University of Southern California Admissions

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University of Southern California has an acceptance rate of 12% . Of those admitted, 41% go on to enroll. The application fee is $85 .

Undergraduate Admissions

  • Application Fee: $85
  • Number of Applicants: 69,062
  • Percent Admitted: 12%
  • Percent Admitted who Enrolled: 41%
  Total Male Female
Number of applicants 69,062 30,701 38,330
Percent admitted 12% 13% 12%
Percent admitted who enrolled 41% 41% 42%

Admissions Selectivity: Most Selective

This institution admits less than 25% of its applicants.

University of Southern California Admissions Considerations

  Required Recommended Considered but not Required
Secondary School GPA ✔      
Secondary School Record ✔      
Recommendations ✔      
Admissions Test Scores (SAT/ACT) ✔      
TOEFL (if applicable) ✔      

University of Southern California Test Scores

University of Southern California SAT Scores

SAT Range 1450 – 1550
SAT Average 1500
SAT 25th Percentile 1450
SAT 75th Percentile 1550

University of Southern California ACT Scores

ACT Range 32 – 35
ACT Average 34
ACT 25th Percentile 32
ACT 75th Percentile 35

*The test score range represents the median 50% of reported scores (between the 25th and 75th percentile) of admitted students.

Test Score Competitiveness: Most Competitive

This institution’s average test score of admitted students is between the 75th and 100th percentile nationally.

The data on this website is sourced as public domain data from the most recent survey year of the National Center for Education Statistics’ College Navigator tool. That tool can be found at this link: https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/. MyCollegeSelection encourages students to explore multiple resources as part of the research process in selecting the college of their dreams.