How good is the University of Southern California?

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Chandra Shekhar | Contributor-Level 9

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According to the University of Southern California reviews given by students, the university gets a 4.3 rating out of 5.0 for Quality of faculty. USC also gets a 4.0 rating out of 5.0 for Student Life and 3.9 ratings out of 5.0 for Part-time work. The impressive ratings make USC University a good choice to study in the USA for international students. The below table includes the University of Southern California admission 2024 highlights:

Particulars	Requirements
Application portal	UG: Common Application PG: gradadm.usc.edu/apply/
Application fee	UG: USD 85 or INR 7,075.14* PG: USD 90 or INR 7,491.32* (Exception for those courses offered by the Marshall School of Business)
ELP tests accepted	TOEFL / PTE
Standardized test scores (PG)	GMAT / GRE / Any other test scores (As applicable)
International Application Deadlines	UG: Closed PG: Varies as per courses
University of Southern California Guide	Download

According to the <a href="https://www.shiksha.com/studyabroad/usa/universities/university-of-southern-california/reviews" rel="noopener">University of Southern California reviews</a> given by students, the university gets a 4.3 rating out of 5.0 for Quality of faculty. USC also gets a 4.0 rating out of 5.0 for Student Life and 3.9 ratings out of 5.0 for Part-time work. The impressive ratings make USC University a good choice to <a href="https://www.shiksha.com/studyabroad/usa" rel="noopener">study in the USA</a> for international students. The below table includes the University of Southern California admission 2024 highlights:<table><tbody><tr><th>Particulars</th><th>Requirements</th></tr><tr><td>Application portal</td><td>UG: Common ApplicationPG: gradadm.usc.edu/apply/</td></tr><tr><td>Application fee</td><td>UG: USD 85 or INR 7,075.14*PG: USD 90 or INR  7,491.32* (Exception for those courses offered by the Marshall School of Business)</td></tr><tr><td>ELP tests accepted</td><td><a href="https://www.shiksha.com/studyabroad/usa/universities/university-of-southern-california/reviews"9 href="https://studyabroad.shiksha.com/exams/toefl" rel="noopener">TOEFL</a> / <a href="https://studyabroad.shiksha.com/exams/pte" rel="noopener">PTE</a></td></tr><tr><td>Standardized test scores (PG)</td><td><a href="https://studyabroad.shiksha.com/exams/gmat" rel="noopener">GMAT</a> / <a href="https://studyabroad.shiksha.com/exams/gre" rel="noopener">GRE</a> / Any other test scores (As applicable)</td></tr><tr><td>International Application Deadlines</td><td>UG: ClosedPG: Varies as per courses</td></tr><tr><td>University of Southern California Guide</td><td><a href="https://images.shiksha.com/mediadata/pdf/1698407748phpwSUnVv.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Download</a></td></tr></tbody></table>

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