Graduate quality vs. undergraduate quality

bclintonk
Tue, 28 Jan 2014 07:24:09 +0000

simba9:

I would say USC is one of those rare schools where the quality of its undergraduate programs outshines its graduate programs.



I would very much doubt this. Based on its size (18,000+ undergrads) and its student-faculty ratio (17:1 per its most recent Common Data Set), USC would appear to be virtually indistinguishable from leading public flagships. The major difference would be that USC has a less distinguished faculty than the leading public universities, with few disciplines ranking in the top 25 nationally. And also, of course, its undergraduate COA is much higher for in-state residents than a public flagship would be.