Affiliations AAU ACHA

Academic staff    4,735[2]
Admin. staff    10,774
Students    38,010[3]
Undergraduates    17,414[3]
Postgraduates    20,596[3]
Location    Los Angeles, California
Campus    Urban
308 acres (1.25 km2) [4]
Nobel Laureates    5[5]
Colors    USC Cardinal & USC Gold[6]        
Athletics    NCAA Division I FBS
21 varsity teams
Nickname    Trojans
Men/Women of Troy
Mascot    Traveler
Affiliations    AAU
ACHA
Pac-12
MPSF
Website    www.usc.edu
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Location of University of Southern California
Location of University of Southern California
University of Southern California
University of Southern California (Los Angeles Metropolitan Area)
The University of Southern California (known as USC or SC[a]) is a private, not-for-profit, nonsectarian, research university founded in 1880 with its main campus in Los Angeles, California. As California's oldest private research university,[7] USC has historically educated a large number of the region's business leaders and professionals. In recent decades, the university has also leveraged its location in Los Angeles to establish relationships with research and cultural institutions throughout Asia and the Pacific Rim. Reflecting the status of Los Angeles as a global city, USC has the largest number of international students of any university in the United States.[8] In 2011, USC was named among the Top 10 Dream Colleges in the nation.[9]
As of 2011, USC enrolls 17,414 students in its four-year undergraduate program.[3] USC is also home to 20,596 graduate and professional students in a number of different programs, including business, law, social work, and medicine.[3] The university has a "very high" level of rese