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	American Studies PhD	February 06, 2025	Rejected on 6 Feb	Total comments See More Report
Rejected on 6 Feb Fall 2025 International GPA 3.70
american w/ int'l master's. 86 applicants for 6 spots. 0a/4r/12p.
University of Southern California	Chemistry PhD	February 05, 2025	Interview on 3 Feb	Total comments See More Report
Interview on 3 Feb Fall 2025 International GPA 3.76
Interviewed on Feb6.
University of Southern California	Applied Data Science Masters	February 05, 2025	Accepted on 24 Jan	Total comments See More Report
Accepted on 24 Jan Fall 2025 American
University of Southern California	PIBBS PhD	February 04, 2025	Wait listed on 28 Jan	Total comments See More Report
Wait listed on 28 Jan Fall 2025 International GPA 3.93
University of Southern California	Physics PhD	February 04, 2025	Accepted on 4 Feb	Total comments See More Report
Accepted on 4 Feb Fall 2025 American
Unofficial acceptance letter sent through email from grad admissions with PI cc'ed.
University of Southern California	Applied Psychology Masters	February 03, 2025	Accepted on 3 Feb	Total comments See More Report
Accepted on 3 Feb Fall 2025 American GPA 3.87
University of Southern California	PIBBS PhD	February 03, 2025	Wait listed on 28 Jan	Total comments See More Report
Wait listed on 28 Jan Fall 2025 International GPA 3.93
University of Southern California	PIBBS PhD	February 03, 2025	Wait listed on 28 Jan	Total comments See More Report
Wait listed on 28 Jan Fall 2025 International GPA 3.93
University of Southern California	Counselor Education Masters	January 31, 2025	Accepted on 31 Jan	Total comments See More Report
Accepted on 31 Jan Fall 2025 American GPA 3.80
University of Southern California	American Studies PhD	January 31, 2025	Accepted on 29 Jan	Total comments See More Report
Accepted on 29 Jan Fall 2025 American GPA 3.92
Received a call from potential advisor informing me I was admitted.


University of Southern California	American Studies PhD	January 30, 2025	Accepted on 30 Jan	Total comments See More Report
Accepted on 30 Jan Fall 2025 American GPA 3.92
Phone call from POI
University of Southern California	PIBBS PhD	January 30, 2025	Wait listed on 29 Jan	Total comments See More Report
Wait listed on 29 Jan Fall 2025 International GPA 3.57
praying for accepted students to have better offers ...
University of Southern California	Chemistry PhD	January 30, 2025	Accepted on 12 Jan	Total comments See More Report
Accepted on 12 Jan Fall 2025 International
2+ yr research experience. One 2nd author pub
University of Southern California	Sociology PhD	January 30, 2025	Accepted on 29 Jan	Total comments See More Report
Accepted on 29 Jan Fall 2025 American GPA 3.95
University of Southern California	Sociology PhD	January 29, 2025	Accepted on 29 Jan	Total comments See More Report
Accepted on 29 Jan Fall 2025 American GRE 162 GRE V 161 GRE AW 5.00 GPA 3.93
University of Southern California	Sociology PhD	January 29, 2025	Accepted on 28 Jan	Total comments See More Report
Accepted on 28 Jan Fall 2025 American
got a weird email signed "Flight On" lmao with a pdf dated Jan 28 (very happy ofc!)
University of Southern California	Biomedical Sciences Graduate Program (BIMS) PhD	January 29, 2025	Rejected on 29 Jan	Total comments See More Report
Rejected on 29 Jan Fall 2025 American GPA 3.92
Interviewed beginning of January, received rejection today.
University of Southern California	Applied Data Science Masters	January 29, 2025	Accepted on 26 Jan	Total comments See More Report
Accepted on 26 Jan Fall 2025 International GPA 3.80
submitted 12/06, didn't submit gre and I have 2 internships, 1 research, and 1 year of work experience
University of Southern California	Computer Science PhD	January 29, 2025	Accepted on 28 Jan	Total comments See More Report
Accepted on 28 Jan Fall 2025 International GPA 3.89
Interviewed in early Jan from POI. Received positive feedback and departmental recommendation shortly after. Acceptance notice was sent by the POI yesterday via email, and the official acceptance letter will arrive early next week. Fields are Human-Centered AI and NLP. Accepted with guaranteed 5-year funding with first-year fellowship.
University of Southern California	Applied Mathematics PhD	January 29, 2025	Accepted on 28 Jan	Total comments See More Report
Accepted on 28 Jan Fall 2025 International GPA 3.91
Official admission letter will be sent next week

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