Overview

School of Architecture / School of Architecture is located in Los Angeles, CA, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Master of Architecture/Master of Planning (M Arch/M Pl)
Master of Landscape Architecture/Master of Planning (MLA/M Pl)
Master of Building Science (MBS)	Building science
Master of Architecture (M Arch)	Architecture
Master of Historic Preservation (MHP)	Heritage conservation
Master of Landscape Architecture (MLA)	Landscape architecture and urbanism

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Master's Degrees	40
Other Advanced Degrees	20

Earning Your Degree

Part-time study available?	No
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 Thesis Required for some
Doctoral Degrees	Entrance Exam GRE Thesis Required

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

424

Applied

237

Accepted

88

Enrolled

Applying

85

Application Fee - Domestic

Yes

Electronic
applications accepted?

Application Deadlines

Type	Domestic	International	Priority date
Fall deadline	January 15th	January 15th	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Exam	Details
Master's Degree Exam	GRE
Doctoral Degree Exam	GRE

International Students

Exam	Details
TOEFL: Required	TOEFL IBT score: 100

Tuition & Fees

Financial Support

Financial award applicants must submit:	FAFSA
Application deadlines for financial awards	May 1
Types of financial support available	Scholarship and/or loans Federal Work-Study

Student Body

223

Total Graduate Students

47%

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	6.73%
Black or African American	2.24%
White or Caucasian	27%
American Indian or Alaska Native	0.45%
Asian	9.87%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	0.45%
Two or more races	0.45%
Unknown	4.93%

Gender

Male (43%)

Female (56%)

Faculty

43

Total faculty

Full-time - 12

Part-time - 31

Male (32)

Female (11)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Urban housing; advanced digital simulation, computation, and representation; building skins; parametric design; advanced seismic research
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	0

Location & Contact

Address University Park Campus
Los Angeles, CA  90089
United States

Contact Qingyun Ma
Dean
Email: archdean@usc.edu
Phone: 213-740-2420
Fax: 213-740-8884

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