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Acceptance Rate 12.02%
Yield 41.18%
SAT Score 1,520
ACT Score 34
Applicants 69,062

USC Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 12.02% at University of Southern California. Total 69,062 students applied and 8,304 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,520 and the average ACT score is 34.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to USC.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$85
Graduate Application Fees$90
Admission Informationwww.usc.edu/admission/
Online Applicationhttps://www.commonapp.org/
Acceptance Rate12.02%
Average Test Scores1,520 SAT / 34 ACT
Credits AcceptedAdvanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2022-2023, the acceptance rate is 12.02%. A total of 69,062 students (30,701 men and 38,330 women) have applied to and 8,304 (3,869 men and 4,424 women) students admitted to University of Southern California.
Among them, 1,571 male and 1,840 female students have enrolled into USC and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 41.18%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at USC
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants69,06230,70138,330310
Admitted8,3043,8694,424110
Enrolled3,4201,5711,84090
Acceptance Rate 12.02% 12.60% 11.54% 35.48% -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 41.18% 40.60% 41.59% 81.82% -
[Chart] University of Southern California Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At USC, 1,173 applicants (34% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 559 applicants (16%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,520 at USC. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,550 and 25th percentile score is 1,450.
The average ACT score is 34 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 35 and the 25th percentile score is 32.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at USC. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of USC with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at USC
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total145015201550
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing710740760
Math740780790
ACT Composite323435
Math303335
English343535
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to University of Southern California, applicants require to submit 7 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, Formal Demonstration of Competencies, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay.
In addition, 4 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Admission Test Scores, Work experience, Legacy status.
Application Requirements for USC
High School GPA✔
High School Rank✓
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✔
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✔
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✓
Personal statement or essay✔
Legacy status✓
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at USC

The calendar system at University of Southern California is Semester. University of Southern California accepts Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that University of Southern California accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✗
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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