University of Southern California

According to the school, located in the heart of Los Angeles, a global center for arts, technology and international trade, the University of Southern California is a world-renowned private research institution enrolling more international students than any other U.S. university and operating an integrated academic medical center that serves more than a million patients each year.USC operates from two main campuses. The University Park campus, south of downtown Los Angeles, is adjacent to the museums and recreational facilities of historic Exposition Park. With its park-like atmosphere and rich architectural history, the campus fosters a stimulating academic environment as well as a vibrant cultural community. The Health Sciences campus, northeast of downtown, offers world-class patient care, classroom and laboratory facilities that draw scientists, patients and students from around the world, forming a dynamic, interactive environment that is shaping the future of health care.Within the USC Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and 17 professional schools, USC encourages all students to develop breadth with depth by crossing academic boundaries in their pursuit of knowledge. The university offers bachelor's degrees in 155 undergraduate majors, and, as of fall 2010, graduate students were enrolled in nearly 340 master's, certificate, doctoral and professional degree programs. Hand in hand with this wide array of majors, USC offers some 150 different academic and professional minors; the broadest selection of any U.S. university. Selected students also may elect to participate in Thematic Option, USC's interdisciplinary undergraduate honors program. The Renaissance Scholars program honors students who study subjects across widely separated fields.USC also presents unrivaled opportunities for travel and independent discovery. The Global Scholars program singles out undergraduates who excel both at home and abroad, and the Discovery Scholars program recognizes students who demonstrate original research and creativity.At the graduate level, each year the Provost's Ph.D. Fellowship Program supports 100 doctoral students who show outstanding promise. The USC Annenberg Graduate Fellowship Program funds cutting-edge study in communication and digital-media research. USC's Women in Science and Engineering (WiSE) program offers grants and fellowships to increase the involvement of women in science and engineering, and the new Provost's Postdoctoral Scholars Program in the Humanities soon will attract up to 10 humanities scholars to USC.USC boasts a strong tradition of public service as well. Academic and administrative units across the university are involved with some 340 community-service programs that are making a real difference in the lives of USC's neighbors.The university also has a commitment to fostering research with wide-ranging social impacts and is one of a small number of premier research institutions upon which the United States depends for a steady stream of new knowledge, art and technology. USC plays an important role in making Los Angeles one of the world's great centers for the arts. The USC Thornton School of Music is the city's most active producer of live music performances, presenting more than 500 concerts annually. Additionally, the USC School of Theatre produces a full schedule of performances, the USC Fisher Museum of Art offers exhibitions ranging from contemporary works to antiquities, and the USC School of Cinematic Arts presents a variety of film screenings and other events. USC's storied Doheny Memorial Library also hosts lectures, readings, concerts and special exhibits. Through USC's innovative arts program, Visions and Voices, more than 20,000 students each year attend theatrical productions, music and dance performances, conferences, lectures, film screenings and other events both on and off campus.

The University is located on a 229-acre, urban campus in Los Angeles (population: 3,844,307). Served by air, bus, and train.