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· The USC School of Cinema c Arts (above) was proud to both celebrate its 80th anniversary during the 2009-10 academic year, and open the doors on the fi rst two buildings in its new Cinema c Arts complex, which pays homage to the cinema c history of Southern California and USC. The new Cinema c Arts complex was built, thanks to a $175 million dona on by USC alumnus George Lucas. The now-completed complex includes an anima on building, soundstages and a produc on center.

In February 2010, the Princeton Review ranked USC's Interac ve Media division as the No. 1 video-game design program in North America. Game design formally got its start at USC in 2002, when the USC School of Cinema c Arts launched its MFA in interac ve media, although a core game-design workshop had been in place since 1999. In 2004, the school unveiled the Game Innova on Lab, a state-of-the-art research space and think tank for game design and crea on. A B.A. in interac ve entertainment was fi rst off ered in 2005. Today, USC off ers four degrees in video-game development at the undergraduate and graduate levels. For the game-play design-focused, the USC School of Cinema c Arts off ers the Master of Fine Arts in interac ve media and the Bachelor of Arts in interac ve entertainment. For the more engineering-oriented, the USC Viterbi School off ers the Bachelor of Science in computer science (games) and the Master of Science in computer science (game development). USC Freshman Profi le

African American 5.6% Asian/Asian American 17.6% Caucasian 33.1% Hispanic/La no 13% Other 6.6%

Interna onal Students 24.1%

Female 55% Male 45%

StaƟ sƟ cs refl ecƟ ve of 2016-17 freshman class. — — — — — — — USC undergraduates come from all 50 states and about 80 countries.

Total Enrollment 44,000 Undergraduate Students 19,000 Graduate/Professional Students 25,000

Student/Faculty Ra o 8:1

Schools with the largest under grad u ate enrollment are the Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Scienc es (33%) and Marshall School of Business (20%)

Average class size for the College of Le ers, Arts and Sciences is 26 students.

Financial aid expenditures totalled $528 million.

95% of students participate in extra cur ric u lar ac vi es. TThehe TrojanTrojan FamilyFamily

The extended family of USC is a global network made up of thousands of alumni, students, faculty, and staff , as well as parents of students, SCions (children and grandchildren of alumni), the Board of Trustees, the boards of councilors, donors, athletic fans, and neighborhood partners. But the uniqueness of the Trojan Family isn’t due to its vast numbers. Rather, it’s the extraordinary closeness and solidarity that is found in this genuinely supportive community. To its members, the term “Trojan Family” is more than a phrase: it represents a promise, a commitment to support that is lifelong and worldwide.

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USC’s diverse student body is a strength and USC’s faculty members aren’t just teachers source of pride. From its earliest days, USC aspired of others’ works, but ac ve contributors to what USC ALMA MATER to diversity by ins tu ng policies that assured is taught, thought, and prac ced throughout the “All Hail” no student would be denied admission because world. The university’s faculty includes Nobel Prize of race, color, religion, or gender. The university laureate George A. Olah and 63 members of the has a racted more interna onal students over Na onal Academy of Sciences, Na onal Academy “All Hail to Alma Mater the years than any other American university. of Engineering, and, Institute of Medicine. Currently, 17 percent of USC’s students represent More than 200 faculty members have received To thy glory we sing; over 115 countries. pres gious academic and professional awards from All Hail to Southern Cali for nia Equally important is the academic excellence organiza ons as varied as Na onal Ins tutes of that today’s USC students bring. USC accepted Health, the Na onal Science Founda on, the Alfred Loud let thy praises ring; 80 percent of applicants from the top 10 percent P. Sloan Foundation, the National Endowment of their high schools. The 2014 entering class’ for the Humani es, the John Simon Guggenheim Where Western sky meets SAT score average between 1950-2210 and GPA Founda on, and the Academy of Mo on Pictures Western sea average is 3.75. But USC students are more Arts and Sciences. than academic high-achievers. There have been Our college stands in majes ty; more Trojans in the Olympics than any American university, and over 60 percent of the university’s Alumni Sing our love to Alma Mater, students volunteer in community-service programs USC’s fi rst alumni associa on was founded in in neighborhoods around campus and throughout Hail, all hail to thee!” 1885, just a year a er the university graduated its LA. Outstanding, well-rounded students are a fi rst class. Those ini al eight men and women paved hallmark of USC. the way for today’s more than 374,000-member USC Alumni Associa on. Trojan alumni span all 50 states and virtually every region of the world. As Did You Know? leaders in their communi es and professions, they bring recogni on to their alma mater. Dis nguished · USC distributes $528 million in fi nancial aid; over 60 percent of our students receive alumni include former U.S. Secretary of State assistance. Warren Christopher, astronaut Neil Armstrong, architect Frank Gehry, opera singer Marilyn Horne, · For the 2016-17 academic year, a total of 13 percent of the student body are fi rst-genera on symphony conductor Michael Tilson Thomas, fi lm college students. director George Lucas, and baseball pitcher Mark Prior. The talents and commitment of its alumni And consider this: are among USC’s greatest strengths. · The student-to-faculty ra o is 8-to-1.

· The average class size is 26 students.

· Full- me faculty teach the vast majority of our courses.

· Students can get all the classes they need in order to graduate in four years.

