<p>I do not feel there is any objective data which indicates which U. S. universities are well known in Asian countries.
As far as USC is concerned it is a Pacific Rim university and has long standing ties to Asia. Seventeen alumni groups are active in Asian countries including groups in Hong Kong, Taipei, Indonesia, Japan, Singapore and Taiwan. USC President, Dr. Steven Sample, served as the first president of the Association of Pacifc Rim Universities, now a consortium of 42 research universities.<br>
Many prominent Asians are alumni including the former Prime Minister mentioned above. Yang Ho Cho, President and CEO of Korean Airlines, is an alumnus. Lu Chen, who received her Ph.D from the university, was a MacArthur Foundation grant recipient. She came to SC from China. Also from China is Ming Hsieh, founder of Cogent Systems. He gave 35 million to USC.</p>