The University of Southern California (USC) is a private university in Los Angeles, California. It’s the largest university in the state of California with approximately 19,000 undergraduate students and 26,500 graduate students. Like many schools, USC has a passion for their football team and attending the games is a very big event. If you’re looking to come to school in a warm climate, look no further because LA enjoys around 292 days of sunshine per year. An incredible fun fact for USC is that it has had a gold-medal winning athlete in every Summer Olympic event since 1912.

“USC’s mascot is a horse named Traveler.”

Sarah, current student

Notable Alumni

• Will Ferrell – Comedian/Actor
• Troian Bellisario – Actor (Pretty Little Liars)
• Reggie Bush – Former NFL Football Player (New Orleans Saints)
• Shinzo Abe – Prime Minister of Japan
• Neil Armstrong – Astronaut
• George Lucas – Film/Television Producer
• Nick Lachey – Singer (98 Degrees).