants18%$4,981
    Other Federal13%$1,486
    State & Local Grants11%$9,055
    Institutional Grants65%$34,058
     
    Student Loans27%$6,784
    Federal Loans27%$4,815
    Other Loans2%$23,864

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    All financials shown for full-time, incoming freshman.

     
    Total Amount
    Per Student
    Endowment
    Financial Assets $5.54 Billion $117,190

    Value of endowment assets at fiscal year end.

    Debt

    Total federal debt after graduation for undergrad borrowers: $22,120.

    Total cumulative student debt by percentile.

     
    Total Principal
    Monthly Payment
    10 Year Repayment $21,250 $235

    Most student loans have a grace period before repayment begins.

    3 Year Avg. Default Rate: 1.5%

    Avg. rate for colleges with lacrosse is 5.1%.

    Total federal debt excludes private student loans and parent PLUS loans. Cumulative debt cohort includes 5,012 students.

    Salary

    Earnings 10 years after enrollment: $74,000

    Earnings of former students working by percentile.

    Earnings of former students who received federal financial aid. Figures shown are median.

    Payback

    How long until this college investment pays off: 4.08 years.

    Median debt and foregone earnings divided by median earnings. Foregone earnings assumes 4 years to graduation; at this school, 78% of students graduate on time.

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    Campus Safety
     
    On Campus
    In Residence Halls In Res. Halls
    Criminal Offenses
    Murder - -
    Negligent Manslaughter - -
    Rape 32 32
    Fondling 9 7
    Incest - -
    Statutory Rape - -
    Robbery 3 2
    Aggravated Assault 4 4
    Burglary 24 16
    Motor Vehicle Theft 3 2
    Arson 1 1

    In Residence Halls are a subset of On Campus statistics. Murder includes non-negligent manslaughter.

    The crime data reported by the institutions have not been subjected to independent verification by the U.S. Department of Education. Therefore, the Department cannot vouch for the accuracy of the data reported here. Statistics represent 3-year average data.

    Data from The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), the primary federal entity for collecting and analyzing data related to education.

    Carnegie Classifications
    Category
    Classification
    Basic ClassificationDoctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity
    Undergrad InstructionBalanced arts & sciences/professions, high graduate coexistence
    Graduate InstructionResearch Doctoral: Comprehensive programs, with medical/veterinary school
    Enrollment ProfileMajority graduate
    Undergrad ProfileFour-year, full-time, more selective, higher transfer-in
    Size and SettingFour-year, large, primarily residential

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