University of Southern California

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University  of Southern  California

The University of Southern Sis a private, not-for-profit, and nonsectarian research university founded in 1880 with its main campus in the city area of Los Angeles, California. As California's oldest private research university,has historically educated a large number of the region's business leaders and professionals.

 In recent decades, the university has also leveraged its location in Los Angeles to establish relationships with research and cultural institutions throughout Asia and the Pacific Rim. An engine for economic activity, 

For the 2015-2016 academic year, there were 19,000 students enrolled in four-year undergraduate programs.

counts six Nobel Laureates eight Rhodes Scholars three MacArthur Fellows,181 Fulbright Scholars,Turing Award winner, 78 Academy Award winners, 119 Emmy Award 

contributes approximately $5 billion annually to the economy of the Los Angeles county area As of 2014, the university has produced the fourth largest number of billionaire alumni out of all undergraduate institutions in the world. In 2011, was named among the Top 10 Dream Colleges in the nation. It holds a vast array of trademarks and to the term 

is also home to 23,000 graduate and professional students in a number of different programs, including business, law, social work, and medicine

 The university has a "very high" level of research activity and received $687 million in sponsored research from 2015 to 2016.

the American Association for the Advancement of Science, and 32 are members of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences. In 1969, it joined the Association of American Universities.

winners of the National Medal of Arts, one winner of the National Humanities Medal, three winners of the National Medal of Science, and two winners of the National Medal of Technology and Innovation among its alumni and faculty.

 Additionally, of its current faculty, 15 are members of the National Academy of Sciences, 17 are members of the Institute of Medicine, 34 are members of the National Academy of Engineering, 92 are members of 

sponsors a variety of intercollegiate sports and competes in the National Collegiate Athletic Association as a member of the Pacific-12 Conference. Members of the sports teams, the Trojans, have won 100 NCAA team championships, ranking them third in the nation, and 378 NCAA individual championships, ranking 

them second in the nation Trojan athletes have won 287 medals at the Olympic games, 87 silvers and 65 bronzes more than any other university in the United a country, it would rank 12th in most Olympic gold medal

students and athletes are known as Trojans, epitomized by the Trojan Shrine, nicknamed "Tommy Trojan", near the center of campus. Until 1912, students especially athletes were known as Fighting Methodists or , 

 After only the first few events, it seemed implausible that would ever win; however, the team fought back, winning many of the later events, to lose only by a slight margin. After this contest, Los Angeles Times 

though neither name was approved by the university. During a fateful track and field meet with Stanford University, the team was beaten early and seemingly conclusively.

sportswriter Owen Bird reported that the athletes "fought on like the Trojans of antiquity", and the president of the university at the time, George F. , approved the name officially.

On May 1, 2014, was named as one of many higher education institutions under investigation by the Office of Civil Rights for potential Title IX violations by Barack Obama's White House Task Force to Protect Students from Sexual 

is responsible for $4 billion in economic output in Los Angeles County; students spend $406 million yearly in the local economy and visitors to the campus add another $12.3 million.