2024-2025
Accept rate
9.8%
- Applicants
- 82,000
- Admits
- 8,045
- Enrolled
- 3,489
- Yield
- 43.4%
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University of Southern California
Admissions Data Dashboard | Common Data Set 2016-2025
Total Applications
82,000
2024-2025
Acceptance Rate
9.8%
2024-2025
Enrolled Students
3,489
2024-2025
SAT Middle 50%
1450-1550
2024-2025
University of Southern California Admissions at a Glance
University of Southern California received 82,000 applications for 2024-2025 and admitted 9.8% of applicants; 3,489 admitted students enrolled (a 43.4% yield). That compares with an acceptance rate of 16.6% in 2016-2017. The middle 50% of enrolled first-year students scored 1450–1550 on the SAT and 32–35 on the ACT. The total cost of attendance was $87,887, and the average need-based grant was $52,073.
Applications & Acceptance Rate Over Time
ApplicationsAcceptance Rate
Complete Admissions Data
2023-2024
Accept rate
10.0%
- Applicants
- 79,936
- Admits
- 7,998
- Enrolled
- 3,588
- Yield
- 44.9%
2022-2023
Accept rate
12.0%
- Applicants
- 69,062
- Admits
- 8,304
- Enrolled
- 3,420
- Yield
- 41.2%
2021-2022
Accept rate
12.5%
- Applicants
- 71,031
- Admits
- 8,884
- Enrolled
- 3,668
- Yield
- 41.3%
| Year | Applications | Admits | Enrolled | Accept Rate | Yield Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-2025 | 82,000 | 8,045 | 3,489 | 9.8% | 43.4% |
| 2023-2024 | 79,936 | 7,998 | 3,588 | 10.0% | 44.9% |
| 2022-2023 | 69,062 | 8,304 | 3,420 | 12.0% | 41.2% |
| 2021-2022 | 71,031 | 8,884 | 3,668 | 12.5% | 41.3% |
| 2020-2021 | 59,712 | 9,618 | 3,460 | 16.1% | 36.0% |
| 2019-2020 | 66,198 | 7,558 | 3,168 | 11.4% | 41.9% |
| 2018-2019 | 64,352 | 8,339 | 3,401 | 13.0% | 40.8% |
| 2017-2018 | 56,676 | 9,042 | 3,358 | 16.0% | 37.1% |
| 2016-2017 | 54,280 | 9,022 | 3,068 | 16.6% | 34.0% |
SAT Score Trends (Middle 50%)
MedianMiddle 50% Range
25th Percentile
1450
50th Percentile
1520
75th Percentile
1550
Financial Aid Overview
Avg Aid PackageTotal Cost
Students Receiving Aid
41%
Need Fully Met
87%
Cost of Attendance Over Time
$87,887
2024-2025 Total COA
TuitionFeesRoom & Board
Tuition
$66,640
Fees
$2,047
Room & Board
$19,200
Change Since 2016
+31%
Student Demographics
Enrollment Over Time
UndergraduateGraduate
Demographics Over Time (% of Undergraduates)
WhiteAsianHispanic/LatinoBlack/African AmericanInternationalTwo or More
Undergraduates
21,350
Total Enrollment
51,937
International
13%
Students of Color
76%
Admissions Factors
Relative importance reported in the latest available Common Data Set.
Source: CDS 2024-2025, Section C7
Academic
- Rigor of secondary school record
- Very Important
- Class rank
- Not Considered
- Academic GPA
- Very Important
- Standardized test scores
- Very Important
- Application essay
- Very Important
- Recommendation(s)
- Very Important
Nonacademic
- Interview
- Not Considered
- Extracurricular activities
- Important
- Talent/ability
- Important
- Character/personal qualities
- Important
- First generation
- Considered
- Alumni/ae relation
- Considered
- Geographical residence
- Not Considered
- State residency
- Not Considered
- Religious affiliation/commitment
- Not Considered
- Volunteer work
- Considered
- Work experience
- Considered
- Level of applicant's interest
- Not Considered
| Factor | Very Important | Important | Considered | Not Considered |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Academic | ||||
| Rigor of secondary school record | ✓ | |||
| Class rank | ✓ | |||
| Academic GPA | ✓ | |||
| Standardized test scores | ✓ | |||
| Application essay | ✓ | |||
| Recommendation(s) | ✓ | |||
| Nonacademic | ||||
| Interview | ✓ | |||
| Extracurricular activities | ✓ | |||
| Talent/ability | ✓ | |||
| Character/personal qualities | ✓ | |||
| First generation | ✓ | |||
| Alumni/ae relation | ✓ | |||
| Geographical residence | ✓ | |||
| State residency | ✓ | |||
| Religious affiliation/commitment | ✓ | |||
| Volunteer work | ✓ | |||
| Work experience | ✓ | |||
| Level of applicant's interest | ✓ | |||