Compare University of South California vs Texas A&M University - College Station

University of South California vs Texas A&M University - College Station

Overview Comparison
University of Southern CaliforniaTexas A&M University
Collegedunia Score5.9 Out of 105.7 Out of 10
ranking (overall)# 28 US News 2024
# 74 Times Higher Education 2024
# 116 QS World University 2024
# 47 US News 2024
# 118 Times Higher Education 2024
# 134 QS World University 2024
Subject Strength# 15 for Engineering by US News 2024
# 28 for Medicine by US News 2024
# 16 for Law by US News 2024
# 10 for Engineering by US News 2024
# 64 for Medicine by US News 2024
# 29 for Law by US News 2024
ProgramsUG Programs -143
PG Programs -126
Doctorate Programs -7
UG Programs -94
PG Programs -85
Doctorate Programs -7
Acceptance Rate12.9 %67.0 %
Exam ScoreGMAT-690
GRE updated-306
IELTS-6.5
PTE-68
SAT-1360
TOEFL-80
GMAT-690
IELTS-6
PTE-53
SAT-1140
TOEFL-80
Cost to StudyAverage Tuition Fees   63468
[For UG Program]
Average Tuition Fees  25795
[For PG Program]
Hostel + Meal - 33130 Per Year
Average Tuition Fees   45645
[For UG Program]
Average Tuition Fees  20026
[For PG Program]
Hostel + Meal - 16184 Per Year
placement (average package)

Graduate Employability Ranking 2023: 59

QS World University Ranking :#134

Average salaries are given below:

Doctrate: $145,000

MBA: $142,000

Bachelor(Other):$121,000

Master(Other): $117,000

PHd: $101,000


Graduate Employability Ranking 2020: 121 – 130; Annual ROI is 10.4%; Top paying degrees and their annual salary are Doctorate: 192,000 USD; Ph.D.: 115,000 USD; MBA: 110,000 USD; Other Masters: 101,000 USD; MS: 100,000 USD


application requirements

3 to 4 years of work experience for some graduate programs; at least 2 letters of recommendation; 2 to 3-page statement of purpose

Essay; 3 letters of recommendation; Statement of Purpose; CV

Campuses and B-SchoolsMarshall Business School
Mays Business School
CollegeDunia Reviews7.8/10 Read 21 reviews7.3/10 Read 1 reviews
General Facts Comparison
General FactsUniversity of Southern CaliforniaTexas A&M University
Type of UniversityUniversity
University
Established1880
1876
Student:Faculty Ratio13:1
24:1
Male:Female48% Male, 52% Female52% Male, 48% Female
Location Facts

Has two campuses located in Los Angeles: University Park having Dana and David Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences and many professional schools; Health Science campus having Keck School of Medicine, School of Pharmacy and three teaching hospitals. 


Texas A&M’s College Station campus is one of the largest in USA; located in Brazos Valley, also known as Aggieland; a railroad track operated by Union Pacific divides the campus into two parts: east and west side; Other campuses of university are located in Qatar, Galveston and McAllen


Library

Over 22 campus libraries having –

Total Volume: 5,919,656;

Title Held: 5,007,597;

Serials: 77,299;

Physical Media: 172,964, Electronic Media: 122,269; 

Electronic Books: 1,682,067;

Electronic Journals: 172,964;


Ranked 1st among SEC universities and 8th among US public universities by Association of Research Libraries (ARL) in 2017-18; 11,000 databases, 114,000 e-journals, 1.8 million ebooks, 5.8 million volumes and 7 million web views; 5 libraries: Cushing Memorial, Evans Library, Medical Sciences, Policy Science and Economics , Business


Campus Life

Cultural Communities: Asian Pacific American Student Services, LGBT Resource Center, International Services, etc;

Graduate, Undergraduate and Residential Student Governance; 

Volunteer Center; Trojan Marching Band; Relationship & Sexual Violence Prevention Services


University has over 1000 student clubs and organizations including Corps of Cadets, Fraternity & Sorority Life, Student Government, and Music Activities; has a Police and Health Service department for safety and well-being of students; Starbucks, Chick-Fil-A food court, Einstein Bros Bagels are located inside the campus


Hostel#Rooms - $10098
#Room and Board - $16398
#Off campus (not with family) - $7780
#On campus - $8404
Famous Alumni

Neil Armstrong (astronaut); George Lucas (creator of Star Wars); Zulfikar Ali Bhutto (former Prime Minister of Pakistan); John Wayne (Academy Award winner); Andrew Viterbi (co-founder of Qualcomm Inc.); Will Ferrell (actor)


Rick Perry (US Secretary of Energy); Robert Gates (US Secretary of Defence); Holly Ridings (first woman chief flight director at NASA); John Kimbrough (actor); Gene Stallings (3 Super Bowl title-winning coach); Robert Earl Keen (guitarist); George P. Mitchell (chairman and CEO of Saudi Aramco); Charles E. Toberman (popularly known as Father of Hollywood); 


City Life

Los Angeles (LA) is the second most populous city of USA; Hollywood is located here; 841 Museums and art gallaries, California Beaches, Disneyland park, Los Angeles offers various concert halls, regular festivals, and bustling nightlife; Ranked 7th on Global City Index and 9th on Global Economic Power Index; Unemployment rate in December 2022 was 4%; Industries employing maximum number of people are healthcare, retail, hospitality, and manufacturing


Texas has a deepwater port on Texas Gulf Coast and is known as petroleum refining & petrochemical manufacturing center; Unemployment rate was 2.1% in May 2019; considered as the largest producer of oil, cattle, sheep, minerals, cotton, and wool in the USA


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