University of Southern California admissions
Private universities · CA. Fall 2023 first-year figures from federal (IPEDS) data. USC does not publish admissions by high school, so these figures cover all applicants.
Admit rate
10%
8,094 admitted of 80,808 applicants
Yield
45%
3,633 admitted students enrolled
SAT, middle 50%
1440–1550
Reading and math combined, among students who submitted scores
ACT, middle 50%
32–35
Composite, among students who submitted scores
By year
| Fall | Applicants | Admitted | Admit rate | Enrolled | SAT | ACT |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2023 | 80,808 | 8,094 | 10% | 3,633 | 1440–1550 | 32–35 |
| 2022 | 69,062 | 8,304 | 12% | 3,420 | 1450–1550 | 32–35 |
| 2021 | 71,031 | 8,884 | 13% | 3,668 | 1410–1540 | 32–35 |
| 2020 | 59,712 | 9,618 | 16% | 3,460 | 1340–1530 | 30–34 |
| 2019 | 66,198 | 7,558 | 11% | 3,168 | 1360–1530 | 31–34 |
A dash means IPEDS has no figure for that year, e.g. test ranges while the college was test-optional.
California high schools that report graduates here
Graduates of 11 California high schools are reported here, from the schools’ own published lists.
Which schools, and how many graduates each reports, are in the full report.
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