Tuition and Fees
Tuition (Semester)
Subject to Change Without Notice
| Regular Session 001 | |
| Undergraduate Students | |
| 12-18 units | 33,320.00 |
| Unit basis | 2,244.00 |
| Graduate Students | |
| 15-18 units | 33,320.00 |
| Unit basis | 2,244.00 |
| Business (500 level and above) | |
| Unit basis | 2,307.00 |
| Graduate Cinematic Arts | |
| Unit basis (no flat fee) | 2,386.00 |
| Advanced Dentistry (per trimester) | 38,321.00 |
| Dentistry (per trimester) | 37,913.00 |
| Special Dental International Students | |
| (per trimester) | 37,913.00 |
| Engineering Graduate | |
| Unit rate | 2,424.00 |
| Law (Juris Doctor) | |
| Flat fee basis (12-17 units) | 38,219.00 |
| Unit basis | 2,956.00 |
| Medicine | |
| Flat fee basis | 35,444.50 |
| Master of Physician Assistant Practice | |
| Flat fee basis | 33,320.00 |
| Pharmacy | |
| Flat fee basis (15-18 units) | 32,457.00 |
| Unit basis | 2,163.00 |
| Entry-Level Doctorate in Occupational Therapy (per trimester) | 31,414.00 |
| Doctor of Physical Therapy | |
| Full year for year 1 and 2 students | 81,181.00 |
| Partial year for year 3 students | 49,047.00 |
| Master of Real Estate Development | |
| Flat fee basis (16-18 units) | 39,824.00 |
| Unit basis | 2,489.00 |
| Iovine & Young Online MSIDBT program (Master’s Degree) | |
| Unit basis | 2,137.00 |
For rates on other sessions not published here, please contact the academic
department offering the course(s).
Fees
| Mandatory Fees | ||
| Application Fee, undergraduate (not refundable) | 85.00 | |
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Application Fee, graduate (not refundable) *Please note that professional programs have their own separate fees (e.g. MD, JD, DDS, PharmD) |
90.00 | |
| Application Fee, graduate (not refundable), Marshall School of Business | 155.00 | |
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Application Fee, International Academy’s Pre-Master’s Program (not refundable) |
175.00 | |
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Commitment Deposit, undergraduate (not refundable but applicable to tuition and fees) |
300.00 | |
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Commitment Deposit, graduate and professional (not refundable but applicable to tuition and fees): Students should consult their academic department or school. |
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| Orientation Fee | ||
| New Student Fee, undergraduate | 450.00 | |
| New Student Fee, graduate | 55.00 | |
| Student Health Center Fee (for students with a load of 6 units or more) | ||
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Please visit studenthealth.usc.edu/fees-deadlines/. |
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| Student Programming Fee, per semester | ||
| Undergraduate | 64.00 | |
| Graduate (UPC, HSC and nearby campuses) | 40.00 | |
| Graduate (All other locations and online) | 20.00 | |
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Norman H. Topping Student Aid Fund, per semester, all students |
11.00 | |
| Transportation Fee | 93.00 | |
Student Health Insurance
Please visit
studenthealth.usc.edu/insurance
for updates on the fall and spring insurance rates.
