USC and NYU west/east coast equivalents?

[beyphy]

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Both are private schools in the middle of the country’s two biggest cities, both are particularly strong in film/arts programs, both have big price tags. I think they are equivalent in a way - USC is to LA as NYU is to NYC.

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<p>this is pretty much what my hunch was based on, especially the first statement.</p>

<p>Do people compare USC to penn? i’ve never heard anyone do so. Although if USC keeps up their record, i could see them joining Duke, Uchicago, and northwestern maybe within a decade.</p>