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USC

Minimum graduate stipend

$42,436 Official

Pay period not stated by source · 2026-2027

Official: published by the university · Source: USC Graduate School: Minimum Stipend Memo · Verified 2026-09-27

Supporting detail: pay scales, specific schools or departments, and prior years. These are not the headline figure above.

University-wide · Minimum $41,200 Official Pay period not stated by source · 2025-2026 Source: USC Graduate School: Minimum Stipend Memo · Verified 2026-09-27

Rent is a city-level figure, not a near-campus price. Each line is labeled with its own source.

Rent, 1-bedroom (city median) $2,170/mo Estimated City median 1BR. City-wide median; University Park not isolated. Same figure as UCLA. Source: Zumper city median asking rent (Sept 2026) · Verified 2026-09-27
Rent, 2-bedroom split two ways (city median) $1,480/mo Estimated City median 2BR, split two ways. City-wide median; University Park not isolated. Same figure as UCLA. Source: Zumper city median asking rent (Sept 2026) · Verified 2026-09-27
Utilities $284/mo Crowdsourced Basic utilities (electricity, heating, cooling, water, garbage). 85 m2 apartment, excludes internet; overstates a studio. Source: Numbeo (Americas table, Sept 27 2026) · Verified 2026-09-27
Public transit $18/week (weekly fare cap) Official LA Metro 7-day fare cap ($5/day); no monthly pass. Monthly passes were replaced by fare caps. Source: LA Metro fare policy · Verified 2026-09-27
Public transit $6/week (weekly fare cap) Official LA Metro college/vocational 7-day cap ($2.50/day). Requires enrollment in a participating program. Source: LA Metro college/vocational fares · Verified 2026-09-27
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Groceries (state-level estimate) $375/mo Estimated State-level estimate (California). About $4,500/yr, single adult; not a city basket. Source: MIT Living Wage food cost via Bankrate · Verified 2026-09-27

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