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University of Southern California

Private university in Los Angeles, California, United States

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About

instance of
inception
  • 6 October 1880
founder
official name
  • University of Southern California
native label
  • University of Southern California
motto text
  • Palmam qui meruit ferat (la)
legal form
industry
language used
academic calendar type
grants
official color
  • cardinal · sRGB color hex triplet: 990000 · together with: gold · object named as: USC Cardinal
  • gold · sRGB color hex triplet: FFCC00 · together with: cardinal · object named as: USC Gold

Location and contact

country
located in the administrative territorial entity
headquarters location
  • Los Angeles · postal code: 90089 · coordinate location: 34.0217, -118.2853 · street address: University Park
coordinate location
  • 34.0217, -118.2853
official website
  • https://usc.edu · language of work or name: English
  • https://usc.cn · language of work or name: Chinese · applies to jurisdiction: People's Republic of China

People and numbers

count of students
  • 48,500 · 2019
employees
  • 28,873 · 2019
  • 4,735 · research fellow
  • 3,200 · research fellow · full-time job
admission rate
  • 16% · 2020
admission yield rate
  • 36% · 2020
chairperson
  • Chrysostomos L. Nikias · position held: chancellor · 3 August 2010–7 August 2018
  • Wanda Austin · position held: chancellor · 8 August 2018–30 June 2019
  • Carol Folt · position held: chancellor · 1 July 2019–30 June 2025

Rankings and recognition

ranking
  • 146 · QS World University Rankings · 2026
  • 75 · Times Higher Education World University Rankings · 2026
  • 68 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2025
Earlier figures (34)
  • 125 · QS World University Rankings · 2025
  • 116 · QS World University Rankings · 2024
  • 134 · QS World University Rankings · 2023
  • 112 · QS World University Rankings · 2022
  • 121 · QS World University Rankings · 2021
  • 129 · QS World University Rankings · 2020
  • 115 · QS World University Rankings · 2019
  • 132 · QS World University Rankings · 2018
  • 136 · QS World University Rankings · 2017
  • 130 · QS World University Rankings · 2016
  • 131 · QS World University Rankings · 2015
  • 125 · QS World University Rankings · 2014
  • 134 · QS World University Rankings · 2012
  • 62 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2024
  • 58 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2023
  • 53 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2022
  • 61 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2021
  • 61 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2020
  • 55 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2019
  • 60 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2018
  • 54 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2017
  • 49 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2016
  • 49 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2015
  • 51 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2014
  • 47 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2013
  • 46 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2012
  • 46 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2011
  • 46 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2010
  • 50 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2008
  • 50 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2007
  • 47 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2006
  • 50 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2005
  • 48 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2004
  • 40 · Shanghai Academic Ranking of World Universities · 2003
Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education

