Applying to USC - Admission Stats, Acceptance Ratio, Admission Yield

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 9.81%. A total of 82,027 students (36,539 men and 44,530 women) have applied to and 8,050 (3,870 men and 4,067 women) students admitted to University of Southern California.

Among them, 1,623 male and 1,866 female students have enrolled into USC and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 43.34%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.

At USC, 1,191 applicants (34% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 432 applicants (12%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.

The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,500 at USC. SAT 75^th percentile score is 1,550 and 25^th percentile score is 1,450.

The average ACT score is 33 (ACT Composite) . The 75^th percentile score of ACT is 35 and the 25^th 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.

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.