University of Southern California Ranking

The University of Southern California's QS ranking is #146 in 2026. In the previous year, this university ranked at #125 in 2025. In the QS ranking of the current year, USC ranks among the Top 150 Universities in the world. Some of the subject rankings of this university for 2025 are given below: 

• Communication and Media Studies: #7
• Petroleum Engineering: 37
• Computer Science and Information Systems: #49
• Psychology: #51

As per one global ranking publisher i.e. Times Higher Education, USC ranking is #73 in 2026. This rank places USC ranks among the Top 100 Universities in the world. In the subject rankings of THE 2025, a few of the subjects of this university rank at the following position: 

• Social Sciences: 48
• Computer Science: #64
• Law: #77
• Life Sciences: #88

A comparison of University of Southern California with Arizona State University over the years for the Financial Times MBA rankings is given below.

Financial Times Rankings is known to publish Business School and MBA rankings for universities since 1999. University of Southern California has been ranked at #50 according to the Financial Times MBA rankings 2025. Some of the other FT MBA rankings of the university are given as follows:

University of Southern California and University of Florida are known to be some of the most recognised universities in the USA and worldwide. The comparative rankings of both universities are given in the table below:

Some of the key indicators while ranking the universities include employment outcomes, international research network, and sustainability. The ranking criteria and their respective weightage are given in the table below:

Times Higher Education (THE) World University Rankings uses performance indicators for evaluating university ranks and these include teaching, research environment, research quality, international outlook, and industry. The ranking criteria along with their weightage are given as follows:

University of Southern California has been ranked well in their Business and Management courses sccording to ranking bodies such as Quacquarelli Symonds and US News. It has received a Quacquarelli Symonds global rank of #34 for MBA courses in 2025. Some of the other MBA rankings at the university are given as follows:

University of Southern California is known to be one of the leading recognised universities globally. According to the Shiksha Popularity Rankings, USC has received a rank of #91 in 2025. The world rankings of the university by different ranking bodies are given as follows:

In the QS Global MBA rankings 2025, USC ranks at #34, whereas, in the previous year, it ranked at #37. This shows that the university's ranking improved in 2025. Indicators considered to evaluate these rankings are thought leadership, ROI, diversity, employability, entrepreneurship & alumni outcomes. The Global MBA rankings depict that USC ranks among the Top 100 Universities Worldwide in 2025. The duration of this course is 2 years. Also, for international students, this course is eligible for OPT-STEM extension.