Finances

endowment
  • $7,319,123,211 · 30 June 2022
Earlier figures (2)
  • $8,009,340,321 · 30 June 2021
  • $5,914,358,000 · 30 June 2020
total revenue
  • $5,575,301,015 · 2024
Earlier figures (13)
  • $5,119,320,238 · 2023
  • $5,566,926,612 · 2022
  • $5,375,170,369 · 2021
  • $6,447,260,379 · 2020
  • $5,855,965,866 · 2019
  • $5,602,936,505 · 2018
  • $5,128,409,256 · 2017
  • $4,895,423,051 · 2016
  • $4,638,829,461 · 2015
  • $4,623,485,966 · 2014
  • $3,953,425,578 · 2013
  • $3,606,539,165 · 2012
  • $3,656,282,366 · 2011
total assets
  • $15,054,111,883 · 2024
Earlier figures (13)
  • $13,778,469,076 · 2023
  • $13,791,301,785 · 2022
  • $14,735,782,192 · 2021
  • $14,495,427,000 · 30 June 2020
  • $12,727,485,136 · 2019
  • $12,195,450,741 · 2018
  • $11,572,918,422 · 2017
  • $10,268,789,127 · 2016
  • $9,978,569,629 · 2015
  • $9,594,824,056 · 2014
  • $8,451,149,010 · 2013
  • $7,759,326,807 · 2012
  • $7,321,980,809 · 2011
donations
  • $1,338,148,373 · 2024
Earlier figures (13)
  • $1,037,053,274 · 2023
  • $1,011,581,561 · 2022
  • $1,029,523,653 · 2021
  • $970,414,924 · 2020
  • $847,546,503 · 2019
  • $927,957,977 · 2018
  • $937,415,378 · 2017
  • $898,061,389 · 2016
  • $848,646,377 · 2015
  • $1,029,935,649 · 2014
  • $860,983,969 · 2013
  • $848,815,407 · 2012
  • $1,029,333,297 · 2011
funder
  • Open Society Foundations · prize money: $50,000 · award rationale: to support the University of Southern California Institute of Global Health’s Health and Human Rights Oral History Project identify an academic partner in the Global South · 2022
  • Open Society Foundations · prize money: $600,000 · award rationale: to support the development of a multi-pronged intersectional framework at the Equity Research Institute, housed at USC, to address income inequality, economic insecurity, and growing social and racial divisions · 2022
  • Open Society Foundations · prize money: $150,000 · award rationale: to support the development of a multi-pronged intersectional framework at the Equity Research Institute, housed at USC, to address income inequality, economic insecurity, and growing social and racial divisions. · 2021
  • Open Society Foundations · prize money: $230,000 · award rationale: to support the University of California Institute of Global Health’s Health and Human Rights Oral History Project to benefit professionals in the modern health and human rights field by creating the first permanent open-source collection of oral histories dedicated to documenting the health and human rights movement · 2021
  • Open Society Foundations · prize money: $200,000 · award rationale: to support the development of a solidarity economics framework at the Program for Environment and Regional Equity, housed at USC, to address income inequality, economic insecurity, and growing social and racial divides · 2020
4 more
  • Open Society Foundations · prize money: $200,000 · award rationale: to support television writers and producers to better reflect a public health approach to addressing the overdose crisis and drug use · 2020
  • Open Society Foundations · prize money: $240,765 · award rationale: to support television writers and producers to accurately convey issues related to pain medicine and palliative care · 2017
  • Open Society Foundations · prize money: $10,000 · award rationale: Measuring Digital Media Impact training course · 2016
  • Open Society Foundations · prize money: $200,000 · award rationale: to provide support for Stage 2 of the Access to Opportunity Project · 2016

Structure and memberships

child organization or unit
7 more
has part(s)
member of
11 more
owner of
7 more
athletics program

