Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at USC

At University of Southern California, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 14.88%, and 2024's acceptance rate is 10.00%. USC's acceptance rate has been lower every year for the past 3 years. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into University of Southern California than the previous year. University of Southern California has beep kept its acceptance rate very low and it is hard that applicants admit into the school.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 37.58%, and the 2024 yield is 44.99%. The number of USC applicants increased by 17.01% (11,746 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 14.88%, and this year's acceptance rate is 10.00% at University of Southern California. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 15.04% and women students' rate is 14.71%. For 2024 admission, it was slightly harder to get into University of Southern California than the previous year. University of Southern California has beep kept its acceptance rate very low and it is hard that applicants admit into the school.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at University of Southern California over the past 11 years (2013-2024).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2013-14	19.84%	19.78%	19.89%
2014-15	18.02% -1.81%	17.34% -1.24%	18.65% -1.24%
2015-16	17.68% -0.34%	16.87% -0.25%	18.39% -0.25%
2016-17	16.62% -1.06%	15.71% -0.97%	17.42% -0.97%
2017-18	15.95% -0.67%	16.59% -2.03%	15.39% -2.03%
2018-19	12.96% -3.00%	13.42% -2.83%	12.56% -2.83%
2019-20	11.42% -1.54%	11.55% -1.25%	11.31% -1.25%
2020-21	16.11% 4.69%	16.64% 4.34%	15.65% 4.34%
2021-22	13.00% -3.11%	14.00% -3.64%	12.00% -3.64%
2022-23	12.02% -0.98%	12.60% -0.46%	11.54% -0.46%
2023-24	10.00% -2.02%	11.00% -2.54%	9.00% -2.54%
Average	14.88%	15.04%	14.71%

University of Southern California Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 37.58% where the current academic year yield is 44.99%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at University of Southern California from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2013-14	31.10%	32.16%	30.17%
2014-15	33.11% 2.00%	33.94% 2.23%	32.40% 2.23%
2015-16	32.12% -0.98%	33.70% -1.55%	30.85% -1.55%
2016-17	34.01% 1.89%	34.89% 2.46%	33.31% 2.46%
2017-18	37.14% 3.13%	37.10% 3.87%	37.17% 3.87%
2018-19	40.78% 3.65%	41.65% 2.80%	39.98% 2.80%
2019-20	41.92% 1.13%	40.65% 3.05%	43.03% 3.05%
2020-21	35.97% -5.94%	35.38% -6.50%	36.53% -6.50%
2021-22	41.00% 5.03%	39.99% 5.46%	41.99% 5.46%
2022-23	41.19% 0.18%	40.60% -0.39%	41.59% -0.39%
2023-24	44.99% 3.81%	44.01% 4.41%	46.00% 4.41%
Average	37.58%	37.64%	37.55%

University of Southern California Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 61,211, the average number of admitted is 8,830, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 3,297. The number of USC applicants increased by 17.01% (11,746 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at University of Southern California from 2013 to 2024.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2013-14	47,358	9,395	2,922
2014-15	51,920 4,562	9,358 176	3,098 176
2015-16	51,924 4	9,181 -149	2,949 -149
2016-17	54,280 2,356	9,022 119	3,068 119
2017-18	56,676 2,396	9,042 290	3,358 290
2018-19	64,352 7,676	8,339 43	3,401 43
2019-20	66,198 1,846	7,558 -233	3,168 -233
2020-21	59,712 -6,486	9,618 292	3,460 292
2021-22	71,031 11,319	9,234 326	3,786 326
2022-23	69,062 -1,969	8,304 -366	3,420 -366
2023-24	80,808 11,746	8,081 216	3,636 216
Average	61,211	8,830	3,297

University of Southern California Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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