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USC Common Data Set

USC Common Data Set

USC Common Data Set

Published November 28, 2019 | Last Updated September 20th, 2024 at 09:27 am

USC Common Data Set

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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