UNIVERSITY
OF
SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA

Los Angeles, California

4 year private university, coed.  Founded in 1880.
Undergraduate Enrollment: 14,515 men&women
Faculty: 3,508 total
Location: Urban campus in very large city.  2 miles from downtown.
Microcomputers: 5,000
Special Facilities: 4 art galeries, marine center on Santa Catalina Island, permanent facilities for study in Sacramento and Washington DC, special collections library,  the Gamble House designed by Greene and Greene, and Freeman House designed by Frank Lloyd Wright.
Degrees Offerred: BA BS BFA BArch MA MS MBA MFA MEd MSW PhD EdD DDS MD Pharm D, JD
25% business&marketing
11% engineering
10% biological/life sciences
10% multi/interdisciplinary studies
13% social sciences
6% visual and performing arts
Freshman Profile: 1996 12,790 applied, 9,193 accepted; 2,843 enrolled. 27% out of state, 80% live on campus, 4% international.
How to Apply: $55, essay required. December 10 is the deadline for scholarships and no closing deadline, Applying before January 31 is important.
Student Life: Dormotories (men, women, coed), guaranteed on-campus housing for freshmen.  Student Government, Student run film society, literary magazine, radio station, student newspaper, yearbook, choral groups, concert band, dance, drama, jazz and marching band, musical ensembles, musical theater, opera, symphony orchestra, Religious Council, Student Senate.
Athletics: 28 different kinds of sports
Annual Expenses: (1996-97) $ 28,378

Web: www.usc.edu

Fax: +00-1-213-740-6364

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