- Learn more about USC’s world-class graduate programs, as well as our graduate student resources and application process. Submit your application for admission.
  Overview
  
  How to Apply
- Find out how to accept your offer of admission and learn more about your next steps in the enrollment process.
  Overview
  
  Admitted Student Next Steps
- Learn more about USC’s world-class graduate programs, our graduate student resources, the application process, and additional application requirements for international students. Submit your application for admission.
  Overview
  
  How to Apply
  
  Country Requirements
  
  English Proficiency
  
  Visa Exceptions
- Find out how to accept your offer of admission and learn more about your next steps in the enrollment process, as well as the requirements for obtaining a visa.
  Overview
  
  International Student Next Steps
- These pages will introduce you to the differences between F-1 and J-1 visas, as well as the application process and financial documentation requirements.
  Overview of Student Visas
  
  Admission I-20 Processing
  
  Financial Documentation Requirements
  
  Guidelines for Financial Support
  
  Trojan International Checklist
  
  SEVIS Transfer-In Process
Our Programs

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Learn more about USC’s world-class graduate programs, as well as our graduate student resources and application process. Submit your application for admission.
- Overview
- How to Apply
Find out how to accept your offer of admission and learn more about your next steps in the enrollment process.
- Overview
- Admitted Student Next Steps

Prospective Students

Welcome to Graduate Admission at the University of Southern California, one of the world’s leading private research universities. USC is home to over 27,000 top-caliber graduate and professional students —more than half the entire USC student population— who represent all 50 states and 135 countries around the world.

How to Apply

Our step-by-step admission guidelines are designed to help you easily navigate the application process and ensure that you complete your application in a timely and efficient manner. Please follow the instructions to learn how to submit your application and reduce possible delays in the review of your application.

How to Apply

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How-to Videos

This series of videos will provide you with step-by-step instructions for completing and submitting your application to USC.

How-to Videos

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Meet USC

To learn more about USC, our academic programs and how to present yourself as a strong candidate for graduate study, visit us through one of our on- or off-campus programs, or through one of our webinars.

Meet USC

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