<p>I’ve never heard of USC being compared to Penn. Though they are both located in seedier neighborhoods of their respective cities. I never really looked that hard at Penn so I don’t know that much about it. I know the comparisons would differ from program to program, but in general Penn has the better reputation. </p>
<p>I definitely agree that USC could potentially reach the level of Duke, NU, Uchig, etc. - the group of academically prestigious, non-ivy private schools that we are all familiar with. I don’t think SC’s reputation is there just yet, but I think it could happen.</p>