4-year school · Private nonprofit

University of Southern California

Los Angeles, California · Los Angeles–Long Beach–Anaheim, CA metro area. 5,524 international students graduated in the 2024–25 academic year.

5,524
International graduates, 2024–25
of 17,982 graduates, all majors
10%
Acceptance rate
Undergraduate applicants
$95,234
Total cost a year, out-of-state
Tuition $72,097, before aid
27%
International students
12,374 students

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Majors with international graduates

15 of 151 majors with graduates, sorted by international graduates. 2024–25 academic year, all levels.

MajorInternational graduatesAll graduatesLevels
Computer ScienceCIP 11.07bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 1,551 graduates9831,551bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Management Sciences and Quantitative MethodsCIP 52.13bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 2,131 graduates6642,131bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Legal Research and Advanced Professional StudiesCIP 22.02bachelor's, master's · 707 graduates373707bachelor's, master's
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralCIP 11.01bachelor's, master's · 374 graduates261374bachelor's, master's
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications EngineeringCIP 14.10bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 331 graduates258331bachelor's, master's, doctoral
EconomicsCIP 45.06bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 441 graduates253441bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Data AnalyticsCIP 30.71master's · 281 graduates197281master's
Applied MathematicsCIP 27.03bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 292 graduates168292bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Engineering, OtherCIP 14.99master's · 196 graduates146196master's
Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationCIP 09.07bachelor's, master's · 250 graduates122250bachelor's, master's
Legal Professions and Studies, OtherCIP 22.99master's · 210 graduates115210master's
Computer EngineeringCIP 14.09bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 150 graduates97150bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Social Sciences, GeneralCIP 45.01bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 116 graduates92116bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Pharmacy, Pharmaceutical Sciences, and AdministrationCIP 51.20bachelor's, master's, doctoral · 330 graduates80330bachelor's, master's, doctoral
Computer Software and Media ApplicationsCIP 11.08bachelor's, master's · 149 graduates79149bachelor's, master's

Admissions

Acceptance rate10%
SAT reading and writing, 25th–75th percentile710–760
SAT math, 25th–75th percentile740–790
ACT, 25th–75th percentile32–35
Test scoresOptional
First-year retention96%
Graduation rate, 6 years92%

Cost a year · out-of-state

before aid
Tuition$72,097
Housing and food, on campus$19,931
Books and other costs$3,206
Total a year$95,234
Four years$380,936

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Sources: IPEDS Completions 2024–25 (U.S. Department of Education) · admissions: IPEDS ADM 2024 · cost: College Scorecard, latest release. Methodology