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)
3,00

UNDERGRADUATE
STUDENTS

6,0

GRADUATE
STUDENTS

Faculty Numbers

213

Full-Time
Tenure Track
Faculty

16

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

235

Research, Teaching,
Practice or Clinical
Faculty

112

NSF Faculty Early Career Development Program (CAREER) Awards

10

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

4

National Academy of Science (NAS) Members

11

MIT TR-35 Recipients

126

Chaired and Named Professorships

25

National Academy of Inventors (NAI) Members
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2

National Academy 
of Medicine Members

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NAE Gordon Prize Recipients
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2

Emmy Awards

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Oscars

1

ACM Alan M. Turing Award

2

ANational Medal of Technology and
Innovation (NMTI)
More awards can be found here
Academic Departments

Aerospace and Mechanical Engineering

Astronautical Engineering

Alfred E. Mann Department of Biomedical Engineering

Computer Science

Daniel J Epstein Department of Industrial and Systems Engineering

Ming Hsieh Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering

Sonny Astani Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering

The Mork Family Department of Chemical Engineering and Materials Science

Academic Programs
0
BACHELOR'S DEGREE PROGRAMS
0
ACTIVE MINORS
0
MASTER'S PROGRAMS
0
DOCTORAL PROGRAMS
Online Via DEN@Viterbi
0
MASTER'S PROGRAMS
0
GRADUATE CERTIFICATES

Viterbi Alumni

MORE THAN
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Annual Research Expenditures
MORE THAN
$0,000,000+
Research Centers and Institutes
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Overseas Offices

Shanghai, China

Beijing, China

Bangalore, India

Advisory Boards

Board of Councilors

Emerging Leaders Board

Corporate Board

China and East Asia Board

India Board

year in review

DID YOU KNOW?

In 2022, USC Viterbi dean Yannis C. Yortsos received the prestigious Gordon Prize of the National Academy of Engineering for his role in founding the Grand Challenges Scholars Program

DID YOU KNOW?

In 2022, 3 USC Viterbi researchers have been named AAAS fellows: Andrea Armani, Mark Humayun and Yannis Yortsos

DID YOU KNOW?

In 2022, USC Viterbi dean Yannis C. Yortsos received the prestigious Gordon Prize of the National Academy of Engineering for his role in founding the Grand Challenges Scholars Program

DID YOU KNOW?

In 2021, USC Viterbi had 5 NSF CAREER Award Recipients: Heather Culbertson, Jyo Deshmukh, Xiang Ren, Constantine Sideris and Phebe Vayanos

DID YOU KNOW?

In 2020, USC Viterbi came close to reaching gender parity again in its entering freshman class.

DID YOU KNOW?

USC Viterbi is ranked #4 in the nation in the 2022 U.S. News & World Report Best Online Master’s Information Technology Programs (consisting of MS in CS and Data Sciences and related fields).

DID YOU KNOW?

USC Viterbi is ranked #5 in the nation in the 2022 U.S. News & World Report Best Online Master’s Engineering Programs (consisting of MS in more than 40 engineering sub-fields and specializations). The USC Viterbi program has been ranked Top 5 in the Nation for 10 consecutive years.
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    Published on April 30th, 2020

    Last updated on April 17th, 2024