Applicants, Acceptance Rate, Yield Trends at USC

At University of Southern California, the average acceptance rate over the past 11 years is 15.78%, and 2023's acceptance rate is 12.02%. University of Southern California has beep kept its acceptance rate very low and it is hard that applicants admit into the school.

The average yield (enrollment rate) over the period is 36.47%, and the 2023 yield is 41.19%. The number of USC applicants decreased by -2.77% (1,969 applicants) compared to the previous year.

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Acceptance Rate Changes

The average acceptance rate over the last 10 years is 15.78%, and this year's acceptance rate is 12.02% at University of Southern California. By gender, men students' acceptance rate is 15.89% and women students' rate is 15.67%. University of Southern California has beep kept its acceptance rate very low and it is hard that applicants admit into the school.

The next table and chart illustrate the acceptance rates changes at University of Southern California over the past 11 years (2012-2023).

Year	Total	Men	Women
Year	2012-13	19.93%	20.34%	19.56%
2013-14	19.84% -0.09%	19.78% 0.33%	19.89% 0.33%
2014-15	18.02% -1.81%	17.34% -1.24%	18.65% -1.24%
2015-16	17.68% -0.34%	16.87% -0.25%	18.39% -0.25%
2016-17	16.62% -1.06%	15.71% -0.97%	17.42% -0.97%
2017-18	15.95% -0.67%	16.59% -2.03%	15.39% -2.03%
2018-19	12.96% -3.00%	13.42% -2.83%	12.56% -2.83%
2019-20	11.42% -1.54%	11.55% -1.25%	11.31% -1.25%
2020-21	16.11% 4.69%	16.64% 4.34%	15.65% 4.34%
2021-22	13.00% -3.11%	14.00% -3.64%	12.00% -3.64%
2022-23	12.02% -0.98%	12.60% -0.46%	11.54% -0.46%
Average	15.78%	15.89%	15.67%

University of Southern California Acceptance Rate Changes Chart

Admission Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes

The average admission yield of the last 11 years is 36.47% where the current academic year yield is 41.19%.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in yield at University of Southern California from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Total	Men	Women
2012-13	32.88%	33.08%	32.70%
2013-14	31.10% -1.78%	32.16% -2.53%	30.17% -2.53%
2014-15	33.11% 2.00%	33.94% 2.23%	32.40% 2.23%
2015-16	32.12% -0.98%	33.70% -1.55%	30.85% -1.55%
2016-17	34.01% 1.89%	34.89% 2.46%	33.31% 2.46%
2017-18	37.14% 3.13%	37.10% 3.87%	37.17% 3.87%
2018-19	40.78% 3.65%	41.65% 2.80%	39.98% 2.80%
2019-20	41.92% 1.13%	40.65% 3.05%	43.03% 3.05%
2020-21	35.97% -5.94%	35.38% -6.50%	36.53% -6.50%
2021-22	41.00% 5.03%	39.99% 5.46%	41.99% 5.46%
2022-23	41.19% 0.18%	40.60% -0.39%	41.59% -0.39%
Average	36.47%	36.65%	36.34%

University of Southern California Yield (Enrollment Rate) Changes Chart

Applicants, Admitted, and Enrolled Headcount Changes

Over the past 10 years, The average number of applicants is 58,056, the average number of admitted is 8,931, and the average number of first-year enrolled students is 3,241. The number of USC applicants decreased by -2.77% (1,969 applicants) compared to the previous year.

The following table and chart show the changes of applicants, admitted, and enrolled headcount at University of Southern California from 2012 to 2023.

Year	Applicants	Admitted	Enrolled
2012-13	46,104	9,187	3,021
2013-14	47,358 1,254	9,395 -99	2,922 -99
2014-15	51,920 4,562	9,358 176	3,098 176
2015-16	51,924 4	9,181 -149	2,949 -149
2016-17	54,280 2,356	9,022 119	3,068 119
2017-18	56,676 2,396	9,042 290	3,358 290
2018-19	64,352 7,676	8,339 43	3,401 43
2019-20	66,198 1,846	7,558 -233	3,168 -233
2020-21	59,712 -6,486	9,618 292	3,460 292
2021-22	71,031 11,319	9,234 326	3,786 326
2022-23	69,062 -1,969	8,304 -366	3,420 -366
Average	58,056	8,931	3,241

University of Southern California Number of Applicants Changes Chart

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