# USC - Go Trojans!  E100

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Podcast: [College 4 ALL](https://stenobird.com/podcast/college-4-all-71466)
Published: 2026-03-20T06:10:03+00:00
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## Resource

"Fight On, For Real" -- The show is hosted by AMV interviews a current USC student who gives prospective students and families an honest, insider view — warmth and Trojan pride intact, but with eyes wide open. Here's the data she'd arm every listener with:Admissions (Class of 2029 / 2025–26) USC received 83,488 applications, admitted 9,345, and enrolled 3,759 new students, with a middle 50% unweighted GPA of 3.79–4.00 and over 21% first-generation college students. University of Southern California The most selective cycle in the school's history registered a 9.81% acceptance rate. TKG Cost — The Frank Number Students attending in 2025–26 face an estimated total cost of attendance of $99,139, with tuition alone at $73,260 — up roughly 5% and more than 25% since 2019. CBS News 69% of enrolled students receive grants or scholarships, averaging $48,649 per student. CollegeTuitionCompare Scholarships USC's flagship awards range from the full-tuition Trustee Scholarship to the half-tuition Presidential Scholarship, reserved for a small number of top applicants who apply by the December 1 deadline. College Ready Parent Importantly, new merit scholarships beginning Fall 2025 were scaled back to "a more modest level" as part of addressing the university's financial challenges, though current recipients are unaffected. Morning, Trojan Earnings After Graduation Viterbi School of Engineering graduates from the Class of 2025 averaged a starting salary of $107,970 — 37% higher than the national average for engineering and computer science. USC Viterbi Ten years after enrolling, the average income is $85,500 — about 149% higher than the national median. CollegeSimply Diversity About 60% of students are minorities or people of color, and roughly 20% are low-income Pell Grant recipien…

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