Los Angeles, California · Private nonprofit · 4-year · Large city
Overview
University of Southern California is a private nonprofit four-year institution based in Los Angeles, California. Its campus is in a large city. Fall 2024 enrollment was 46,566, made up of 20,630 undergraduates and 25,936 graduate students. It holds the Carnegie R1 designation for very high research activity.
University of Southern California offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 285 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Management Science, Computer Science, and Social Work. It awarded 17,982 degrees and certificates in 2024-25. 12 of its programs can be completed entirely online.
96% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 9 to 1.
Key figures
46,566
Students enrolled
96%
First-year retention
17,982
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
285
Programs and majors
9:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 285
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
96%
First-year retention, part-time students
67%
Student-to-faculty ratio
9:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
5,778
Master's degrees
9,331
Doctoral degrees (research)
851
Professional doctorates
992
Other doctoral degrees
76
Post-master's certificates
954
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
46,566
Undergraduates, fall 2024
20,630
Graduate students, fall 2024
25,936
Full-time, fall 2024
89%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
51,168
Undergraduates, 2024-25
22,835
Graduate students, 2024-25
28,333
Full-time, 2024-25
86%
Size category
20,000 students or more
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
53%
Men
47%
White
22%
Hispanic or Latino
17%
Black or African American
6%
Asian
20%
Two or more races
4%
International (U.S. nonresident)
26%
Race or ethnicity unknown
4%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs that can be completed fully online
12
Programs with a fully online option
44
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
12%
Students taking some online courses
31%
Campus and services
Setting
Large city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 1: Very High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Big Ten Conference
Interim President
Beong-Soo Kim
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, On-campus day care, Accepts AP credit
For veterans and service members
Yellow Ribbon Program, Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization