University of Southern California Graduate School Admission Results

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University of Southern California

Acceptance Rate: 45%
Fall 2024 Admissions: 453
Mean Notification Date: February 19
Peak Acceptance Month: February

This data is estimated based on applicant submissions at The GradCafe.

School	Program	Added On	Decision	Newest Decision Date
University of Southern California	Linguistics PhD	January 28, 2025	Accepted on 28 Jan	Total comments See More Report
Accepted on 28 Jan Fall 2025 International
University of Southern California	Marine Biology PhD	January 27, 2025	Rejected on 27 Jan	Total comments See More Report
Rejected on 27 Jan Fall 2025 International GPA 3.83
sad
University of Southern California	Marine and Environmental Biology PhD	January 27, 2025	Rejected on 27 Jan	Total comments See More Report
Rejected on 27 Jan Fall 2025 American GPA 3.77
Had a connection to the lab, REU and honors thesis experience, did research abroad and submitted paper to African Journal of Ecology.
University of Southern California	Communication PhD	January 27, 2025	Accepted on 27 Jan	Total comments See More Report
Accepted on 27 Jan Fall 2025 International GPA 3.88
My POI emailed me with an unofficial acceptance!!!!! I can’t believe this. My dream school.
University of Southern California	History PhD	January 27, 2025	Rejected on 25 Jan	Total comments See More Report
Rejected on 25 Jan Fall 2025 American
Modern Europe subfield. No email notification, just checked my portal. Disappointed as it was my top choice, but alas
University of Southern California	Biostatistics PhD	January 27, 2025	Rejected on 26 Jan	Total comments See More Report
Rejected on 26 Jan Fall 2025 International GPA 3.57
Email to check the status on the portal. Graduate GPA 3.67, 3 co-authored publications, 1 preprint. No interview invitation. GRE not required.
University of Southern California	Materials Science PhD	January 27, 2025	Interview on 27 Dec	Total comments See More Report
Interview on 27 Dec Fall 2025 International GPA 3.47
University of Southern California	History PhD	January 26, 2025	Wait listed on 24 Jan	Total comments See More Report
Wait listed on 24 Jan Fall 2025 American GPA 4.00
University of Southern California	Communication PhD	January 23, 2025	Accepted on 23 Jan	Total comments See More Report
Accepted on 23 Jan Fall 2025 American
University of Southern California	Physical Biology PhD	January 23, 2025	Interview on 21 Jan	Total comments See More Report
Interview on 21 Jan Fall 2025 International


University of Southern California	Gerontology PhD	January 23, 2025	Wait listed on 21 Jan	Total comments See More Report
Wait listed on 21 Jan Fall 2025 International GPA 4.00
Has anyone heard for the official interview? Have they all been sent out already or not yet?
University of Southern California	English PhD	January 23, 2025	Interview on 22 Jan	Total comments See More Report
Interview on 22 Jan Fall 2025 American
Has anyone been contacted for an interview yet?
University of Southern California	Physics PhD	January 22, 2025	Interview on 21 Jan	Total comments See More Report
Interview on 21 Jan Fall 2025 International
University of Southern California	Linguistics PhD	January 21, 2025	Rejected on 2 Feb	Total comments See More Report
Rejected on 2 Feb Fall 2025 International GPA 3.89
emailed by prof listed on SOP for informal chat
University of Southern California	Physics PhD	January 19, 2025	Rejected on 22 Mar	Total comments See More Report
Rejected on 22 Mar Fall 2025 International GPA 3.40
University of Southern California	Neurobiology PhD	January 19, 2025	Interview on 19 Jan	Total comments See More Report
Interview on 19 Jan Fall 2025 American GPA 3.82
In the same email: rejected from NGP but invited to the neurobiology section of the biology program.
University of Southern California	Mathematics PhD	January 19, 2025	Rejected on 19 Jan	Total comments See More Report
Rejected on 19 Jan Fall 2025 American
University of Southern California	Linguistics PhD	January 19, 2025	Interview on 20 Jan	Total comments See More Report
Interview on 20 Jan Fall 2025 International
An email form poi: syntax-semantics
University of Southern California	Mathematics PhD	January 19, 2025	Rejected on 17 Jan	Total comments See More Report
Rejected on 17 Jan Fall 2025 International
Grad GPA 4.0, several research experiences
University of Southern California	Mathematics PhD	January 19, 2025	Rejected on 17 Jan	Total comments See More Report
Rejected on 17 Jan Fall 2025 American GPA 3.71
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