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On October 6, 1880, the University of Southern California opened its doors to its first students. Fifty-three young men and women were enrolled in its two departments, the “academic” or preparatory department and the college department, later referred to as the College of Liberal Arts. Today, USC is home to more than 48,000 students and ...
Visit USC. USC’s University Park Campus provides visitors to Los Angeles a beautiful and immersive experience, which includes USC’s museums and the classic architecture of 12 Historic Cultural Monuments. Guests are invited to explore sprawling grounds filled with museums, cafés, entertainment venues and more–minutes from the hustle and ...
About University of Southern California Los Angeles was little more than a frontier town in 1880 when USC first opened its doors to 53 students and 10 teachers. Today it is a world class research university, the oldest private research university in the West.
Rankings. University of Southern California is ranked #79 in Best Global Universities. Schools are ranked according to their performance across a set of widely accepted indicators of excellence.
The University of Southern California opened for business in Los Angeles in 1880, when the city still lacked even basic amenities such as paving stones and electric light, and long before it became the glitzy capital of the movie industry. Although spearheaded by a judge called Robert Maclay Widney and a number of like-minded citizens, it took almost 10 years for their plans for a university ...
Explore Our Programs. At USC, you can design a path that intersects with your passions and the impacts you want to make on the world. Pick from a multitude of programs across 23 schools and divisions to achieve that. Cut across disciplines — the real world’s not simple. Imagine your future and build your foundation.