Other facts

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Images and media on Wikimedia Commons (2)
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Wikimedia and technical details (9)
Commons category
  • University of Southern California
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category for employees of the organization
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described by source
Commons gallery
  • University of Southern California
different from
social media followers
  • 171,166 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 19809471 · 5 February 2023
Earlier figures (3)
  • 162,523 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 19809471 · 7 January 2022
  • 157,211 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 19809471 · 1 January 2021
  • 138,958 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 19809471 · 10 May 2018
Identifiers in other databases (99)
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BHL creator ID
  • 227509 · subject named as: University of Southern California.
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  • 12132946h · subject named as: University of Southern California · alternative name: USC · alternative name: University of Southern California (Los Angeles, Calif.) · alternative name: University of Southern California (Los Angeles, USA)
BIBSYS ID
  • 90645240 · subject named as: University of Southern California · alternative name: USC
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  • ko2003184568 · object named as: University of Southern California
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  • ncf10040776 · subject named as: University of Southern California · alternative name: USC
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  • 981058512325806706 · subject named as: University of Southern California · alternative name: Universidad del Sur de California · alternative name: USC · alternative name: U.S.C.
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  • 7650-8 · subject named as: University of Southern California · alternative name: U.S.C. · alternative name: Universidad del Sur de California · alternative name: University of Southern California (Los Angeles, Calif.) · alternative name: USC · alternative name: Univ. of Southern California
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  • 029777682 · subject named as: University of Southern California · alternative name: USC · alternative name: Universidad del Sur de California
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  • 35313176 · subject named as: University of Southern California · alternative name: Los Angeles. University of Southern California · alternative name: USC
Library of Congress Authorities ID
  • n79006531 · subject named as: University of Southern California · alternative name: Los Angeles. University of Southern California · alternative name: USC · alternative name: U.S.C. · alternative name: Universidad del Sur de California · alternative name: SC (University of Southern California) · alternative name: Універсітэт Паўднёвай Каліфорніі · alternative name: Universitėt Paŭdni︠o︡vaĭ Kalifornii · alternative name: Паўднёва-Каліфарнійскі ўніверсітэт · alternative name: Paŭdni︠o︡va-Kalifarniĭski ŭniversitėt · alternative name: Южнокалифорнийски университет · alternative name: I︠U︡zhnokaliforniĭski universitet · alternative name: Universitat del Sud de Califòrnia · alternative name: Univerzita Jižní Kalifornie · alternative name: Université de Californie du Sud · alternative name: Universitato de Suda Kalifornio · alternative name: Universitas California Selatan · alternative name: Suður-Kaliforníuháskóli · alternative name: אוניברסיטת דרום קליפורניה · alternative name: Universiṭat Darom Ḳalifornyah · alternative name: Dienvidkalifornijas universitāte · alternative name: Universiti California Selatan · alternative name: Universidade do Sul da Califórnia · alternative name: Университет Южной Калифорнии · alternative name: Universitet I︠U︡zhnoĭ Kalifornii · alternative name: Южно-Калифорнийский университет · alternative name: I︠U︡zhno-Kaliforniĭskiĭ universitet · alternative name: Etelä-Kalifornian yliopisto · alternative name: Güney Kaliforniya Üniversitesi · alternative name: Університет Південної Каліфорнії · alternative name: Universytet Pivdennoï Kaliforniï · alternative name: Південно-Каліфорнійський університет · alternative name: Pivdenno-Kaliforniĭsʹkyĭ universytet · alternative name: Đại học Nam California · alternative name: Viện Đại học Nam California
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  • DA06312549 · subject named as: University of Southern California · alternative name: Los Angeles. University of Southern California · alternative name: USC · alternative name: U.S.C. · alternative name: Universidad del Sur de California · alternative name: 南カリフォルニア大学（ミナミ カリフォルニア ダイガク）
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  • 000378445 · subject named as: University of Southern California
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  • 9810551264005606 · subject named as: Uniwersytet Południowej Kalifornii (Los Angeles) · alternative name: Univ. of Southern California · alternative name: Universidad del Sur de California · alternative name: Los Angeles University of Southern California · alternative name: University of Southern California (Los Angeles) · alternative name: USC
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  • 415795 · subject named as: University of Southern California
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  • ko2003184568 · subject named as: University of Southern California · alternative name: USC · alternative name: Universidad del Sur de California
NLA Trove people ID
  • 907967 · subject named as: University of Southern California · alternative name: Los Angeles. University of Southern California · alternative name: USC
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  • n2005034155 · subject named as: University of Southern California · alternative name: USC
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  • A010162065 · subject named as: University of Southern California (Los Angeles) · alternative name: USC (University of Southern California, Los Angeles)
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  • 244682 · subject named as: University of Southern California
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  • USC · language of work or name: English
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  • 85178 · subject named as: University of Southern California
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  • 500312865 · subject named as: University of Southern California · alternative name: USC
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  • 981058512325806706 · subject named as: University of Southern California · alternative name: USC · alternative name: U.S.C. · alternative name: Universidad del Sur de California
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  • 494/37364 · subject named as: University of Southern California
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  • USC · has characteristic: verified account or profile · number of subscribers: 138,958 · X (Twitter) numeric user ID: 19809471 · 10 May 2018
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  • UCJDGYVOYi13IqD3CYfETe0w · language of work or name: English · subject named as: USC · YouTube handle: USC · until 7 January 2006
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  • 19755275 · subject named as: 南加州大学（USC）
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