University of Southern California
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
University of Southern California is a private research university in Los Angeles, CA (city setting), with 21,023 undergraduates (53% women). It admitted 10% of 80,808 applicants — top 10% for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1440–1550 on the SAT and 32–35 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $90,453 a year for out-of-state students; aided first-year students paid $41,496 on average after grants (bottom quarter for affordability in its division). 92% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, visual & performing arts, social sciences. The campus reported 1.57 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where University of Southern California ranks
10 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Private · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 92%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $68,237
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 27 burglaries · 45 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 36 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research University of Southern California
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
University of Southern California teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Big Ten Conference | 36 | 8 over | 5 | $3.7M | $102,818 | 991 | |
| Baseball | Big Ten Conference | 40 | 6 over | 7 | $5.9M | $147,464 | 987 | |
| Men's Basketball | Big Ten Conference | 17 | 2 over | 6 | $13M | $769,104 | 967 | |
| Women's Basketball | Big Ten Conference | 30 | 15 over | 6 | $9.6M | $320,344 | 980 | |
| Women's Beach Volleyball | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Beach Volleyball | 20 | 1 over | 1 | $1.9M | $93,227 | 993 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Big Ten Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 1000 | |
| Football | Big Ten Conference | 116 | 11 over | 1 | $74M | $638,060 | 970 | |
| Men's Golf | Big Ten Conference | 9 | at cap | 2 | $1.7M | $188,013 | 1000 | |
| Women's Golf | Big Ten Conference | 6 | room 3 | 2 | $1.5M | $257,629 | 1000 | |
| Women's Lacrosse | Big Ten Conference | 38 | at cap | 5 | $2.8M | $73,294 | 994 | |
| Women's Rowing | Big Ten Conference | 51 | room 17 | 4 | $3.7M | $71,976 | 988 | |
| Men's Swimming & Diving | Big Ten Conference | 36 | 6 over | 6 | $2M | $56,318 | 972 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Big Ten Conference | 32 | 2 over | 6 | $2.2M | $70,131 | 980 | |
| Men's Tennis | Big Ten Conference | 8 | room 2 | 3 | $1.4M | $179,469 | 994 | |
| Women's Tennis | Big Ten Conference | 11 | 1 over | 2 | $1.6M | $147,174 | 970 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Big Ten Conference | 82 | 37 over | 1 | $3M | $37,155 | 1000 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Big Ten Conference | 88 | 43 over | 7 | $3.7M | $41,503 | 1000 | |
| Men's Volleyball | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Volleyball | 22 | 4 over | 4 | $1.7M | $77,690 | 1000 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Big Ten Conference | 23 | 5 over | 4 | $3.7M | $162,638 | 965 | |
| Men's Water Polo | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Water Polo | 26 | 2 over | 3 | $1.3M | $49,396 | 981 | |
| Women's Water Polo | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Water Polo | 25 | 1 over | 3 | $1.4M | $54,978 | 981 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.