Is USC cutting down on admits?

alamemom
Mon, 31 Jan 2011 10:38:20 +0000

ukfcra, does your letter say “8,000?” Another poster mentioned their letter said “8,400.”

Last year USC admitted 8,715 http://www.usc.edu/admission/undergraduate/private/1011/FreshmanProfile2010.pdf , so if they are admitting 8,400 or 8,000 (whichever number turns out to be accurate from the letter) it does seem that they are cutting back on admits a bit. They may be expecting a slightly higher yield (number of admitted students who choose to attend) than last year due to the small rise in the rankings last August.