Why is USC so expensive??

[sfgiants]

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Because they want money to fund their football team

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<p>The football program is actually a money maker through ticket sales, sponsorships, etc, and subsidizes other sports.</p>

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I don’t know who the president at the time was. This statement was made perhaps 5-8years ago, long after my mother recieved her Masters in the early 80s. Not tongue-in-cheek; it made a very definite impression on my mother who took it as a statement of arrogance. She does however still think highly of USC’s education.

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<p>Fair enough, it was probably not the most tactful thing to say.</p>

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Get serious, folks. The tuition that USC and <em>ALL</em> private universities charge does not even cover the expenses of running the university. <em>ALL</em> private universities run at a deficit, and depend upon alumni and corporate donations to keep afloat.</p>

<p>The more appropriate question would be something like — why does USC lose only $19,500 on each student instead of the $20,000 other universities lose?

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<p>Right, at of early 2008, tuition “accounts for only about 80 percent of the actual total cost of instruction USC must pay.” Source: [University</a> Endowments and Tuition Costs](<a href=“http://www.usc.edu/uscnews/stories/14959.html]University”>http://www.usc.edu/uscnews/stories/14959.html)</p>

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Well, I am going to get an IB diploma and was wondering if USC was particularly crazy about IB students? I know that UT Austin isn’t, and if USC gives me comparatively good advantages for having the diploma, then I might choose USC over UT. If not, then forget USC.

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<p>In what sense? In any case, judging by the tone of your post, USC might not be the best fit for you…</p>