Overview

Department of Mathematics / Department of Mathematics is located in Los Angeles, CA, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Arts (MA)	Mathematics
Master of Science (MS)	Statistics
Master of Science (MS)	Applied mathematics
Master of Arts (MA)	Applied mathematics
Master of Science (MS)	Mathematical finance
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Mathematics
Doctor of Philosophy (PhD)	Applied mathematics

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	37
Doctoral Degrees	7

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?
Evening/weekend programs available?	No
Distance learning programs available?	No
Terminal master's degree available?

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Master's Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test, GMAT Comp Exam Required for some Thesis Required for some
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE General Test, GRE Subject Test (mathematics) Comp Exam Required Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

559

Applied

112

Accepted

32

Enrolled

Applying

85

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Yes

Applications processed
on a rolling basis?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	December 1st	December 1st	No
Spring deadline	December 1st	December 1st	No

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE General Test, GMAT
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE General Test, GRE Subject Test (mathematics)

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL IBT score: 100

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Application deadlines for financial awards	December 1
Types of financial support available	Fellowships Research Assistantships Teaching Assistantships

Student Body

117

Total Graduate Students

72%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	0.85%
Black or African American	0%
White or Caucasian	12%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0%
Asian	6.84%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0%
Two or more races	1.71%
Unknown	5.13%

Gender

Male (66%)

Female (33%)

Faculty

48

Total faculty

Full-time - 48

Part-time - 0

Male (42)

Female (6)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Algebra, algebraic geometry and number theory, analysis/partial differential equations, applied mathematics, financial mathematics, probability, combinatorics and statistics
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	1,668,948

Location & Contact

Address University Park Campus
Los Angeles, CA  90089
United States

Contact Prof. Gary Rosen
Chair
Email: grosen@usc.edu
Phone: 213-740-1717
Fax: 213-740-2424

Larger Map