{"id":8,"date":"2024-01-24T22:03:48","date_gmt":"2024-01-24T22:03:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/gradadm.usc.edu\/?page_id=8"},"modified":"2024-05-06T07:15:50","modified_gmt":"2024-05-06T14:15:50","slug":"domestic-students","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/gradadm.usc.edu\/domestic-students\/","title":{"rendered":"Prospective Students"},"content":{"rendered":"\n\n\n\n\n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--simplified-landing-hero \"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--simplified-landing-hero\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"image-title-container\">\n    <div class=\"image-container\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n      \n          \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"\"\n                              class=\"lazyload\"\n        \n        \n        \n                                      \/>\n\n    \n    \n  \n  \n\n<\/div>\n    <\/div>\n\n    <div class=\"text-container\">\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>Welcome to Graduate Admission at the University of Southern California, one of the world\u2019s leading private research universities. USC is home to over 27,000 top-caliber graduate and professional students \u2014more than half the entire USC student population\u2014 who represent all 50 states and 135 countries around the world.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n           <\/div>\n  <\/div>\n\n  \n\n  <\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n\n  \n  \n    \n\n\n\n\n\n\n<div\n  class=\"cc--component-container cc--featured-block image-left\"\n\n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  \n  >\n  <div class=\"c--component c--featured-block\"\n    \n      >\n\n    \n  <div class=\"text-image-container\">\n    <div class=\"text-container\">\n\n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--section-title\">\n\n    \n  <h2>How to Apply<\/h2>\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n                  \n<div class=\"f--field f--description\">\n\n    \n  <p>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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<\/div>\n      \n              <div class=\"links-container\">\n          \n                \n<div class=\"f--field f--link\">\n\n    \n    \n  \n<a class=\"link \"  href=https:\/\/gradadm.usc.edu\/?page_id=30  aria-label=\"Read more about How to Apply\">How to Apply<\/a>\n\n\n<\/div>\n                  <\/div>\n                <\/div>\n\n          <div class=\"image-container\">\n            \n<div class=\"f--field f--image\">\n\n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n    \n              \n      <img\n                            data-src=\"https:\/\/gradadm.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/USC-GradAdmissions-4-768x432.webp\"\n          data-srcset=\"https:\/\/gradadm.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/USC-GradAdmissions-4-1920x1080.webp 1920w,https:\/\/gradadm.usc.edu\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/02\/USC-GradAdmissions-4-1280x720.webp 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