Los Angeles, CA
University of Southern California
https://www.usc.edu/Repayment outcome
94.2%
of borrowers were paying down their loan principal five years after entering repayment. Higher means more graduates can afford what they borrowed.
Money
$39,400–$99,000
middle 50% · median $66,100
Federal aid recipients · 10 yrs after entry · US Dept of Ed
College Scorecard reports earnings 10 years after a student first enrolled, not after graduation. The sample includes only federal aid recipients and counts non-completers alongside graduates, which can pull the number down at selective schools where many students never borrow. Treat it as a conservative floor, not a forecast.
Net price
after grants & scholarships
$28,352
Median debt
of borrowers at graduation
$21,500
Sticker price
before any aid
$59,787
Default rate
1.8%
Earnings by major
Median 1–2 yrs after completion · Scorecard field-of-study data
A different measurement than the 10-year headline above. These are early-career numbers for students who finished the degree, 1–2 years out — they tend to read higher because they exclude non-completers and are measured right out of school.
- Legal Studies$101,072
- Computer Science$91,986
- Health Professions$90,678
- Engineering$75,832
- Public Admin$74,038
- Business$61,303
- Science Tech$60,983
- English & Literature$55,964
- Math & Statistics$55,151
- Education$51,213
- Physical Sciences$49,437
- Foreign Languages$46,478
- Social Sciences$46,087
- Library Science$44,170
- Communication and Media Studies.$44,046
- Interdisciplinary$38,313
- History$38,289
- Psychology$35,594
- Liberal Arts$31,909
- Visual & Performing Arts$31,848
- Philosophy$28,506
- Biology$27,358
Academics
Acceptance
19.8%
Avg SAT
1,380
Enrollment
18,087
What students study
17 fields offered
Business
25% of degrees awarded — the most popular field
- 02Social Sciences13.3%
- 03Visual & Performing Arts12.4%
- 04Engineering10.0%
- 05Communications9.9%
- 06Biology6.1%
- 07Psychology4.1%
- 08Health Professions2.9%
- 09Architecture2.9%
- 10Interdisciplinary1.7%
- 11Computer Science1.6%
- 12English & Literature1.5%
- 13Foreign Languages1.5%
- 14Parks & Fitness1.3%
- 15Public Admin1.2%
- 16Math & Statistics1.1%
- 17Philosophy1.1%