You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend University of Southern California. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Most Well Attended Urban Affairs Major in California for a Doctorate list. Located in Los Angeles, California, this large private not-for-profit school awarded 2 degrees to qualified doctorate’s urban affairs students in 2020-2021.
With a undergrad student-to-faculty ratio of 9 to 1, it’s easy to see that the school is committed to helping their undergraduates succeed. With a freshman retention rate of 91%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The low undergrad student loan default rate of 1.3% is a good sign that students have an easier time paying off their loans than they might at other schools. For comparison, the national default rate is 10.1%.
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