University of Southern California

The University of Southern California is a private research university in Los Angeles, California. Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney, it is the oldest private research university in California. For the 2019–20 academic year, there were 20,500 students enrolled in four-year undergraduate programs, and 28,000 graduate and professional students in a number of programs, including business, law, film, engineering, occupational therapy, pharmacy, and medicine. Admissions is considered highly selective. USC is the largest private employer in the city of Los Angeles and generates $8 billion in economic impact on Los Angeles and California.
USC was one of the earliest nodes on ARPANET and is the birthplace of the Domain Name System. Other technologies invented at USC include DNA computing, dynamic programming, image compression, VoIP, and antivirus software.

Meer informatie

Reacties Statistieken

| | Publiek | Catalaans • Duits • Frans • Italiaans • Nederlands • Spaans