The University of Southern California, also known as USC or SC, is a private, secular university. The main campus is nestled on 300 acres in the heart of Los Angeles and boasts an enrollment of 37,000 students, with half of the student body composed of undergraduates and the other half enrolled in the university's graduate programs. The University of Southern California offers a law school as well as the oldest film school in the nation.
The University of California Los Angeles is a public research university located in the Westwood neighborhood. The school's campus is built on a 419-acre plot and hosts nearly 40,000 students, 27,000 of which are enrolled in the school's undergraduate branch. UCLA offers over 300 programs of study for undergraduates and master's students. The undergraduate branch is consistently ranked in the top 50 of many national rankings, while the professional programs in law and medicine are also highly regarded.
Pepperdine University is located on the Pacific Coast Highway in Malibu, California, just north of Los Angeles. This private university is affiliated with the Church of Christ and enrolls just under 8,000 students annually, with about two-thirds of that enrolled in the university's graduate programs. Pepperdine also offers a law school with an emphasis on advocacy and global justice programs.
Loyola Marymount University is a private, Roman Catholic university situated on a 142-acre campus in the city of Los Angeles.. Loyola Marymount University, or LMU, enrolls just over 9,000 students annually, with nearly 6,000 of those enrolled in the undergraduate division of the school. Loyola Marymount University offers its undergraduates a choice of 56 majors, 57 minors and 30 concentrations, while its graduate school offers 38 master's programs and one doctoral program.