University of Southern California is a private institution that was founded in 1880. In the 2026 edition of Best Colleges, ...

For weeks, Rep. Karen Bass has faced intensifying questions over her free USC master's degree in social work while in Congress. The Times reported last month that Bass was awarded a scholarship to USC ...

Internal admissions emails from the University of Southern California made public through a court filing reveal that family wealth was a factor in university enrollment discussions in recent years, ...

Internal admissions emails from the University of Southern California made public through a court filing reveal that family wealth was a factor in university enrollment discussions in recent years.

More than 40,000 students applied by the Nov. 1 early action deadline, resulting in a 9.5% acceptance rate — the highest in the last three years. USC admitted approximately 7.2% of early applicants to ...

Earlier this week, the Los Angeles Times published an article that alleged that the University of Southern California offered children of affluent and connected potential donors “an alternate path” to ...

The first-year application pool totaled approximately 83,500 — a record for USC — with nearly 1,500 more applicants than last year. (Henry Kofman / Daily Trojan) USC admitted 8.5% of regular decision ...