After Graduation
The School’s legacy is defined by the value our graduates contribute to the future of the profession – and to our world. Throughout our 100-year history, the USC School of Architecture has graduated more than 6,850 alumni. Many have and continue to influence and shape the built environment, advancing the industry and the future of design.
As a USC Architecture graduate, you'll be joining the likes of world-renowned and accomplished alumni:
- Two Pritzker Prize laureates, Frank Gehry and Thom Mayne
- Case Study House Program participants Pierre Koenig, Conrad Buff, Don Hensman and Cal Straub
- Paul R. Williams, a graduate of the School, became the first licensed Black architect west of the Mississippi
- William Pereira, Mark Lee, Albert Martin, Jon Jerde, Mark Rios, Ronald Altoon and Gerard Furbershaw who established their own local offices after graduating from USC, which quickly grew into practices with worldwide reputations for groundbreaking architecture, landscape architecture and design.
- 6,850
alumni
- 91%
found full-time employment within 6 months after graduation
- 67%
had full-time summer internships while at USC
- 48%
found their job through the USC Architecture Trojan Network
- 39%
are now senior-level leadership within their practices
- 10%
have been promoted to partner or principal in their practices or have started their own firms
*Data collected from a survey of alumni who graduated 2010–2019.
Alumni Stories
Meet our recent alumni and learn about their backgrounds, career paths, and experience at USC Architecture.