Today, with more than 5,400 students at undergraduate, master’s and Ph.D. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics. In a comparison of private research universities, USC confers annually the largest number of computer science degrees, and it ranks third in federal computer science research and expenditures, according to the U.S.

The gift also exemplifies the university’s commitment to preparing students to succeed in a rapidly growing and evolving field.

USC researchers past and present have pioneered fundamental technological breakthroughs, including the internet’s Domain Name System the invention of DNA computing the “cost constructive model” for software cost estimation the world’s first five-fingered robot and socially assistive robots, or “robots that care.” With a long-standing reputation for excellence in research and education, and in strong partnership with the Information Sciences Institute and the Institute for Creative Technologies, the department is consistently ranked as one of the top computer science departments in the country and its faculty members are leaders in their fields. “This new funding will allow the department to continue attracting top students and faculty with diverse backgrounds and interests, and to ambitiously expand the scope of our educational and research efforts to make positive changes, from our Los Angeles home to our global community of students, alumni and collaborators.” Expanding footprint “As a department, we are proud to have been at the forefront of technological innovation for half a century, and this investment will allow us to continue to push technological boundaries,” said Nenad Medvidović, who was named department chair in July 2022. The new school will enhance educational opportunities in computing for students across the university, support new research and expand USC’s footprint in Silicon Beach. The department will be housed within the initiative’s newly announced School of Advanced Computing, a unit of the Viterbi School of Engineering. This 10-year effort further positions the university as an indispensable resource to address the complex challenges facing society, from health to climate change. Nenad Medvidović, chair of the Thomas Lord Department of Computer Science.

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