	University of Southern California 2016 University Academic Rankings
The University of Southern California (USC or SC) is a private, not-for-profit, and nonsectarian research university founded in 1880 with its main campus in the city area of Los Angeles, California. As California's oldest private research university, USC has historically educated a large number of the region's business leaders and professionals. In recent decades, the university has also leveraged its location in Los Angeles to establish relationships with research and cultural institutions throughout Asia and the Pacific Rim. An engine for economic activity, USC contributes approximately $5 billion annually to the economy of the Los Angeles county area. For the 2014-15 academic year, there were 18,740 students enrolled in four-year undergraduate programs. USC also has 23,729 graduate and professional students in a number of different programs, including business, law, engineering, social work, and medicine. The university is one of the top fundraising institutions in the world, consistently ranking among the top 3 in external contributions and alumni giving rates. Multiple academic rankings list the University of Southern California as being among the top 25 universities in the United States. With an acceptance rate of 16 percent, USC is also among the most selective academic institutions in the nation. USC maintains a strong tradition of innovation and entrepreneurship, with alumni having founded companies such as Lucasfilm, Myspace, Salesforce.com, Intuit, Qualcomm, Box, Tinder, and Riot Games. As of 2014, the university has produced the fourth largest number of billionaire alumni out of all undergraduate institutions in the world. Like other private universities, the nominal cost of attendance is high, however the University's large endowment and significant revenue streams allow it to offer generous financial aid packages. Additionally, USC is one of the highest ranked universities to offer half-tuition and full-tuition merit-based scholarships. These factors have propelled USC into being the 4th most economically diverse university in the nation. USC sponsors a variety of intercollegiate sports and competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) as a member of the Pac-12 Conference. Members of the sports teams, the Trojans, have won 102 NCAA team championships, ranking them third in the nation, and 378 NCAA individual championships, ranking them second in the nation. Trojan athletes have won 288 medals at the Olympic games (135 golds, 88 silvers and 65 bronzes), more than any other university in the United States. If USC were a country, its athletes would have collectively received the 12th-most Olympic gold medals in history. In 1969, it joined the Association of American Universities. History The University of Southern California was founded following the efforts of Judge Robert M. Widney, who helped secure donations from several key figures in early Los Angeles history: a Protestant nurseryman, Ozro Childs, an Irish Catholic former-Governor, John Gately Downey, and a German Jewish banker, Isaias W. Hellman. The three donated 308 lots of land to establish the campus and provided the necessary seed money for the construction of the first buildings. Originally operated in affiliation with the Methodist Church, the school mandated from the start that "no student would be denied admission because of race." The university is no longer affiliated with any church, having severed formal ties in 1952. When USC opened in 1880, tuition was $15.00 per term and students were not allowed to leave town without the knowledge and consent of the university president. The school had an enrollment of 53 students and a faculty of 10. The city lacked paved streets, electric l ... [more on wikipedia]

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University of Southern California Details

University of Southern California Details
detail	value
state	California
conference	Pacific 12 Conference
public	Private
scores	2075/1383/31
level	Elite
rank	[22
overall ROI rank	[81
size	medium
undergrads	18739
grads	23714
price	64694
drop	9
stem	22
research	607
scores valid	True

Common Questions...

What are the academic rankings for University of Southern California?

1. number 22 for Academics.

2. number 81 for ROI (Return on Investment).

What universities are similar to University of Southern California?

1. Harvard University

2. Boston University

3. Northeastern University

4. SUNY at Binghamton

5. University of Notre Dame

6. Tufts University

7. University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

National Academic Rankings

(summary of all ranking placements)

University of Southern California National Academic Rankings

University of Southern California National Academic Rankings
category	rank	scores	difficulty	smartest	brainpower	faculty	research	salary ROI	overall ROI
Top250	22	40	35	17	18	47	42	169	81
All	23	38	35	17	18	43	38	79	50
All Nonivy	15	31	28	11	12	37	30	76	41
Div1	16	17	16	13	13	29	31	86	45
Div1 Nonivy	8	9	9	7	7	21	23	85	37
Div1 Private	13	16	13	11	10	14	11	38	25
Private	20	39	32	15	15	25	17	74	39
Power5	8	7	8	7	7	19	22	62	33
Pacific - 12 Conference	2	2	3	2	3	5	6	13	6
West Coast Region	5	7	7	3	4	11	9	19	9
State of California	5	7	6	3	4	10	7	12	6
Top Ten Top250	22	40	35	17	18	47	42	169	81
Top Ten Div1 Nonivy	9	7	9	7	7	9	8	10	10
Top Ten Power5	8	6	8	7	7	9	9	9	9
Top Ten Pacific - 12 Conference	2	2	3	2	3	5	6	8	3
Top Ten West Coast Region	4	5	7	3	4	7	7	8	6
Top Ten State of California	4	6	6	3	4	6	6	8	6

Peer Universities / Similar Universities

(mathematically similar student body, size, academics, stem, salary... etc)

University of Southern California Peer Universities, Similar Universities to University of Southern California

