University Of Southern Cal

The University of Southern California is a private research university. It offers undergraduate, graduate, and professional education across its schools and academic programs. USC serves about 21,000 undergraduate students and 25,000 graduate and professional students. Learning opportunities extend across the West Coast, Washington, D.C., and locations around the world. The university also provides financial aid, and it states that eligible incoming first-year students from U.S. families with incomes of $80,000 or less and typical assets can attend tuition free. Academic offerings include online graduate study, hands-on research academies, and experiential learning such as a nautical science voyage to Catalina Island. USC is based in Los Angeles, where its schools include the Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism and the Price School.