| Special Fees | |
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Parking fees. For more details, please visit the Transportation website at usc.edu/parking. |
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| Deferment Service Charge | |
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Thirty days deferments are granted for up to $2,000 of the tuition balance. There is a non-refundable service charge of five percent of the deferred amount, due at the time the deferment is granted, in addition to the remaining billing balance. |
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| Petition Processing Fee for Registration Exceptions | 150.00 |
| Student Identification Card (USCard) | |
| Replacement with mag stripe | 25.00 |
| Replacement with Prox contactless | 25.00 |
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Required of all students. Students must be registered before a card is issued. The fee may be assessed for each replacement of Identification Card. |
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| Laboratory Fees | 5.00-500.00 |
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For certain laboratory courses in architecture, biological sciences, chemistry, engineering, fine arts, geological sciences, physical education and physics. These fees are variable, and students should consult the current Schedule of Classes for amount of individual fees. |
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| Dissertation Fee | 115.00 |
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For USC Libraries and Graduate School processing of doctoral dissertation |
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| Thesis Fee | 105.00 |
| For USC Libraries and Graduate School processing of master’s thesis | |
| Application for re-entry | no charge |
| Special Subject Examination | |
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one-half per unit rate regardless of units per course |
1,122.00 |
| Late articulation petition fee | 150.00 |
| Articulation of international undergraduate transfer credit | 205.00 |
| International Graduate Transfer Credit Evaluation | 165.00 |
| International Degree Verification (Graduate) | 85.00 |
| Diploma Reissue Fee | 125.00 |
Housing and Dining
Housing and meal plan charges will appear on your student account. Housing
rent charges for undergraduate buildings and all meal plans are billed once
per semester. Rent for most graduate and family buildings is billed on a
monthly basis. All utilities are included in rent charges. All housing
assessments must be paid at the time of billing or they will be considered
past due and may be subject to finance charges/late fees. For housing billing
inquiries please contact the Housing office at
housing@usc.edu
or (213) 740-2546. For meal plan billing inquiries please contact USCard at
uscard@usc.edu
or (213) 740-8709.
Tuition Refund Insurance
Elective insurance is available that provides full coverage for tuition and
mandatory fees (excluding health insurance) for you if you suffer a serious
illness or accident that makes it necessary for you to leave the university
before the semester is completed.
What Tuition Refund Insurance Covers
The insurance covers 85% of the tuition and mandatory fees (excluding the
student health insurance fee) for the semester if a student withdraws from all
classes due to injury, sickness, or psychological and emotional conditions (as
defined in the DSM-IV manual). The plan covers payments made directly by the
student, loans, grants or scholarships. USC grants and scholarships are
credited back to the university and loans may be credited back to the lender
as determined by the Financial Aid Office.
By default, at the time you register, Web Registration will enroll you in
Tuition Refund Insurance. This will result in a charge equal to approximately
.28 of 1 percent of your tuition and mandatory fees, which will be added to
your student account.
If you wish to remove Tuition Refund Insurance after you have registered, you
may make the change on Web Registration by clicking the Tuition Refund
Insurance button and following the prompts. You may decline tuition refund
insurance up until the end of week three of the fall semester (September 8,
2023).
The Tuition Refund Plan is offered through a private insurance carrier, A.W.G.
Dewars, Inc. (collegerefund.com/usc). Information is also available online at
Tuition Refund Insurance Program.
Late Fees
To avoid late fees, you must register and have your tuition, fees, housing,
dining and all other charges paid or deferred by 5 p.m. PST on the settlement
deadline. If you fail to register and settle your account, you will be
assessed late fees each week in accordance with the following schedule:
| August 18, 2023 | $100.00 |
| August 25, 2023 | $100.00 |
| September 1, 2023 | $100.00 |
Registration is not permitted after the third week of classes. The university
currently assesses a monthly finance charge on all past due balances. The
current annual rate is 12 percent, subject to change.
Non-receipt of a bill does not relieve you of this settlement deadline. Using
the Web Registration auto scheduler feature but failing to register for any
courses before the tuition and fees payment deadline is not a valid reason to
request a waiver of the late registration fee.
Students whose checks are returned unpaid by the bank will be subject to the
late fees described above until their accounts are paid in full. See
Billing Information.
Change of Program/Petition Actions
If your change of program or a petition action results in additional charges,
they must be paid or deferred in full by 5 p.m., PST, on Friday during the
week in which the change took place. If any portion remains unpaid, late fees
will be assessed according to the above late fee schedule. Students who
petition to have their classes reinstated must pay all tuition and fees in
advance.
If you have an outstanding deferment and a change of program results in a
reduction of tuition or fees, your deferment will be reduced by the amount
that the reduction exceeds your billing balance. If you subsequently have a
change of program that results in additional charges, you must contact the
department that originally provided the deferment or pay the new billing
balance in full by the end of the week in which the additional charges were
added to avoid late fees.
