University of Southern California - Area Immediately Around Campus



Rating Posted By Comment
3 - Good
3 - Good
baytousc
July 13 2009
USC is in an urban neighborhood. However, I think it gets unnecessary flack for it. Use your common sense and stay to yourself, & the chances of something happening to you are slim to none. I walk [View Full Report]
2 - Fair
2 - Fair
waitingforcal
April 18 2009
It's not the best place for a university. I don't want to mislead anybody, so let me just say that when you walk off campus, you have to worry about getting shot or getting mugged. [View Full Report]
2 - Fair
2 - Fair
marcjacobs lover
March 22 2009
theyre building a subway stop right in front of one side of the school, so thats a plus. [View Full Report]
2 - Fair
2 - Fair
coin
March 22 2009
Like I said ... sketchy. [View Full Report]
2 - Fair
2 - Fair
tbgjinfl
October 16 2008
A bit seedy outside campus. We stopped at a McDonalds for lunch just across from campus and a homeless man pilfered a used soda cup from the trash and came inside for a drink. [View Full Report]
3 - Good
3 - Good
3drummersathome
March 17 2008
The area is changing and being upgraded more and more. [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good
4 - Very Good
cabrooks
January 22 2008
I walked around and felt safe in the day. At night it was kinda sketchy. I heard an ambulance go by at least three times in one night. [View Full Report]
3 - Good
3 - Good
CMK2901
April 21 2007
South and east are nice areas. The area surrounding USC is a low-income community, and it was a bit offsetting for myself, not really being a big city person. But again, I felt safe; no worries. [View Full Report]
4 - Very Good
4 - Very Good
pac10baby
August 23 2006
Not bad! There are shopping areas immediately north and west of the campus. The Radisson Hotel and the brand new Galen (basketball) Center are just east of the campus. [View Full Report]
3 - Good
3 - Good
gregdunn
August 11 2006
It is defineitly underrated. Everyone jokes about the University of South Central... but it was actually not bad at all... Its not Westwood, but not the ghetto. [View Full Report]