University of Southern California

Summary

University of Southern California is a private university^[1]. It has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2]

Key Facts

• University of Southern California was a member of ORCID, Inc.^[3].
• University of Southern California was a member of Digital Library Federation^[4].
• University of Southern California was a member of National Consortium for Teaching about Asia^[5].
• University of Southern California was a member of Q118398^[6].
• University of Southern California was a member of DataCite^[7].
• University of Southern California was a member of Association of American Universities^[8].
• University of Southern California is located in Los Angeles^[9].
• University of Southern California is in the country of United States^[10].
• University of Southern California's instance of is recorded as private university^[11].
• University of Southern California's instance of is recorded as research university^[12].
• University of Southern California's instance of is recorded as private not-for-profit educational institution^[13].
• University of Southern California's instance of is recorded as open-access publisher^[14].
• University of Southern California's founder is recorded as Robert M. Widney^[15].
• University of Southern California's headquarters location is recorded as Los Angeles^[16].
• University of Southern California's child organization or unit is recorded as Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute^[17].
• University of Southern California's child organization or unit is recorded as Department of Biomedical Engineering, University of Southern California^[18].
• University of Southern California's child organization or unit is recorded as Women in Science and Engineering, University of Southern California^[19].
• University of Southern California's child organization or unit is recorded as University of Southern California Sea Grant^[20].
• University of Southern California's child organization or unit is recorded as Center for Quantum Information Science & Technology^[21].
• University of Southern California's child organization or unit is recorded as USC Gould School of Law^[22].
• University of Southern California's child organization or unit is recorded as USC School of Cinematic Arts^[23].
• University of Southern California's child organization or unit is recorded as USC Thornton School of Music^[24].
• University of Southern California's child organization or unit is recorded as USC Sol Price School of Public Policy^[25].
• University of Southern California's child organization or unit is recorded as USC Marshall School of Business^[26].
• University of Southern California's child organization or unit is recorded as USC Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism^[27].

Body

Founding

University of Southern California's founder is recorded as Robert M. Widney^[15]. October 6, 1880 marks the founding of it^[28].

Operations

University of Southern California's headquarters location is recorded as Los Angeles^[16]. Subsidiaries include Loker Hydrocarbon Research Institute^[17], a research institute^[29], in United States^[30], founded in 1977^[31]; Department of Biomedical Engineering, it^[18]; Women in Science and Engineering, it^[19]; University of Southern California Sea Grant^[20], an organization^[32], in United States^[33], founded in 1995^[34]; Center for Quantum Information Science & Technology^[21], a research institute^[35], in United States^[36]; and USC Gould School of Law^[22], a law school^[37], in United States^[38], founded in 1896^[39].

Industry

University of Southern California's industry is recorded as higher education^[40].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for University of Southern California include USC Trojans^[41], a university and college sports club^[42], in United States^[43]; Expo Park/USC^[44], a tram stop^[45], in United States^[46], founded in 2012^[47]; and Jefferson/USC^[48], a tram stop^[49], in United States^[50].

Why It Matters

University of Southern California has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[2] It is known by 59 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[51]

Entities named for it include USC Trojans^[41], a university and college sports club^[42], in United States^[43]; Expo Park/USC^[44], a tram stop^[45], in United States^[46], founded in 2012^[47]; and Jefferson/USC^[48], a tram stop^[49], in United States^[50].