University of Southern California Early Decision: no Early Decision figures on file

Does University of Southern California have Early Decision?

We hold no Early Decision figures for University of Southern California: its filing's early-admission breakdown is not in our records, so this page does not say whether it runs an Early Decision round. What it does report is an Early Action round (Common Data Set 2026-2027). Early Action is not binding. An Early Decision application is — you may hold exactly one, and accepting means withdrawing everywhere else.

What families actually pay (AY 2023–24)

An Early Action offer is not binding, so applying early here does not end the option of comparing two aid offers. These are the published averages either way.

Family income under $30k$13,516

Family income $30k–$48k$14,394

Family income $48k–$75k$19,539

Family income $75k–$110k$24,976

Family income over $110k$56,116

Average paid by students receiving federal aid, by family income (College Scorecard).

International students are not eligible for U.S. federal aid, so they are not in this cohort and typically pay closer to the sticker price.

Across the 8 recorded cycles from 2018 to 2025, University of Southern California's overall acceptance rate fell from 13.0% to 11.2%. That is the whole entering class — Early Decision, Early Action and Regular Decision together — not the Early Decision round on its own.

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Common Data Set — the school's own annual filing, published by the school itself for the cycle named beside each figure. University of Southern California’s filing