Viterbi At a Glance
Founded: USC Engineering began in 1905
Mission Statement
The USC Viterbi School of Engineering is innovative, elite and internationally recognized for creating new models of education, research and commercialization that are firmly rooted in real world needs. The school’s first priorities are the education of outstanding students and the pursuit and publication of new research.
As the school’s faculty and students extend the frontiers of engineering knowledge through their research, they also apply engineering and technology to address societal challenges. The school stimulates and encourages qualities of scholarship, leadership, ambition and character that mark the true academic and professional engineer — to serve California, the nation and the world. At USC Viterbi, we call this the enabling power of Engineering+.
Student Population (Fall 2023)
2,90
UNDERGRADUATE
STUDENTS
6,0
GRADUATE
STUDENTS
Faculty Numbers

212
Full-Time
Tenure Track
Faculty
Tenure Track
Faculty

17
Full-time Tenure-Track National Academy of Engineering (NAE) Members
(34 Total Current and Past NAE Members)
(34 Total Current and Past NAE Members)

135
Full-Time Research, Teaching,
Practice or Clinical
Faculty
(total including part-time faculty: 267)
Practice or Clinical
Faculty
(total including part-time faculty: 267)

109
NSF Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Awards

12
Recipients of the Presidential Early Career Award  for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)

4
National Academy of Science (NAS) Members

11
MIT TR-35 RECIPIENTS

132
Chaired and Named Professorships

28
National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Members

2
National AcademyÂ
of Medicine Members
of Medicine Members

2
NAE Gordon Prize Recipients

4
EMMY AWARDS

2
OSCARS

1
ACM Alan M. Turing Award

2
National Medal of Technology and
Innovation (NMTI)
Innovation (NMTI)
More awards can be found here
Academic Departments
Academic Programs
0
BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAMS
0
ACTIVE MINORS
0
MASTER'S PROGRAMS
0
DOCTORAL PROGRAMS
0
MASTER'S PROGRAMS
0
GRADUATE CERTIFICATES
Viterbi Alumni
MORE THAN
0,000
Annual Research Expenditures
MORE THAN
$0,000,000+
Research Centers and Institutes
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Published on April 30th, 2020
Last updated on February 26th, 2025