University of Southern California

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:

According to the official statistics for Fall 2024, over 82,000 applications were received by the University of Southern California, of which more than 8,000 students were admitted, and only 3,489 got enrolled. Out of the total enrollment, 26.6% of students were international. Students can check the enrollment statistics and ethnicity breakdown for the Fall admission below:

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According to the official source, ACT and SAT scores are one of the crucial criteria while choosing an undergraduate applicant. The minimum SAT score expected by the university is 650. Although the students who got selected scored between 1440 and 1550. Scoring 1400 on the SAT may not help the student to get into the university because of the stringent admission. They must score at least 1440 to beat the competition. On the other hand, the official expectation for ACT score is 27 or above, but students must aim between 32 and 35 for UG admission.

The total University of Southern California cost of attendance includes tuition fees, books & supplies, housing, meals, and other expenses. Given below are the expenses for UG students:

USC Department of Public Safety is one of the the largest private campus public safety departments in the U.S., employing around 300 full-time personnel and 30 part-time student workers. DPS operates a dispatch and communications centers 24 hour per day, 365 days per year, and can receive calls for service from mobile phones, blue light emergency phones on campus, through the LivSpace App.

The MS in Marketing at USC is a one-year full-time course. This course provides practical hands-on projects in the areas like Entertainment, Luxury and Lifestyle, Technology, Healthcare, and Marketing, etc. For international applicants, this programme is eligible for STEM extension. 94% is the employment rate of the Class of 2024 of USC MS in Marketing course within 6 months of graduation. To take admission to this course, the applicants are required to have Bachelor's degree.

The duration of MS in Marketing course at USC is a one-year. Admission requirements to get into this course are:

• A completed application with USD 155 application fee (Around INR 13k)
• A Bachelor's degree
• Resume
• Two Letters of Recommendation
• Academic transcripts
• Two essays
• Official GMAT / GRE score
• TOEFL / IELTS score