Finance Charges
Finance charges are assessed on all past due balances. The current annual rate
is 12 percent, subject to change.
Returned Items
A “returned check charge” of $25 is assessed for a check or electronic fund
transfer returned by the bank for any reason. Under California Civil Code
#1719, a returned check may create a liability of treble (three times) the
amount owed, but not less than $100. Any returned items will void outstanding
deferments, making all balances due in full immediately. The university may,
at its option, cancel enrollment of any student whose check is returned unpaid
by the bank. If the university does not exercise this option, the student will
be responsible for all tuition and fees incurred. Students and parents should
be aware that non-local checks may be held by the bank for the maximum time
allowed by law. Please allow ample time for non-local funds to be made
available by the date payment is due.
Tax Credits
USC is required to provide students and the I.R.S. with form 1098-T each year.
This form reports general information about enrollment status, qualified
charges and financial aid posted to a student’s account during the calendar
year just ended. The 1098-T assists students and families to determine their
eligibility for the Hope Scholarship and Lifetime Learning tax credits.
Additional information is available at
usc.edu/sfs under “Tax Credits” and in I.R.S.
publication 970.
Billing Information
You should check your account on USCe.pay any time you make a change to your
enrollment. In addition, we email monthly billing statement notifications to
the USC email addresses of all students who have outstanding balances or have
activity on their student accounts during the month. Students must use
USCe.pay to review their monthly statements. For more information, please
visit sfs.usc.edu.
Although we accept payments from third parties, you are ultimately responsible
for settling all debts to the university by the appropriate deadlines.
Non-receipt of a bill does not relieve you of this obligation. If you need a
statement showing your tuition and fees, you may obtain your Registration and
Fee Summary by selecting the icon within your myUSC profile. It contains
details regarding the courses you are enrolled in, along with tuition and fee
information. You may also use USCe.pay to print an online statement.
If any private parties (including family members) are assisting you in paying
for your expenses and require a monthly billing statement showing tuition and
fees before they will issue payment, it is your responsibility to register
early enough to accommodate them. We recommend that you register a minimum of
40 days prior to the settlement deadline.
In accordance with the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, we will not
disclose any specific information about your student account to a third party
(including family members) without your permission.
You may grant family members access to your educational records by creating
guest user accounts on MyUSC. You may also grant third parties access to your
financial records by creating guest user accounts on USCe.pay. For more
information, visit sfs.usc.edu and select
the “Guest Login” link.
Obligation for Payment
Request for registration constitutes a legal financial obligation to which you
will be held liable if you do not follow the proper procedure to change or
cancel your registration through the Office of Academic Records and Registrar.
You must receive written confirmation (the Registration Confirmation form) to
verify that your requested change has been made.
By registering, you agree to be held responsible for all tuition and fees,
including, but not limited to, payments denied by student loan lenders,
agencies of the United States government and agencies of foreign governments.
Tuition and fees for all students, including those whose tuition has been
deferred, become an obligation in accordance with the provisions of the
Withdrawal Refund Policy as follows. Tuition and fees are due, in full, by the
settlement deadline. Failure to make payments of any indebtedness to the
university when due, including but not limited to tuition, deferred tuition,
housing, student loans, lab fees and USCard, is considered sufficient cause,
until the debt is settled with the university, to (1) bar the student from
classes and examinations; (2) withhold diploma or scholastic certificate; (3)
bar the student from university housing; (4) suspend all university services
and privileges; (5) suspend the student; (6) assign the student to a
collection agency (students who have been assigned to an outside collection
agency may be required to pay in advance for all future registrations and
services); and (7) report the student to a credit bureau. This policy will be
equally enforced against debts discharged through bankruptcy.
Permission to cancel enrollment does not constitute, nor shall it be construed
as, a waiver by the university of a student’s financial obligation. You are
still responsible for all outstanding debts and contracts with the university.
Furthermore, a student must not have any delinquent financial obligations to
USC at the time classes begin or his or her registration may be revoked.
