University of Southern California Admissions Information, Deadlines

University overview

The University of Southern California is a private research university located in Los Angeles, California. It opened to its first students on October 6, 1880, beginning with fifty-three students enrolled in two departments, an "academic" or preparatory department and a college department. The university comprises 23 schools and academic units and enrolls more than 48,000 students with over 4,400 full-time faculty members.

Institution type

Private, nonprofit

Campus setting

Urban

Cost of attendance

Not available (2024–2025)

Undergraduate enrollment

20,443

Application platforms

Common App

Current application deadlines

Early decision · 2026–2027
2026-11-01
Early action · 2026–2027
2026-11-01
Regular decision · 2026–2027
2027-01-10

Majors

Accounting and Related Services · Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering · Engineering
Air Transportation · Transportation and Materials Moving
Anthropology · Social Sciences
Applied Mathematics · Mathematics and Statistics

84 more majors are available with a free account.

Source and verification

Source record · supports requirements:2026–2027:supplemental_essays · retrieved 2026-09-02

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Common App 2026–2027 Requirements Grid · supports deadlines:2026–2027 · retrieved 2026-08-20

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