Academic Excellence in Our DNA
It goes without saying that excellence in the classroom is a hallmark of USC. As one of the nation’s leading academic institutions, USC is a place where the nation’s brightest students are challenged, make new discoveries and learn skills that will help them succeed in life.
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An Unparalleled Student Experience
USC offers a transformational education that instills a lifelong passion for achievement, offering learning experiences on the West Coast, in the nation’s capital and around the world.
The Education of a Lifetime
USC gives 21,000 undergraduate and 25,000 graduate and professional students extraordinary educational opportunities and so much more. What’s more, two-thirds of our undergrads receive some sort of financial aid, and incoming first-year students from U.S. families with an income of $80,000 or less and typical assets can attend USC tuition free.
USC startups pitch big ideas at Techstars ‘Demo Day’
STORY, VIDEO and PHOTOS: Eight Trojan startups — tackling topics as varied as women’s health and robotics — pitched their cases during Demo Day for USC and Techstars.
Trojans build sustainable infrastructure for Kenya village
Six students in USC Marshall’s Hayes Barnard Fellowship and the program’s founding director installed solar panels to electrify a school.
USC Price students advise L.A. councilmember on designing safer streets
Four Master of Public Administration students help the Los Angeles City Council’s Traci Park with making part of Washington Boulevard safer for bicycle riders.
Student-designed shade structure debuts at Metro station in time for World Cup
The winning submission to last year’s Shade Zones competition, created by two USC architecture students, is on display near the Coliseum.
USC student-athletes set yet another academic record
Trojan student-athletes established a new cumulative GPA record in the spring semester: 426 student-athletes earned a GPA of 3.0 or higher.
Phi Kappa Phi initiation ceremony honors scholarly excellence
COMMENCEMENT: The honor society welcomed 160 USC students during commencement week.
USC global medicine and health fellows to pursue research and clinical projects around the world
The Dhablania and Kim Family Global Medicine and Health Fellows will engaging in cross-cultural learning while gaining firsthand experience in Cambodia, India, Peru, South Korea and Uganda.
Top Headlines
Trojan student-athletes established a new cumulative GPA record in the spring semester: 426 student-athletes earned a GPA of 3.0 or higher.
The student-built MAVERIC satellite will test next-generation space technologies while advancing research into autonomous spacecraft and AI.
Both faults are along plate boundaries that move in similar ways and have ruptured in enormously destructive earthquakes in the past. A USC geophysicist explains.
People with dementia and their families bear staggering costs — many of which are often overlooked.
USC United Against Alzheimer’s
June is Alzheimer’s & Brain Awareness Month. Learn how USC researchers and clinicians are making groundbreaking strides in the treatment, prevention and care of the debilitating disease.
Collaborating in Research and Care
This series showcases how USC researchers and clinicians are on the cusp of a revolution in Alzheimer’s prevention, making groundbreaking strides in the treatment, prevention and care of Alzheimer’s. In the near future, their discoveries promise to make the devastating disease a thing of the past.
Can we prevent Alzheimer’s disease within a decade?
USC researchers are on the cusp of a revolution in Alzheimer’s prevention. In the near future, their discoveries promise to make the devastating disease a thing of the past.
To reduce Alzheimer’s risk, focus on overall health
Researchers across USC are studying how lifestyle and environment influence dementia risk and resilience. They’re finding that what’s good for the body is also good for the brain.
How AI and advanced computing are accelerating Alzheimer’s research
Cutting-edge technologies developed by USC researchers are changing not just the pace of Alzheimer’s disease discoveries but also the ways scientists make those discoveries.
Caring Connections
Keck School of Medicine of USC practitioners connect Alzheimer’s patients and their caregivers to leading-edge research — and, just as importantly, to compassionate care.
Spotlight: USC Leventhal School of Accounting
A global leader in accounting education, the USC Leventhal School of Accounting combines academic excellence with a forward-looking, industry-connected approach. With top-ranked programs, a close-knit learning environment and deep ties to the business community, Leventhal prepares students with the technical expertise, critical thinking and an ethical foundation to lead across accounting, finance and data-driven industries.
