In 2003, the university has recognized 161 seniors as USC Renaissance Scholars. Each student has completed a major and a minor, or a double major, in two disparate fields with a grade point average of 3.5 or better. Each Renaissance Scholar is also entitled to enter the Renaissance Scholar Prize competition. From among the 67 scholars who chose to compete, 10 have been nominated to receive a $10,000 prize. The 10 prize recipients form an exemplary group. Their average GPA is 3.9, and five pursued widely-separated double majors.