About University of Southern California
Located in a large city, University of Southern California is a private nonprofit university in Los Angeles, California, with about 20,440 undergraduate students, most of them full time. The federal student-to-faculty ratio is about 9 to 1.
Nursing programs at University of Southern California
According to federal completion records, University of Southern California awards nursing credentials at the bachelor’s degree in nursing (BSN) and master’s degree in nursing (MSN) levels. A recent year’s totals include about 1 bachelor’s-level nursing graduates and about 73 master’s-level nursing graduates. A bachelor’s program is the traditional four-year route to RN licensure and the usual starting point for later graduate study; see our ADN vs. BSN guide if you are still deciding on a degree level. The MSN option is aimed at licensed nurses moving into advanced practice, leadership, or teaching. That is a relatively small annual graduating class, so ask how many seats open each year.
Cost and student outcomes
Published tuition and fees are about $75,200 a year. The average net price (what students receiving federal aid pay after grants and scholarships) is about $33,100 a year. About 27% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants. Federal debt and earnings figures for nursing graduates at this school are limited or suppressed for privacy, so ask the nursing department for current outcomes. Schoolwide, about 90% of first-time, full-time students finish within 150% of normal time and 96% return for a second year.
Applying and licensure
Admission is highly selective: about 10% of applicants were admitted overall, so strong grades and test scores matter before you even reach the nursing application. Nursing programs usually add their own steps, such as prerequisite science courses, an entrance exam, a minimum GPA, and a limited number of seats, so contact the nursing department about current requirements. Our guide on how to get into nursing school walks through the typical process. After graduation, the path to a license goes through the California Board of Registered Nursing (for RN licensure) or the Board of Vocational Nursing and Psychiatric Technicians (for LVN licensure) and the NCLEX exam. Ask the program about its accreditation (ACEN or CCNE) and state approval, and see how it stacks up against other nursing schools in California.
Figures come from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and can change. Confirm current details with the school.
