Sifting through a college’s Common Data Set can take a lot of time. Instead, we’ve gathered the most important information from USC’s most recent Common Data Set to provide you with the information you need, at a glance.
This guide contains key information from USC Common Data Set 2023-2024.
USC Common Data Set Quick Facts
Quick Facts
- Public vs. Private: Private
- Geographic Region: Far West
- State: California
- Student to Faculty Ratio: 16 to 1
- Full-Time Undergraduates: 20,620
Merit Scholarships for USC
- Percentage of students with no financial need who were awarded merit scholarships: 40%
- Average dollar amount of non-need-based merit scholarships: $18,463
Important Factors Considered For Admissions
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Academic GPA
- Standardized test scores
- Application essay
- Recommendation(s)
Non-academic
- N/A
Student Life Information
- Percentage of students from out-of-state: 40%
- Percentage of students who join sororities: 12%
- Percentage of students who join fraternities: 2%
Student Diversity
- Percentage of nonresident aliens: 14%
- Percentage of Hispanic/Latino: 18%
- Percentage of Black or African American, non-Hispanic: 7%
- Percentage of White, non-Hispanic: 27%
- Percentage of American Indian or Alaska Native, non-Hispanic: Less than 1%
- Percentage of Asian, non-Hispanic: 26%
- Percentage of Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic: Less than 1%
- Percentage of two or more races, non-Hispanic: 6%
- Percentage of unknown race and/or ethnicity: 2%
This information was gathered from the USC Common Data Set 2023-2024.
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