University Facts: The University of Southern California
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Founded in 1880, the University of Southern California is the oldest and largest private research university in the western half of the United States.

The university enrolls about 30,000 students annually on two campuses, the 235-acre University Park campus near Exposition Park and the 50-acre Health Sciences campus, three miles to the northeast of downtown Los Angeles.

Some facts of significance about the university include the following:

• USC is a member of the Association of American Universities, a select group of 62 public and private universities in the U.S. and Canada that, together, perform about two-thirds of all federally funded academic research and development.
• Enrollment stands at 30,000, including 16,000 undergraduates and 14,000 graduate and professional students.
• In basic research, USC is nationally and internationally prominent. Currently, USC ranks among the top 10 private universities receiving federal funds for research and development support and in the top 20 among all universities.
• USC professor George A. Olah was the sole recipient of the 1994 Nobel Prize in chemistry.
• USC was TIME/Princeton Review College Guide's "College of the Year 2000," one of Newsweek/Kaplan College Guide's "Hot Schools of 2001" and an Association of American Colleges and Universities "Leadership Institution of 2001."
• USC has 39 faculty members or administrators who are members of prestigious national academies, including 10 in the National Academy of Sciences, 21 in the National Academy of Engineering, and 10 in the Institute of Medicine (two faculty are members of both NAS and NAE). Membership in these academies, created by Congress, is by election only and is based on distinguished and continuing achievements.
• The University is the home of 17 professional schools, in addition to the College of Letters, Arts and Sciences. These schools train specialists in fields ranging from medicine and law to engineering, music, communication and business.
• USC's schools of Cinema-Television, Social Work and International Relations are among the oldest such schools in the country.
• USC is home to the USC/Norris Comprehensive Cancer Center, one of only 39 designated by the National Cancer Institute to lead the nation in cancer research, prevention and care.
• Among USC's distinguished alumni are musicians Herb Alpert, Michael Tilson Thomas and Marilyn Horne; astronauts Neil Armstrong and Charles Bolden; columnist Art Buchwald; sportscaster Frank Gifford; architects Frank Gehry and Jon Jerde; directors George Lucas, John Singleton, Ron Howard and Paul Mazursky; Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf; former U.S. Secretary of State Warren Christopher; retired California Supreme Court Chief Justice Malcolm Lucas and Associate Justice Joyce L. Kennard; former U.S. Ambassador to Australia, South Africa and the United Nations Edward Perkins; actors John Ritter, Tom Selleck, LeVar Burton and the late John Wayne; actresses Marlo Thomas and Ally Sheedy; symphony conductor Michael Tilson Thomas; and producers David L. Wolper and Barney Rosenzweig.

University Facts: The University of California at Los Angeles
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Location
Westwood Village is about 5 miles from the Pacific Ocean and 10 miles from LA International Airport. The UCLA campus is surrounded by Bel Air, Brentwood and Beverly Hills. The average year-round temperature is 74 degrees with no usual rain fall from April-October.

Founded
UCLA was founded in 1919 in Los Angeles and moved to its present Westwood site in 1929. It is the fastest rising academic university in the nation and the only one founded in the 20th century that is ranked in the top ten academically.

Enrollment
There are 25,000 undergraduates and 12,000 graduate students for a total of 37,000. UCLA has been #1 nationally since 1998 in receiving the most applications for undergraduate admission. Only 4,000 to 5,000 students are admitted each academic year into the freshmen class.

Size
The campus is 419 acres (about one square mile), with almost 250 buildings set among rolling hills. There are three mini-campuses divided for academics (upper area), athletics (lower center of campus) and social/residential halls (upper dorm side of campus). Students can walk from the residential halls to the academic end of campus in about 15 minutes. Shuttles are available to the Westwood area if students do not want to walk.

National Rankings

• Thirty-one academic programs rank in the top 20 in their field
• Faculty ranks 12th among public universities and overall in National Research Council survey

Faculty Nobel Prizes:

• 1998 Nobel Prize in Medicine, Dr. Louis J. Ignarro
• 1997 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Paul Boyer
• 1987 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Donald J. Cram
• 1965 Nobel Prize in Physics, Julian S. Schwinger
• 1960 Nobel Prize in Chemistry, Willard F. Libby

Research

• Ranked among the top 5 universities for total research funding ($767.8 million in 2001-2002 academic year)
• At any time, more than 5,000 funded research projects are conducted on campus
• One of just 10 universities to receive the National Science Foundation's Award for the Integration of Research and Education

UCLA Library

• Campus-wide network includes the Charles E. Young Research Library, the undergraduate College Library, and eight subject libraries
• Total collections more than 7.5 million volumes as well as extensive collections of manuscripts, oral history transcripts, archives, technical reports, government publications, photographs, maps, microforms, audiovisual materials, corporate reports
• More than 95,000 journal titles are received regularly
• Among the top 5 university research libraries in North America

Admissions

• Most sought after university in the nation for the fifth straight year
• More than 40,000 students applied to become one of 4,200 freshmen for fall 2001

Enrollment

• California's largest university
• More than 36,000 students enrolled annually
• More students than any other college in California, public or private