The University of Southern California
Breakdown of “Extracurricular Activities” at USC
By Gender
| Males | B+ |
| Females | A- |
By Major
| Accounting | B- |
| Aerospace Engineering | A- |
| Architecture | A- |
| Architecture & Urban Planning Department | A+ |
| Art & Design Department | B+ |
| Biology | A- |
| Business - Management and Administration | A- |
| Chemical Engineering | A- |
| Chemistry | B |
| Civil Engineering | C |
| Communications | A- |
| Computer Engineering | A |
| Computer Science | B+ |
| Economics | B+ |
| Electrical Engineering | A- |
| Engineering Department | B- |
| English | B |
| Finance | A+ |
| Fine Arts - Painting/Sculpture/Photography/etc | B |
| History/Histories (art history/etc.) | A- |
| Industrial Operations Engineering | A- |
| Journalism | A- |
| Kinesiology | A+ |
| Language - French/Spanish/etc. | A |
| Math | A- |
| Mechanical Engineering | A- |
| Music - Composition/Theory | A |
| Music - Performance | A |
| Neuroscience/Cognitive Science | C |
| Nursing | F |
| Other | B+ |
| Perfomance Arts | B- |
| Philosophy | B- |
| Political Science | B+ |
| PreDent and Dentistry | A+ |
| PreLaw and Legal | B+ |
| PreMed and Medical | A |
| Psychology | B |
| Public Health | A+ |
| Public Policy | A |
| Religion/Religious | C- |
| Sociology | A+ |
| Telecommunications | A+ |
| Undecided | A- |
| Urban Planning | A+ |
| Video/Media | B |
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Extracurricular Activities
“... I think I can provide a different image of this school based on my background/activities/etc ...Read full comment
“... Like somebody here stated, I first thought USC was a great college due to the campus and the student activities going on (i ...Read full comment
“... There are plenty of activities which is great, but not nearly at the accesibility level as was promised ...Read full comment
“... The campus is beautiful with a balance mix of academics, social life, and sports ...Read full comment
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The social life is great (and I hate the Greek system, so I'm not even talking about the Row), especially if you join clubs and do other activ...Read full comment
“... Extra-curriculars: Lots of clubs and sports ...Read full comment
“... The professor and students all stand together to compete with UCLA in both academics and sports ...Read full comment
“... The extracurricular atmosphere is so cliquey and impossible to become a part of because you have to interview/compete for every club under the su...Read full comment
“... It is much safer than it is made out to be, with all the housing and activities very close to campus ...Read full comment
“... USC seemed like a good school at first when I started out as a freshman interested in sports, the athletic program and some people I hung out with...Read full comment
“... The new student center is opening in the fall and there are tons of activities on campus, but trust me if you want to see LA and all the great st...Read full comment
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Activities: Believe it or not, USC parties hard (we recently had one of our parties raided by the SWAT team complete with helicopters) ...Read full comment
“... Not only are there great cultural resources like the many museums, performance auditoriums, sports complexes, etc ...Read full comment
“... Student orgs, sports clubs, etc ...Read full comment
“... The students tend to be shallow, tend to care more about football and other sports than their education, and some of them really do come from ri...Read full comment
“... There are a ton of choices for extracurriculars, ranging from sports to clubs to volunteering ...Read full comment
“... It was, is, and always will be a monetarily based party university fueled by its sports, and with enough money to pay its way into a decent natio...Read full comment
“... I felt the school combined an excellent educational environment along with many campus and community activities ...Read full comment
“... On one hand there are some great teachers, fun sports events and a great reputation ...Read full comment
“... Positives:
-Has a solid academic reputation that will continue to get better
-Beautiful campus and good location in Los Angeles
-Good programs...Read full comment
“... Unless you have a car on campus and can leave frequently to find things to do, the area around USC has little to nothing in the way of non-USC ac...Read full comment
“... I am not into the party and I commute about 45 mins so I am not into the activities in campus that much ...Read full comment
“... It is much safer than it is made out to be, with all the housing and activities very close to campus ...Read full comment
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USC's life is based on football, sports, and other shallow things ...Read full comment
“... It is much safer than it is made out to be, with all the housing and activities very close to campus ...Read full comment
- #1 Top Communications School Ranking in California
- #1 Top Urban Planning
- #1 Top Computer Engineering School Ranking in California
- #1 Top Journalism School Ranking in California
- #1 Top Architecture School Ranking in California
- #2 Top Public Policy School Ranking in California
- #3 Top Chemical Engineering School Ranking in California
- #4 Top English School Ranking in California
- #5 Top Computer Science School Ranking in California
- #5 Top Music - Performance
- #7 Top Accounting School Ranking in California
- #8 Top Math School Ranking in California
- #8 Top Biology School Ranking in California
- #9 Top Video/Media
- #9 Top Philosophy School Ranking in California
- #10 Top Civil Engineering School Ranking in California
- #10 Top Computer Engineering
- #10 Top Journalism
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