USC vs. Washington U. in St. Louis?

vinceh
Wed, 14 Mar 2012 16:42:32 +0000

According to the National Center for Education Statistics the population breakdowns for those two schools are:

Wash U :
58% White
14% Asian
7% Black
5% Hispanic

USC:
43% White
22% Asian
14% Hispanic
11% International

Who’s ‘nerdier’? WashU’s, average ACT is 33 USC’s is 32 with a 3.8 average admitted GPA (WashU to my knowledge does not publish that statistic). As for partying, USC does have a ‘bigger’ reputation on that front. But I can tell you unequivocally that there are plenty of students who don’t limit their social life to drinking especially given the seemingly limitless entertainment options that Los Angeles has to offer.