The University of Southern California

USC represents the best of U.S. universities in the new millennium. An urban institution enrolling more than 30,000 undergraduate and graduate students on the University Park and Health Sciences campuses, USC offers degrees through the College of Letters, Arts & Sciences, the Graduate School, and 17 professional schools.

USC is one of only four private research universities in the western United States elected to membership in the Association of American Universities, a group that represents the top one percent of the nation’s accredited universities. It ranks in the top 10 among private research universities in the U.S. in federal research and voluntary support.

Los Angeles

Los Angeles is a crossroads city in the heart of a transnational mega-region that is home to more than 25 million people. USC is an integral part of this globalizing place, and Southern California’s unparalleled diversity lends itself to the study of cultural and social complexities and beauties at different scales. ASE faculty and doctoral students include among our specialties the study of Los Angeles, and we partner with grassroots, service, governmental, and arts organizations in many ways.

Donate to American Studies and Ethnicity

A recent external review concluded that ASE is the jewel in the USC crown. We are encouraged by this assessment, and understand it as a challenge to work harder to produce the best in innovative scholarship and future faculty. To fulfill our mission we need your help. Please contact us to discuss the ways you might help. Call or e-mail Sandra Hopwood to make an appointment with the chair or other department officers. Or, visit the development site.