创办时间：1880年
所在城市：美国加利福尼亚州洛杉矶市
学校性质：私立综合类研究型大学
学生总数：47,000+（本科生21,000+，研究生26,000+）
国际生比例：26.6%
师生比：1:9
优势学科：电影艺术、传播与新闻学、商科、游戏设计、计算机科学、电气工程、航空航天工程、石油工程、土木工程、会计学、建筑学、艺术与设计
The University 大学概况
USC is a constellation of schools, centers and institutes where some of the brightest minds, working together in a dynamic and collaborative environment, are leading the way to the future of education and a healthier, more joyful and more sustainable Los Angeles and world.
南加州大学是由多所学院、中心及研究所组成的学术共同体。在这里，最杰出的英才们汇聚于一个活力四射、协作无间的环境中，共同引领未来教育的走向，并为洛杉矶乃至全世界打造更健康、更愉悦、更可持续的美好未来。
Leadership 领导团队
With a steadfast commitment to USC’s mission, Interim President Beong-Soo Kim leads the university in close partnership with its dedicated Board of Trustees, distinguished deans from 23 schools and academic units, and a dynamic senior administration—all working together to advance a bold vision for USC’s future.
秉承对南加州大学使命的坚定承诺，临时校长金炳洙（Beong-Soo Kim）与尽职的校董事会、23所学院及学术单位的杰出院长们以及充满活力的高级管理团队紧密合作，共同引领大学发展。他们齐心协力，推动南加州大学迈向一个宏伟的未来愿景。
Partnerships 合作伙伴关系
USC’s Good Neighbors Campaign is dedicated to transforming lives and communities for the better. For almost three decades, it has provided over $26 million in grants that foster collaboration between university staff, faculty and local nonprofits on projects with a lasting positive influence around both University Park and Health Sciences campuses.
南加州大学的“好邻居活动”致力于改善生活与社区。近三十年来，该活动已提供超过2600万美元的资助金，促进大学教职工与当地非营利组织合作，围绕大学公园校区和健康科学校区开展具有持久积极影响力的项目。
Affordability 可负担性
The University of Southern California is making a long-term investment in the future, committing over $30 million of additional financial aid annually to ease rising costs and provide need-based financial assistance for students from all economic backgrounds. This generous commitment will ensure that deserving scholars won’t be left behind — no matter their financial situation — as they pursue their education at USC.
南加州大学正为未来进行长期投资，每年额外拨出超过3000万美元的助学金，以缓解日益增长的经济压力，并为来自各种经济背景的学生提供基于需求的财务援助。这一慷慨承诺将确保所有优秀学子，无论经济状况如何，都不会因资金问题而在南加州大学追求教育梦想时掉队。
History 历史沿革
On October 6, 1880, the University of Southern California opened its doors to its first students. Fifty-three young men and women were enrolled in its two departments, the “academic” or preparatory department and the college department, later referred to as the College of Liberal Arts. Today, USC is home to more than 48,000 students and over 4,400 full-time faculty within its 23 schools and academic units, and is located in the heart of one of the biggest metropolises in the world.
1880年10月6日，南加州大学迎来了它的第一批学生。当时共有53名年轻男女就读于两个部门：“预科”部及大学部（后称文理学院）。如今，南加州大学已成为一所拥有23所学院和学术单位、超过48,000名学生和4,400多名全职教师的综合性大学，坐落于世界最大都市之一的核心地带。
The Era of the Founders 创始时代
Los Angeles was a rough-and-tumble frontier town in the early 1870s, when a group of public-spirited citizens led by Judge Robert Maclay Widney first dreamed of establishing a university in the region. It took nearly a decade for this vision to become a reality, but in 1879 Widney formed a board of trustees and secured a donation of 308 lots of land from three prominent members of the community — Ozro W. Childs, a Protestant horticulturist; former California Governor John G. Downey, an Irish-Catholic pharmacist and businessman; and Isaias W. Hellman, a German-Jewish banker and philanthropist. The gift provided land for a campus as well as a source of endowment, the seeds of financial support for the nascent institution.
1870年代初的洛杉矶还是一个粗犷而混乱的边疆小镇。当时，以法官罗伯特·麦克莱·威德尼为首的一批具有公共精神的市民首次萌生了在该地区建立一所大学的梦想。历经近十年，这一愿景才成为现实。1879年，威德尼组建了董事会，并获得了三位社区杰出人士捐赠的308块土地——他们分别是新教园艺家奥兹罗·W·柴尔兹、前加州州长爱尔兰裔天主教商人约翰·G·唐尼，以及德裔犹太银行家与慈善家伊萨亚斯·W·赫尔曼。这份礼物不仅为校园提供了土地，也为这所新生学府奠定了捐赠基金的基础，成为其财务支持的重要源泉。