Applying to USC - Admission Stats, Acceptance Ratio, Admission Yield

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 12.02% at University of Southern California. Total 69,062 students applied and 8,304 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,510 and the average ACT score is 33.

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2022-2023, the acceptance rate is 12.02%. A total of 69,062 students (30,701 men and 38,330 women) have applied to and 8,304 (3,869 men and 4,424 women) students admitted to University of Southern California.

Among them, 1,571 male and 1,840 female students have enrolled into USC and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 41.18%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At USC, 1,173 applicants (34% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 559 applicants (16%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.

The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,510 at USC. SAT 75 th percentile score is 1,550 and 25 th percentile score is 1,450.

The average ACT score is 33 (ACT Composite) . The 75 th percentile score of ACT is 35 and the 25 th percentile score is 32.

The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at USC. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of USC with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.

Application Requirements

For applying to University of Southern California, applicants require to submit 7 item(s) - High School GPA, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, Formal Demonstration of Competencies, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay.

In addition, 4 item(s) are considered for admission - High School Rank, Admission Test Scores, Work experience, Legacy status.

Accepted Credits at USC

The calendar system at University of Southern California is Semester. University of Southern California accepts Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that University of Southern California accepts.