Setting Up Students for Success
Consistently rated among the nation’s leading institutions of higher education, USC is known for academic excellence, pioneering research opportunities, and an unparalleled student experience and campus environment that attracts students from across the U.S. and worldwide.
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Ready for the Future
Our graduates leave USC prepared to make their mark on a changing world. Their classroom studies, lab work and real-world experiences combine to make them uniquely ready to contribute in concrete ways.
A Great Start
USC gives its students an unmatched educational experience — and two-thirds of our undergraduates receive some sort of financial aid. What’s more, incoming first-year students from U.S. families with an annual income of $80,000 or less with typical assets can attend USC tuition free.
In the AI Boom, a Room of Their Own
FoundHer House, an all-female hacker house started by two students at the USC Iovine and Young Academy, aims to accelerate the growth of female-led, AI-driven tech startups.
Nominations for 2026 Grammy Awards include plenty of Trojans
The list of honorees includes veterans scoring a repeat trip to the awards, rising talents in the music industry and first-time nominees.
USC Bovard Scholars effort brightens futures of small-town and rural students
The USC program joined forces with STARS — the Small Town and Rural Students College Network — to expand access for students from often-overlooked communities.
How a unique USC program helps young Angelenos understand and shape their city
The Los Angeles Service Academy, a program of USC Dornsife’s Huntington-USC Institute on California, offers students a hands-on introduction to how L.A. works.
At 50, USC Dornsife’s Joint Educational Project shapes multiple generations of local families — and Trojans, too
JEP is one of the university’s most enduring initiatives, educating Trojans and serving community members for more than half a century.
Inspiring first-generation students through math, college immersion
USC Rossier welcomes first group of students in its TOMMY (Teaching Outstanding Math to Migrant Youth) program.
Dr. Roseann Mulligan Special Patients Clinic awarded $3M to upgrade facilities
The Specialty Dental Clinic Grant aims to improve access to oral health care for special-needs patients.
New partnership offers dental care to families experiencing homelessness
When housing is a challenge, dental care can often be neglected. USC’s new partnership with URM Angeles House is helping affected families, including those with young children.
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For parents without housing, the immediate priority is securing food, shelter, safety and warmth for their children.
USC Iovine and Young Academy, collaborators open engineering lab offering South L.A. youth a path to STEM careers
STORY, VIDEO AND PHOTOS: The new material science and engineering lab at the SoLa Foundation will prepare students for careers in aerospace, robotics, engineering and more.
Partnership puts USC Master of Teaching students and faculty into local classrooms
Theory is put to use in classrooms at 54th Street Elementary School.
Top Headlines
Gehry designed distinctive public and private buildings including the landmark Walt Disney Concert Hall in downtown Los Angeles.
USC Life Trustee Daniel J. Epstein; his wife, Phyllis; and their family have been the philanthropic leaders behind the university’s world-leading efforts to make Alzheimer’s a memory.
The $5 million donation from Trustee Ronald D. Sugar and alumna Valerie Sugar creates the second endowed trustee chair at the USC School of Advanced Computing.
This year’s NEMO Prize recipients are taking on pediatric brain tumors and hard-to-treat leukemia at the intersection of medicine and engineering.
From Orbit to Operating Room: Research Across USC
Across space, artificial intelligence and medicine, USC researchers are driving innovations with real-world impact.
Spotlight: USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology
As the longest-standing and largest school of its kind, the USC Leonard Davis School of Gerontology is a global leader in aging research, policy and practice. Its interdisciplinary programs prepare future leaders to meet the challenges of an aging population through innovation in health care, longevity science and social impact.
Teaching, Learning and Working in the Age of Artificial Intelligence
As AI reshapes how we live and work, USC researchers are studying its real-world impacts and helping teachers, clinicians and professionals use new technologies with purpose, ethics and care.
Designing Safe and Ethical AI Chatbots for Health Care
Rethinking English Teaching for a Digital World
A Real-Time Look at How AI Is Reshaping Work