· USC grads get great jobs, a end the best graduate and professional schools in the country (including our own) and are supported by the Trojan Family - a network of nearly a quarter million alumni. Traveler All-Ameri can Erny Pinckert. Notable Alumni Inscribed on the statue’s base is “THE TROJAN” and the univer si ty’s Traveler, the noble white Herb Alpert, Musician seal, with the La n mo o “Palmam horse that appears at all USC Neil Armstrong, Astronaut home football games with a qui meruit ferat (Let him who deserves it bear away the palm).” Art Buchwald, Columnist regal Trojan warrior astride, is LeVar Burton, Actor one of the most famous college Below the seal are inscribed the Leo Buscaglia, Author/Educator mascots. quali es of the ideal Trojan: “Faithful, Traveler first made an Scholar ly, Skillful, Coura geous and Jerry Buss, Owner - LA Lakers appear ance at USC football Ambi ous.” Julie Chen, TV Broadcaster games in 1961. Bob Jani, then Warren Christo pher, USC’s director of special events, Cardinal and Gold former U.S. Secretary of State and Eddie Tannenbaum, then Frank Gehry, Architect Before 1895, the offi cial color of a junior at USC, had spotted Frank Giff ord, Sportscaster Rich ard Saukko riding his white USC was gold. The offi cial color of the College of Liber al Arts was cardi nal. Lionel Hampton, Musician horse, Travel er I, in the 1961 Rose Marilyn Horne, Opera Star Parade. They persuad ed Saukko The college had its own offi cial color Ron Howard, Director/Actor to ride his white horse during because it was the largest aca dem ic USC games, serving as a mascot. unit in the Uni versi ty. In 1895, both Keyshawn Johnson, NFL Ever since, whenev er USC scores, colors were adopted as USC’s offi cial Randy Johnson, MLB the band plays “Conquest” and Travel er gallops colors. Michael Landon, Actor around the Coli se um. Lisa Leslie, WNBA The current Trojan mascot is Traveler VII. “Trojans” George Lucas, Film Director Even though the breed of horse may have changed Paul Mazursky, Director over the years — Travelers I through VI ranged USC’s nickname, “Trojans,” origi nat ed in 1912. Up to that me, USC’s teams were called the Method ists Cheryl Miller, Sportscaster from an Arabian/Tennessee Walker to a pure-bred Paul Orphala, Founder - Kinkos Tennessee Walker to a pure-bred Arabian to an or Wesleyans, nicknames which were not looked upon Linda Johnson Rice, CEO - Andalusian — Traveler’s color has always remained with favor by univer si ty offi cials. pure white. So, Warren Bovard, direc tor of athle cs and son Ebony, Jet Magazines In the fall of 2004, USC alumnus Bill Tilley ('61) of univer si ty presi dent Dr. George Bovard, asked Los John Ri er, Actor and his wife, Nadine, donated $2 million to provide Ange les Times sports edi tor Owen Bird to select an Barney Rosenzweig, Producer a permanent endowment to support Traveler. ap pro pri ate nick name. Edward P. Roski - Co-Owner - LA Kings “At this me, the athletes and coaches of the Besides the horses, USC once even had a canine and LA Lakers univer si ty were under terri fi c handi caps,” recalled mascot. A mu named George Tirebiter I (famous Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf for chasing cars through the USC campus) first Bird. “They were facing teams that were bigger and be er-equipped, yet they had splendid fi gh ng spirit. Tom Selleck, Actor appeared at football games in 1940. He survived Ally Sheedy, Actress a publi cized dognapping by UCLA in 1947, but The name ‘Trojans’ fi ed them.” Cybill Shepard, Actress succumbed under the res of an auto mo bile in 1950. He was succeed ed by George II for three The Spirit Of Troy John Sin gleton, Director years(1950-52), then George III for one year (1953) Lynn Swann, NFL/USC AD and fi nally George IV for one year (1957). The Trojan Marching Band - known as “The Spirit Marlo Thomas, Actress of Troy” - is perhaps the most dynam ic and inno va ve John Wayne, Actor colle giate band in the na on. Named among the eight Tommy Trojan Forest Whitaker, Actor best marching bands in the country by USA Today , the David L. Wolper, Producer band is one of the most visi ble tools In the center of the USC Robert Zemeckis, Film Director campus stands one of the most of the Uni versi ty. famous colle giate landmarks in Established in 1880, the band has the country: Tommy Trojan. Since played for seven Presidents, appeared being unveiled in 1930 for USC’s in numer ous movies, commer cials 50th jubilee, the statue of the and televi sion shows, and has even bronzed Trojan warrior has served produced sever al records of its own not only as a popular meeting music. place on campus, but as a symbol The band marches upwards of of the univer si ty’s fi gh ng spirit. 80 miles a year while travel ing across Sculpted by Roger Noble the land supporting almost every Burnham, Tommy Trojan cost USC athle c team. A typi cal football $10,000 to build. A $1 surcharge hal ime show by the band takes more then on season football ckets than 4,000 work hours to prepare. helped pay for it. The statue is Now 300-plus members strong, a compos ite of many USC football the Trojan Marching Band has tripled players from the late 20s, most in size since Dr. Arthur C. Bartner notably 1930 Rose Bowl Player became its direc tor in 1969. of the Game Russ Saunders and LLosos AngelesAngeles

The University of Southern California is nestled in the city of Los Angeles, the second-largest city in the United States with just over four million residents. In fact the combined popula on for the Greater Los Angeles Area (L.A. and Orange County) is over 13.3 million people. Nicknamed "The City of Angels", the Los Angeles metropolitan area is the third-highest economic center in the world behind New York and Tokyo. Los Angeles is one of the most diverse ci es in terms of demographics in the United States and benefi ts from one of the mildest climates. The average temperature is 64 degrees during the year with an average high of 72 degrees as the city receives on average just 35 days of precipita on. Not only do residents in Los Angeles enjoy year-round sunshine, but they can drive from the beach ttoo thethe mountainsmountains oror toto thethe desertdeserr within a two-hour drive. Wit Withh thethe many ac vi ees and a rac ons available in the area, Los Angeles has not only been a ddeses na on for many tourists, bbutu one of the best ci es in the world to call home.