USC, the University of Southern California, is a highly competitive private university located in the University Park neighborhood southwest of downtown Los Angeles. The university offers over 130 majors for undergraduates with Business Administration drawing the greatest number of students. USC tends to place high in national rankings. It has strong research programs and is a member of theAssociation of American Universities, and strengths in the liberal arts and sciences earned the university a chapter of the prestigious Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society.
Academics are supported by a 9 to 1 student / faculty ratio. In athletics, the USC Trojans have won more NCAA Division I championships than all but a couple other universities. The Trojans compete in the Pac 12 Conference.
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Admissions Data (2013):- Percent of Applicants Admitted: 20%
- USC GPA and Test Score Graph
- Average High School GPA: 3.69 (unweighted), 4.04 (weighted)
- Test Scores -- 25th / 75th Percentile
- SAT Critical Reading: 620 / 720
- SAT Math: 660 / 760
- SAT Writing: 640 / 750
- ACT Composite: 29 / 33
- ACT English: 28 / 34
- ACT Math: 29 / 34
