USC Annenberg Fact Sheet

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2022-23 Facts

Be a part of our community. TOTAL STUDENT BODY

73 % Female*

27 % Male*

FALL 2023

Students are from

46 states

Students are from

65 countries

*This data was collected from the USC Application, which records gender and sex as male or female. USC Annenberg recognizes that gender, gender identity, and gender expression extend beyond binary categories.

1,463

undergraduates enrolled

772 Communication 377 Journalism 314 Public Relations and Advertising First-year class:

2,989

applied

273

admitted

165

entering

3.68

Transfer class:

576

applied

85

92

admitted

entering*

*includes USC change of majors

FALL 2023

1,054

on-campus graduate students enrolled

67 Communication Doctorate 123 Communication Data Science 290 Communication Management 229 Digital Social Media 47 Global Media and Communication 29 Journalism 40 Public Diplomacy 187 Public Relations and Advertising 32 Specialized Journalism 10 Specialized Journalism (Arts and Culture)

16

undergraduate minors

310

faculty members

average GPA (unweighted)

41%

of undergraduates have a minor

Including winners of Emmys, Pulitzers, Silver Anvils and the MacArthur “Genius” Grant, among many other distinctions.

5:1

graduate student to faculty ratio

7:1

undergraduate student to faculty ratio

17 faculty-led centers of research

Centers focus on matters of global importance, including addressing issues of inequality in entertainment, exploring health challenges across America, and studying the transformation of urban communities through a globalized lens. Learn more at annenberg.usc.edu/research


2022-23 SCHOOL YEAR

Annenberg Career Link postings Annenberg Career Link is a job board exclusively for the USC Annenberg community connecting students with opportunities from alumni, professional partners, and peers.

691

internships posted last year

1,046

jobs posted last year

167

employers participated in programming with USC Annenberg students

including office visits, Lunch with a Leader events, career fairs, Maymester events, and industry panels.

98%

The Annenberg School for Communication Building houses:

of students who graduated with a BA are employed one year after graduation.

► Student services

99%

► Several research centers ► Classrooms

of students who graduated with a master’s degree are employed one year after graduation.

► Event space ► Faculty and administrative offices

Wallis Annenberg Hall houses: Our graduates are employed at some of the top organizations in our industries, such as: Amazon • Bloomberg • CNN • HBO • CBS News • Disney • Edelman • Apple • Golin • FOX Sports • L’Oreal • NBCUniversal • TikTok • USA Today • Warner Bros. • Google • Paramount Pictures • Rolling Stone • Salesforce • Oracle • ABC7 Los Angeles • BuzzFeed • POLITICO • ViacomCBS • Thrive Global • U.S. Department of State • U.S. Senate

► A media center that combines USC Annenberg’s student-run digital, television, radio and public relations operations, comprising the largest newsroom in Los Angeles. ► The Digital Lounge, a creative makerspace where students learn to experiment with digital tools. ► Forum space to convene with expert scholars, industry leaders and cultural icons. ► State-of-the-art classrooms and student collaboration areas.

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