Applying to USC

Acceptance Rate	SAT Median
10.02%	1,510

University of Southern California's acceptance rate is 10.02% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 80,808 students applied and 8,094 were admitted to the school. Judging by the acceptance rate, it is very hard to get into USC.

USC's acceptance rate is the 5th lowest among 119 California colleges with competitive admission.

The median SAT score is 1,510 and the ACT score is 33 at USC. USC's SAT score ranks 5th out of 24 California colleges that consider SAT score for admission.

To apply to USC, recommendations and personal statement (or essay) are required to submit. The SAT and ACT score is not required, but considered for admission. In addition, english proficiency test score is also considered (required).

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Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-24, the acceptance rate of University of Southern California is 10.02% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 44.89%. 35,879 men and 44,057 women applied to USC and 3,888 men and 4,110 women students were accepted.

872 applicants who has another gender applied and 96 were accepted.

Among them, 1,698 men and 1,890 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2023). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield at USC.

Acceptance Rate and Admission Statistics at USC
	Total	Men	Women	Another Gender	Gender Unknown
Applicants	80,808	35,879	44,057	872	0
Admitted	8,094	3,888	4,110	96	0
Enrolled	3,633	1,698	1,890	45	0
Acceptance Rate	10.02%	10.84%	9.33%	11.01%	-
Yield	44.89%	43.67%	45.99%	46.88%	-

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

University of Southern California 2023 Acceptance Rate By Gender chart

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

In 2024, 1,154 students (32% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 508 students (14%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees at USC.

The median SAT score is 1,510 with 730 SAT EBRW and 780 SAT Math median scores. The 75^th percentile SAT score of EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading / Writing) is 760 and the 25^th percentile is 700. The SAT Math 75^th percentile score is 790 and 25^th percentile is 740 .

The median ACT composite score is 33 with 75^th percentile score of 35 and 25^th percentile score of 32 at USC. The median ACT math score is 33 and the ACT English score is 35.

The SAT and ACT scores at University of Southern California are similar to the average score compared to similar colleges (SAT: 1,492, ACT: 33 - private (not-for-profit) research university with very high research activity).

2024 SAT and ACT Scores at USC
	25^th Percentile	50^th Percentile (Median)	75^th Percentile
SAT Total	1440	1510	1550
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing	700	730	760
SAT Math	740	780	790
ACT Composite	32	33	35
ACT Math	30	33	35
ACT English	34	35	35

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

University of Southern California 2023 SAT and ACT Score Chart

First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

For the academic year 2023-24, total 3,633 first-year students enrolled in USC. The proportion of full-time students is 99.92% and part-time students is 0.08%.

By gender, the proportion of men students is 46.74% and women students is 52.02%. 1.24% of students has another gender.

The following table and chart visualize the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at USC.

First-Year Students by Gender and Enrolled Type at USC
	Total	Men	Women	Another Gender
Total	3,633	1,698	1,890	45
Full-time	3,630	1,696	1,889	45
Part-time	3	2	1	0

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, Formal Demonstration of Competencies, English Proficiency Test, and Personal statement or essay to its applicants.

The SAT and ACT test score is not reqired, but considered in admission process at USC. The english proficiency test is reqired .

The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply University of Southern California.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

USC Admission Requirements
High School GPA	Required
High School Rank	Considered, if submitted
High School Record (or Transcript)	Required
Completion of College Preparatory Program	Required
Recommendations	Required
Formal Demonstration of Competencies	Required
SAT / ACT	Considered, if submitted
English Proficiency Test	Required
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)	Not Considered
Work experience	Considered, if submitted
Personal statement or essay	Required
Legacy status	Considered, if submitted

General Admissions Information

The application fee is $85 for undergraduate schools and $90 for graduate schools of University of Southern California. The next table provides general admission information for applying to USC.

Admission Information for Applying to USC
Open Admission Policy	No
Undergraduate Application Fees	$85
Graduate Application Fees	$90
Admission Information	https://admission.usc.edu/
Online Application	https://www.commonapp.org/
Calendar System	Semester
Course for High School Students	Not Offered
Credits Accepted	Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree Offered	Bachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Post-Master Certificate, Doctoral (Research), Doctoral (Professional Practice), Doctoral (Other)

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