{"id":1400,"date":"2022-12-07T17:51:40","date_gmt":"2022-12-08T01:51:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/?page_id=1400"},"modified":"2026-05-29T10:58:06","modified_gmt":"2026-05-29T17:58:06","slug":"life-in-la","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/dornsife.usc.edu\/life-in-la\/","title":{"rendered":"Life in L.A."},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Life in L.A.<\/h1>\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n \n \n \n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n\n \n\n <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n \n \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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\n City of Everything\n <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n \n
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Fueled by diverse culture and the West Coast entrepreneurial spirit, Los Angeles is what USC Distinguished Professor Manuel Pastor calls \u201cAmerica fast-forward.\u201d<\/p>\n

Los Angeles is a place where our collective urban future materializes in the present. It’s where solutions to society’s next big challenges are already being explored with relentless creativity.<\/p>\n

And in the middle of this dynamic environment, you\u2019ll find USC Dornsife. Here, students and faculty tap into the positive energy that powers Los Angeles to grapple with the most complex issues and pique their curiosity.<\/p>\n

Just beyond campus, you’ll find communities from every corner of the world; Hollywood and Silicon Beach; food trucks and fine dining; world-class museums, architectural marvels, and outdoor adventures. You’ll be immersed in a city that defies any simple definition. It’s a city you get to discover for yourself.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n <\/div>\n\n

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\n Measuring the Metropolis\n <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n
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13.2M<\/h3>\n \n

People Living in Greater L.A.<\/p>\n<\/span>\n \n <\/div>\n

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224<\/h3>\n \n

Languages Spoken<\/p>\n<\/span>\n \n <\/div>\n

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3,800<\/h3>\n \n

Funded L.A. Tech Startups<\/p>\n<\/span>\n \n <\/div>\n

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1M+<\/h3>\n \n

Animal Bones Found in the La Brea Tar Pits<\/p>\n<\/span>\n \n <\/div>\n

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Miles of Coastline<\/p>\n<\/span>\n \n <\/div>\n

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4000+<\/h3>\n \n

Registered Taco Trucks<\/p>\n<\/span>\n \n <\/div>\n

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12<\/h3>\n \n

Major Professional Sports Teams<\/p>\n<\/span>\n \n <\/div>\n

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\n Classroom: L.A.\n <\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n \n
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With its varied communities, vast array of intellectual institutions, cultural offerings, and ample sun and surf, L.A. is a consummate classroom for a huge range of experiential learning. See how USC Dornsife students’ educations engage with L.A. at every moment.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n \n\n\n \n

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