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Common Data Set 2025-2026

USC Average GPA and Acceptance Rate

Official figures from USC's own Common Data Set for the first-years who enrolled in Fall 2025, and a checker to see where your GPA falls.

Average GPA

3.85

Had a 4.0

28.20%

Acceptance rate

11.2%

Applicants

83,488

Where does your GPA fall?

The Common Data Set groups GPAs on a 4.0 scale. Work yours out with the high school GPA calculator.

Enter your GPA to see where it falls among USC's Fall 2025 first-years.

High school GPA of Fall 2025 first-years (CDS item C11)

GPA All first-years Submitted scores Did not submit scores
4.0
28.20%
35% 23%
3.75 to 3.99
52.00%
54% 51%
3.50 to 3.74
14.30%
10% 18%
3.25 to 3.49
3.50%
1% 5%
3.00 to 3.24
1.10%
1% 2%
2.50 to 2.99
0.70%
— 1%
2.0 to 2.49
0.20%
— 0%
1.0 to 1.99
0.00%
— —
Below 1.0
0.00%
— —

Shares as printed in the CDS. "—" means the cell is blank in the CDS.

USC admissions, Fall 2025

First-year applicants83,488
Admitted9,345
Enrolled3,759
Acceptance rate (admitted ÷ applied)11.2%
Average high school GPA (enrolled)3.85
Enrolled first-years who submitted a GPA99.92%

What these numbers mean

  • The average and the bands describe first-years who enrolled in Fall 2025, not everyone who was admitted, and only those with a high school GPA on file (99.92% of the class).
  • The Common Data Set does not say whether these GPAs are weighted or unweighted.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the average GPA at USC?
3.85 for first-years who enrolled in Fall 2025, according to USC's Common Data Set 2025-2026 (item C12). 99.92% of them submitted a high school GPA.

What GPA do you need to get into USC?
USC's Common Data Set reports the GPAs of the first-years who enrolled. In Fall 2025, 28.20% had a 4.0 and 80.2% had 3.75 or higher. Enter your GPA above to see where yours falls.

What is USC's acceptance rate?
11.2% for Fall 2025: 9,345 of 83,488 first-year applicants were admitted and 3,759 enrolled (Common Data Set item C1). The rate is admitted divided by applied.

Is USC's average GPA weighted or unweighted?
The Common Data Set does not say. It groups GPAs on a 4.0 scale.

How do GPAs compare for students with and without test scores at USC?
USC's CDS splits the GPA bands by test scores: 35% of first-years who submitted scores had a 4.0, against 23% of those who did not.

Source

University of Southern California, Common Data Set 2025-2026, items C1, C11 and C12: the document we read, linked from USC's Common Data Set page. Figures are copied as printed; the acceptance rate is worked out from them. Checked 26 September 2026.

Average GPA at other universities

UCLA 3.94 NYU 3.81 Harvard 4.22 UC Berkeley 3.90 Stanford 3.94 Penn State 3.67 UC San Diego 3.88 Purdue 3.81 UC Davis 4.03 Boston University 3.86 Georgia Tech 4.17 Arizona State 3.52 University of Michigan 3.9 UNC Chapel Hill 4.47 University of Florida 3.9 Columbia 4.25

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