Los Angeles was little more than a frontier town in 1880 when USC first opened its doors to 53 students and 10 teachers. Today it is a world class research university, the oldest private research university in the West.
Location
Los Angeles, California
USC's University Park Campus, located in the heart of Los Angeles' Downtown Arts and Education Corridor, is home to the USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and many professional schools. The Health Sciences Campus, to the northeast of downtown Los Angeles, is home to the Keck School of Medicine of USC, the School of Pharmacy, three major teaching hospitals and programs in Occupational Science and Occupational Therapy, and Biokinesiology and Physical Therapy. USC also has programs and centers in Marina Del Rey, Orange County, Sacramento, Washington, D.C., Catalina Island, Alhambra and around Southern California. Childrens Hospital Los Angeles is staffed by USC faculty from the Keck School of Medicine and is often referred to as USC's third campus.
President
Steven B. Sample
Under the leadership of USC's 10th president, USC has become world-renowned in the fields of communication and multimedia technologies, has received national acclaim for its innovative community outreach programs and has solidified its status as one of the nation's leading research universities.
Students (2005-06 academic year)
Rounded to the nearest 500
Undergraduates: 17,000
Graduate and professional: 16,000
Total: 33,000
Degrees Awarded (June 2005)
Bachelor's degree: 4,139
Advanced 5,253
Faculty (2005-06 academic year)
Rounded to the nearest 100
Full-time: 3,100
Staff (2005-06 academic year)
Rounded to the nearest 100
Employees: 7,900 (50% time or more)
Student Workers: 6,400 (does not include teaching, research assistants)
Total: 14,300
Alumni
There are more than 180,000 living alumni in the Trojan Family. While nearly three-quarters of them live in California, USC alumni can be found in positions of leadership all over the world.
Academic Units
USC College of Letters, Arts and Sciences
Graduate School
17 Professional Schools
Undergraduate Tuition and Mandatory Fees (2006-07 academic year)
