University of Southern California

As of Fall 2024 the total student enrollment at Southern California University is around 47000 of which 26.6% are international students 2100+ are Indians also the top 5 countries of origin are China, South Korea, Taiwan and Canada.

The University of Southern California ranking is #27 in the National Universities category. USC is famous for its Annenberg School of Communication and Journalism and highly esteemed School of Cinematic Arts. This Cinematic Arts school of the university has graduate students such as directors George Lucas and George Apatow. Also, films including 'The Graduate', 'Legally Blonde' and 'Forrest Gump' all filmed scenes on the campus of this university. USC is a leading private research university i.e. consistently ranked among the top higher educations in the U.S.

For 2026-27, University of Southern California cost is USD 103,162 (Around INR 97.4 lakh). Out of this, tuition fee is USD 75,384 (Around INR 71.2 L). Other fees required and living expenses are-

Now, that the fee given above is for one-year, it can be said that the cost of attendance for 4 years will be around this amount as well.

USC rich alumni network include 500,000+ members worldwide. The university alumni network include leaders, innovators, mentors, etc. Some most popular alumni at USC are Judd Apatow, Forest Whitaker, George Lucas, Neil Armstrong, etc. 

Some of the group categories at USC are:

• Academic
• Health & Wellness
• Media / Publications
• Ethnic / Cultural
• Social Awareness
• Spiritual
• Political
• Career

There are two campuses at the University of Southern California i.e., the University Park Campus (main campus) and Health Sciences Campus. The total area of the main campus is around 226 acres. In the northeast lies USC Health Sciences Campus with 79 acres of land.

USC California is slightly expensive for international students as the first-year cost of some courses is above INR 50 L. However, there are some University of Southern California courses that are available for below INR 35 L for first-year. The below table includes the list of courses and the University of Southern California fees for the first year:

USC Law is one of California’s top law schools. It is one of the highest-ranked law schools in Southern California. In the U.S. News & World Report rankings, USC (Gould) is ranked at No. 20 in the Best Law Schools category. A few of the indicators used to calculate the rankings for the Law schools are quality assessment, placement success, faculty and library resources, etc.

The University of Southern California is the oldest private research university. It ranks among the Top 30 US Universities in 2024 and 2025, as per a top-ranking publisher. It is particularly famous for its prestigious school of Cinematic Arts along with highly ranked Marshall School of Business, Annenberg School of Journalism and Mass Communication, etc. The acceptance rate of USC University is around 10%, which means to get into this university, the applicants must have a strong application.

For the academic year 2023-24, the University of Southern California has around 47,000 students. As of Fall 2023, USC has 12,700+ students. Out of this, the total number of Indian students are 2,500+. The top 5 countries represented by students China, India, South Korea, Taiwan, and Canada. Other countries from where students enrolled at this university are Hong Kong, Mexico, Iran, Indonesia, etc.