{"id":443,"date":"2013-08-07T18:08:52","date_gmt":"2013-08-07T18:08:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/housing.usc.edu\/?page_id=443"},"modified":"2026-01-20T10:24:20","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T18:24:20","slug":"sample-cost","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/housing.usc.edu\/index.php\/sample-cost\/","title":{"rendered":"Sample Costs"},"content":{"rendered":"

How much will living in university housing cost you?\u00a0 Here are estimated university-billed living yearly expenses for undergraduates:<\/p>\n

Freshmen<\/h3>\n

Estimated yearly living expenses for 2026-2027, (two semesters of rent, default required full meal plans and optional parking) range from $22,608 to $23,608 for the more common suite and residence hall double room types and $23,408 to $24,808. Rents for some assignments, especially single-occupancy room types, are higher and will affect the yearly cost. \u00a0Cable and Internet connections, and all utilities, are included in all buildings.<\/p>\n

Upperclassmen<\/h3>\n

For upperclassmen, the estimated per-year living expenses for 2026-2027 (two semesters of rent, default partial required meal plans and optional parking) range from $16,538 to $19,218 for the more common apartment types in a double-occupancy room. Rents for some assignments, especially single-occupancy room types, are higher and will affect the yearly cost. Cable and Internet connections, and all utilities, are included in all undergraduate buildings.<\/p>\n

Estimates do not<\/em> include items such as groceries for those living in assignments without full meal plans or personal incidentals.\u00a0 Actual costs will vary.<\/em><\/p>\n

USC Hospitality’s website offers most information about the meal plans<\/strong><\/a><\/span> available to USC students.<\/p>\n

Additional information about the cost of attending USC can be found on the university’s financial aid page<\/a><\/strong><\/span>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

How much will living in university housing cost you?\u00a0 Here are estimated university-billed living yearly expenses for undergraduates: Freshmen Estimated yearly living expenses for 2026-2027, (two semesters of rent, default required full meal plans and optional parking) range from $22,608 to $23,608 for the more common suite and residence hall double room types and $23,408… Read more »<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":104,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-financialfacts.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-443","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/housing.usc.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/443","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/housing.usc.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/housing.usc.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/housing.usc.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/8"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/housing.usc.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=443"}],"version-history":[{"count":38,"href":"https:\/\/housing.usc.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/443\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":81338,"href":"https:\/\/housing.usc.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/443\/revisions\/81338"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/housing.usc.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=443"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/housing.usc.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=443"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/housing.usc.edu\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=443"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}