University of Southern California

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- the oldest private research
university in California
- Founder - Judge Robert Maclay
Widney
- USC first opened its doors to
53 students and 10 teachers in
1880
- The colors of USC are cardinal
and gold
- Motto: Let whoever earns the
palm bear it

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USC students and athletes are
known as Trojans.
This name appeared when Los
Angeles Times sportswriter Owen
Bird reported the USC athletes
"fought on like the Trojans of
antiquity"

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The University Park campus
is in the University Park
district of Los Angeles, 2
miles southwest of
Downtown Los Angeles.
USC also operates the Health
Sciences Campus downtown.
There is also a USC Village.

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- Admissions are characterized as "most selective, lower transfer in"; 95
undergraduate majors and 147 academic and professional minors are
offered
- USC is ranked by U.S. News & World Report as "Most Selective", and
Princeton Review rates its admissions selectivity of 98 out of 99
- Acceptance rate is about 15%

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Especially noteworthy collections include:
- American literature,
- Cinema-Television including the Warner
Bros. studio archives
- European philosophy
- German exile literature

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The USC Trojans participate in
various sports competitions
and have won 123 total team
national championships, 97
for men and 26 for women.

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- Song Girls
- Yell Leaders
- Spirit Leaders