University of Southern California Peer Universities, Similar Universities to University of Southern California
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
90.34	Harvard University	Massachusetts	Ivy League	Private	Elite	2	10
86.41	Boston University	Massachusetts	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	45	116
84.81	Northeastern University	Massachusetts	Colonial Athletic Association	Private	Elite	40	109
84.77	SUNY at Binghamton	New York	America East	Public	Excellent	65	125
83.01	University of Notre Dame	Indiana	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Elite	31	12
81.84	Tufts University	Massachusetts	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	23	34
79.86	University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Excellent	37	64
79.20	University of Virginia	Virginia	Atlantic Coast Conference	Public	Excellent	32	27
77.44	University of Pennsylvania	Pennsylvania	Ivy League	Private	Elite	12	7
76.55	Northwestern University	Illinois	Big Ten Conference	Private	Elite	11	13
75.97	Washington University in St Louis	Missouri	University Athletic Association	Private	Elite	8	6
75.83	Stanford University	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Private	Elite	9	17
75.77	Vanderbilt University	Tennessee	Southeastern Conference	Private	Elite	14	8
75.66	Brown University	Rhode Island	Ivy League	Private	Elite	25	34
75.59	Johns Hopkins University	Maryland	Centennial Conference	Private	Elite	16	47
75.57	College of William and Mary	Virginia	Colonial Athletic Association	Public	Excellent	54	60
75.37	University of Chicago	Illinois	University Athletic Association	Private	Elite	10	14
75.28	Yale University	Connecticut	Ivy League	Private	Elite	3	37
75.25	Princeton University	New Jersey	Ivy League	Private	Elite	4	11
74.86	Dartmouth College	New Hampshire	Ivy League	Private	Elite	19	21
74.66	Brandeis University	Massachusetts	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	46	116
74.38	Wesleyan University	Connecticut	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	73	137
74.16	Wellesley College	Massachusetts	New England Women's & Men's At...	Private	Elite	78	158
74.01	Hamilton College	New York	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	115	153
74.01	Washington and Lee University	Virginia	Old Dominion Athletic Conference	Private	Elite	117	46
73.92	Pomona College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Elite	52	125
73.88	Swarthmore College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Elite	67	48
71.67	New York University	New York	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	35	101
70.88	University of California-Los Angeles	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Excellent	29	84
70.64	University of Miami	Florida	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	44	93
70.46	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Illinois	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	24	17
69.45	Emory University	Georgia	University Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	36	29
69.20	Villanova University	Pennsylvania	Colonial Athletic Association ...	Private	Excellent	99	68
68.94	Southern Methodist University	Texas	American Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	80	73
68.64	SUNY College at Geneseo	New York	State University of New York A...	Public	Excellent	111	184
68.62	Santa Clara University	California	West Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	123	98
67.93	Bucknell University	Pennsylvania	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	131	93
67.75	St Olaf College	Minnesota	Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Private	Excellent	144	127
67.72	Oberlin College	Ohio	North Coast Athletic Conference	Private	Excellent	81	55
67.69	Colgate University	New York	Patriot League	Private	Excellent	92	83
67.54	Gettysburg College	Pennsylvania	Centennial Conference	Private	Excellent	170	148
67.46	Union College	Kentucky	Mid - South Conference / Appal...	Private	BelowAverage	162	178
67.44	Lewis & Clark College	Oregon	Northwest Conference	Private	Excellent	179	221
67.40	Macalester College	Minnesota	Minnesota Intercollegiate Ath Conf	Private	Excellent	133	146
67.40	Williams College	Massachusetts	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	58	161
67.40	Colorado College	Colorado	Southern Collegiate Athletic C...	Private	Excellent	149	160
67.39	Occidental College	California	Southern California Intercoll ...	Private	Excellent	158	162
67.39	Rhodes College	Tennessee	Southern Athletic Association	Private	Excellent	191	147
67.32	Colby College	Maine	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Excellent	132	155
67.31	Bowdoin College	Maine	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	64	162

Academic Peer Universities / Similar Academics

(mathematically similar academics)

University of Southern California Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to University of Southern California

University of Southern California Academic Peer Universities, Similar Academic Universities to University of Southern California
match	university	state	conference	public	level	rank	overall ROI
98.67	Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute	New York	Upstate Collegiate Athletic As...	Private	Excellent	27	34
97.89	University Athletic Association (Average)	-	University Athletic Association	-Conf-	Elite	-	21
95.84	Georgetown University	Washington DC	Patriot League / Big East Conf...	Private	Elite	42	88
95.38	University of Michigan-Ann Arbor	Michigan	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	17	16
95.24	Carnegie Mellon University	Pennsylvania	University Athletic Association	Private	Elite	21	9
95.21	Case Western Reserve University	Ohio	Presidents' Athletic Conferenc...	Private	Excellent	28	14
95.17	Cornell University	New York	Ivy League	Private	Elite	15	39
94.85	Tufts University	Massachusetts	New England Small College Ath Conf	Private	Elite	23	34
94.38	University of California-Berkeley	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Excellent	18	26
94.29	Ivy League (Low)	-	Ivy League	-Conf-	Elite	-	21
94.10	University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign	Illinois	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	24	17
94.05	Johns Hopkins University	Maryland	Centennial Conference	Private	Elite	16	47
93.74	Brown University	Rhode Island	Ivy League	Private	Elite	25	34
93.62	University of Notre Dame	Indiana	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Elite	31	12
92.52	Rice University	Texas	Conference USA	Private	Elite	20	4
91.89	University of Miami	Florida	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Excellent	44	93
91.40	Duke University	North Carolina	Atlantic Coast Conference	Private	Elite	13	3
91.24	Dartmouth College	New Hampshire	Ivy League	Private	Elite	19	21
90.63	Ivy League (Average)	-	Ivy League	-Conf-	Elite	-	20
90.28	University of Minnesota-Twin Cities	Minnesota	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	30	22
90.07	University of California-Los Angeles	California	Pacific 12 Conference	Public	Excellent	29	84
90.04	Vanderbilt University	Tennessee	Southeastern Conference	Private	Elite	14	8
88.59	University of California-San Diego	California	Division II Independents	Public	Excellent	26	70
88.50	University of Wisconsin-Madison	Wisconsin	Big Ten Conference	Public	Excellent	33	25

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