Arizona vs USC Academic Comparison

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

Arizona is a public and USC is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
USC has more expensive tuition & fees ($68,237) than Arizona ($38,784).
It is harder to admit to USC than Arizona.
USC has a higher submitted SAT score (1,280) than Arizona (1,280).
USC has higher submitted ACT score (26) than Arizona (26).
Arizona has more students with 49,403 students while USC has 48,945 students.
USC has a lower number of students per faculty with 9 to 1 while Arizona's ratio is 17 to 1.
USC has more full-time faculties with 2,403 faculties while Arizona has 2,077 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - University of Arizona and University of Southern California.

Arizona	vs.	USC
Tucson, Arizona	Location	Los Angeles, California
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (very high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Research University (very high research activity)
In-State$13,277 Out-Of-State$38,784	2024 Tuition & Fees	$68,237
84%	% Receiving Financial Aid	68%
$13,279	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$43,570

86.00 %	Acceptance Rates	10.00 %
19.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	44.99 %
1,280	SAT Score	1,510
26	ACT Score	33
67 %	Graduation Rate	92 %
18 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
86 %	Retention Rate	97 %
49,403	Student Population	48,945
2,077	Number of Faculties	2,403
17 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	9 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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