University of Southern California, also translated as University of Southern California, is located in Los Angeles, California, USA. Established by the board of supervisors on 1880. It is the oldest private research university on the west coast of the United States and a world-famous institution of higher learning. The University of Southern California is a member of the association of american universities (AAU) and the Pacific Rim University Alliance. The Academy of Film Arts, Business School, Conservatory of Music, School of Communication, School of Public Policy, School of Medicine, School of Architecture, School of Engineering and School of Multimedia rank among the top ten in the United States. In 20 15-20 16, American journalism ranked 23rd among American universities, 44th among American journalism world universities in 20 15-20/0/6, and 49th in academic ranking of world universities in 2015.

In 2000, the University of Southern California was selected as the University of the Year by Time magazine and Princeton Review for its extensive community service projects, and was listed as an ultra-high research university by Carnegie Education Foundation. Southern California is also one of the few engineering research centers (IMSC, BMES) funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF), and it was also selected as the first homeland security center of excellence in the United States.