For additional information, please contact the Cashier’s Office, Student Union
106 (STU 106), (213) 740-7471,
cashier@usc.edu.
Withdrawal/Tuition Refund Policy
Students may only receive a refund of tuition and fees if courses are dropped
before the refund deadline (to find the specific refund deadline for any
course, please locate the course on the Schedule of Classes and click on the
calendar icon). It is a student’s responsibility to officially withdraw from
any class that he or she is not attending. Informing the academic department
or the course instructor does not constitute withdrawal from the course. All
withdrawals must be processed by Web Registration or through the Registrar One
Stop Center.
Students will be held financially liable for all classes that appear on the
OASIS Registered Course List, Web Registration Course Bin or the Registration
Confirmation form after the refund deadline.
There is no refund for classes withdrawn from after the refund
deadline.
Refunds for additional charges, including but not limited to housing and meal
plans, will be determined by the office assessing the charge.
In the event of a revocation of registration, 100 percent of any tuition paid
for that semester will be first applied to any outstanding debt. Any remaining
credit will be available for refund within six to eight weeks from the date of
revocation. Students must request a refund from the Cashier’s Office.
These policies are enforced equally for settled as well as unsettled
registrations.
Withdrawal Implications for Recipients of Financial Aid
For detailed information about the implications of withdrawal for financial
aid applicants, refer to the
USC Catalogue.
Tuition Assistance Benefits
The tuition assistance benefits program provides USC tuition payments for
eligible faculty and staff, their eligible spouses or registered domestic
partners, and their children who are admitted in a USC degree program. The
amount of tuition payment varies based on who is taking the class, the type of
class and the maximum number of units eligible for assistance. Tuition
assistance is limited to tuition and does not apply to any fees or books.
An employee must be eligible for tuition assistance (i.e., met any waiting
period requirement, etc.) on or before the first day of classes and on or
after the last day of the semester (for summer, it is the end of the semester
not the end of the individual sessions) for which application is made. The
academic calendar for each semester will provide the official start and end
dates for all semesters. Please see the Tuition Assistance Benefit Program
Document for complete information regarding eligibility and requirements,
available online at
USC Benefits – Tuition Assistance Benefit
for a complete definition of who is tuition benefits eligible and
requirements.
A student who receives tuition assistance is responsible for payment of a
prorated amount of tuition assistance if a post-registration audit reveals any
change in employment status of the employee or sponsoring employee during the
semester(s) or tuition assistance has been applied to any ineligible tuition
or fees or the maximum allowed units of tuition assistance has been exceeded.
Applications for tuition assistance are available online in the tuition
benefits section of the USC Employee Gateway (employees.usc.edu/) website.
General information about the tax liability for certain types of tuition
assistance is included in the Tuition Assistance Benefit Program Document on
the USC Employee Gateway (employees.usc.edu/) website. Questions regarding tax liability should be directed to the USC
Payroll Office. For additional information on tuition assistance, contact the
HR Service Center at (213) 821-8100 or email
uschr@usc.edu.
Tuition assistance eligibility does not guarantee the student admission to the
university. The prospective student must apply for university admission
through the USC Admission Office.
Only those USC classes that can be applied to the student’s degree at USC are
eligible for tuition assistance benefits. Special education programs,
seminars, certificate programs and other classes not listed in the USC
Catalogue are not eligible for tuition assistance.
Eligible Veterans and Dependents
Eligible veterans and dependents must register with the Veterans Certification
Office each semester in order to claim GI Bill® or Vocational Rehabilitation
benefits. Students may expect an educational allowance based only on courses
that are a legitimate part of the degree program approved for veterans. The
student must notify the Veterans Certification Office immediately upon any
change of major or leave of absence. In addition, direct monthly enrollment
verification with the VA is now required via text or email for Post 9/11 GI
Bill® recipients who receive MHA and/or kicker payments.
The Veterans Certification Office is located in John Hubbard Hall, Room 101,
(213) 740-4619, or you may email us
here. Virtual meetings are
available
here.
For more information, visit usc.edu/va.