Overview

Doctor of Policy, Planning, and Development Program / Doctor of Policy, Planning, and Development Program is located in Los Angeles, CA, in an urban setting.

Degrees & Awards

Degrees Offered

Degree	Concentration	Sub-concentration
Doctor of Policy, Planning, and Development (DPPD)

Degrees Awarded

Degree	Number Awarded
Doctoral Degrees	3

Earning Your Degree

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

Degree Requirements

Degree	Requirement
Doctoral Degrees	Project

Admissions

Acceptance Rate

41

Applied

16

Accepted

13

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	February 1st	February 1st	Yes

Entrance Requirements

Student Body

43

Total Graduate Students

Not Reported

International Breakout (representing other countries)

Race/Ethnicity

Hispanic/Latino	13.95%
Black or African American	11.63%
White or Caucasian	53%
American Indian or Alaska Native	2.33%
Asian	9.3%
Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander	2.33%
Two or more races	0%
Unknown	6.98%

Gender

Male (53%)

Female (46%)

Faculty

151

Total faculty

Full-time - 51

Part-time - 100

Male (109)

Female (42)

Research

Focus of faculty research:	Governance: effective institutions, leadership, management, healthy urban and place development, sustainability, community, public policy and planning, societal problem solving and analysis
Externally sponsored research expenditures last year:	6,160,914

Location & Contact

Address University Park Campus
Los Angeles, CA  90089
United States

Contact Dr. Elizabeth Graddy
Vice Dean and Professor
Email: graddy@usc.edu
Phone: 213-740-5725
Fax: 213-740-5379

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