Admission Information
2012 - 2013
Fall 2012 Entering Freshman Class
New freshmen
Fall Enrolls
Fall Admits
Fall Applicants
3,021
33% yield
9,187
20% admitted
46,104
3.70
3.80
3.56
620 720
650 760
640 740
640 740
680 780
670 770
550 690
590 740
570 710
1950 2190
29 33
2030 2250
30 33
1750 2100
26 32
From public HS
From independent or parochial HS
56%
44%
58%
42%
60%
40%
51%
37%
12%
48%
38%
14%
51%
36%
13%
1,476
3,019
8,441
3,021
20
5
114
366
100
75
251
24%
14%
Gender
Male
Female
48%
52%
Race/Ethnicity
African American
Latino / Hispanic
Native American / Pacific Islander
Asian / Asian American
Caucasian
International (student visa holders)
6%
13%
2%
23%
45%
10%
28
23
20
18
17
17
19
18
16
16
13
12
12
Pre-Professional Emphases
Pre-Medicine
Pre-Law
Pre-Health (Dentistry, Pharmacy, PT, etc.)
Pre-Accounting
Pre-Teaching
12%
6%
2%
1%
1%
U.S. States
California
Texas
New York
Illinois
New Jersey
Washington
Outside U.S.
China (includes HK)
South Korea
Canada
Taiwan
India
Mexico
Academic Distribution
Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences 29%
Marshall School of Business
19%
Viterbi School of Engineering
15%
Undecided / Undeclared
13%
USCs Arts Schools
12%
(Architecture, Dramatic Arts, Roski School of
Fine Arts, Thornton School of Music)
Annenberg School for Comm. & Journalism 5%
School of Cinematic Arts
5%
Keck School of Medicine (Health Studies)
1%
Price School of Public Policy
<1%
Davis School of Gerontology
<1%
Occupational Therapy Program
<1%
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