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The University of Southern California, also known as USC, SC or Southern Cal, is a private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States. It was founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney and is the oldest private research university in California, with an enrollment of more than 47,000 students. It is composed of a liberal arts school, the Dornsife College of Letters, Arts and Sciences, and 22 undergraduate, graduate and professional schools. It is a member of the Association of American Universities, which it joined in 1969, and its sports teams are known as the Trojans.

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The University of Southern California (USC, SC, or Southern Cal[a]) is a private research university in Los Angeles, California, United States.
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Founded in 1880 by Robert M. Widney
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She then enrolled at the University of Southern California (USC), where she received a PhD in computer science in 1986.
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