Students
Who's on campus
A large campus of 20,443 undergrads, where 22% receive Pell Grants, a low share compared to other colleges.
Race & ethnicity
Diversity index0.81
Economic access
Campus size
Where first-years come from
3,489 first-time students
39% came from other states and 18% from abroad; 42% are from California. More from other states than at 70% of colleges.
- In-state (California)42%
- Other states39%
- Abroad18%
Top home states
- California(home state)42% 1,481
- New York4.3% 151
- Illinois3.4% 118
- Texas3.1% 108
- Washington2.7% 94
From 49 states (counting DC) and 3 from U.S. territories.
Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.
Transfers in and out
Transferring in, fall 2024
1,339
new transfer students, 28% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 54% of colleges.
1,333 full-time, 6 part-time.
Going on to another college
2.7%
of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 145 students).
Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.
Who they are
Many adult studentsAlmost everyone studies full-time.
52% women
Another gender: 300 undergraduates (1.5%)
Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.
Campus life
Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life
Housing for 8,500 students.
Housing
Beds
8,500
About 42 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.
First-years
Not required to live on campus
Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.
Meal plans
Offered
Athletics & programs
Athletics
NCAA Division I FBS · Big Ten Conference
Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.
Recent move: Moved from the Pacific-12 Conference to the Big Ten Conference, 2024–25
How the Big Ten Conference comparesROTC
Army, Navy, Air Force
Study abroad
Offered
Undergraduate research
A formal program
Calendar
Semesters
Student services
- Academic and career counseling
- Help finding a job while enrolled
- Job placement after graduating
- On-campus child care for students' children
- 13% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office
Religious life
Affiliation
No religious affiliation
In admission
Religious affiliation or commitment: considered
Scholarships
Some of the college's own non-need-based aid considers religious affiliation
Campus ministries
Listed among campus activities
Faith communities · 4
- Jewish 1
- Catholic 1
- Christian 1
- Nonreligious and secular 1
Nonreligious and secular
Secular Student Fellowship at University of Southern California
Greek life
On the national organizations' own chapter lists.
Among first-years: 0.0% of men, 0.0% of women.
- Fraternity and sorority housing
Councils and chapters
2listedPanhellenic sororities (NPC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Alpha Psi Chapter
California Gamma
5listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Delta-Eta
Zeta-Delta (Southern California)
Delta Rho
Epsilon Omicron
LGBTQ+ life
Support on campus
Founded 2005
Policies
- Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
- Gender-inclusive housing
- Chosen name and pronouns on campus records
- Gender-inclusive restrooms listed online
- Student health plan covers transition-related care
Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.
Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024
Gender unknown: 0
First-year applicants of another gender, fall 2024
958 applied · 113 admitted · 0 enrolled
Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.
Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;University of Southern California Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2025;University of Southern California Common Data Set 2025–26, Fall 2026 entrants;University of Southern California Common Data Set 2025–26, 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)