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Architecture at USC

USC graduates about 174 architecture majors a year, 3% of its graduating class. That puts it 7th of 159 schools we score for architecture, a standout program at 90 out of 100. Graduates in the major earn a median $96,000 four years out, 1.06× what the same major pays nationally.

90/100Standout#7 of 159 for architecture →
Graduates a year1743% of the class
Median pay 4 years out$96,0001.06× the same major nationally
Admit rate10%whole school
SAT middle 50%1450–1550whole school

Around USC

USC Physical Education Building (PED), designed by Parkinson & Parkinson as
Physical education building 1Photo: Seauton 13 April 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
University Religious Center (URC), University of Southern California, designed b
Usc university religious center west side 1Photo: Seauton 11 December 2024 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Ernie Shelton (sculptor), The Wild Bunch - Sporting Sculpture - Campus of Univer
Sporting Sculpture - Campus of University of Southern California - Los Angeles, Photo: Adam Jones, 2012-02-26 12:59, from Kelowna, BC, Canada · CC BY-SA 2.0 · source
"Evelia de Pie", sculpture by Francisco Zúñiga, Anna Bing Arnold Sculpture Garde
Zuniga evelia de pie 1Photo: Seauton 13 April 2017 · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source

Where architecture happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Ray and Nadine Watt Hall of Architecture and Fine Arts.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 106 · Dorm 15 · Arts 7 · Library 4 · Athletics 3 · Chapel 2.

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Nearby in the architecture ranking

  1. Washington University in St. Louis 93
  2. Tulane University of Louisiana 92
  3. Rhode Island School of Design 91
  4. Massachusetts Institute of Technology 91
  5. Cornell University 88
  6. Carnegie Mellon University 88
  7. University of Washington 87
  8. Yale University 87

Other strong majors at USC

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares USC with every school we score in architecture. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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