Explore University of Southern California Hillel Foundation
USC Hillel is the center of Jewish life at USC, engaging over 1,500 unique students annually. We are student-centered, empowering a dynamic team of student leaders who curate meaningful Jewish experiences for the USC community. USC Hillel develops leaders and inspires Jewish Trojans to make an enduring commitment to Jewish life. We offer a welcoming, inclusive, and pluralistic environment, a nurturing space to build a strong Jewish community, and an emphasis on peer-to-peer relationship building among an actively engaged student base. USC Hillel strives to create a balanced offering of programming across our core pillars of Leadership Development, Building Community, Ritual and Spiritual Life, Social Justice, Israel Engagement and Education, and Holistic Wellness.
This Hillel serves: University of Southern California; Hebrew Union College, Los Angeles; USC Health Sciences
Undergraduate Enrollment
0 Students
*Percent of population
Graduate Enrollment
716 Students
*Percent of population
Jewish Experience Through Hillel
<p>In addition to Shabbat and holidays, USC Hillel offers semester-long learning fellowships, guest speakers, challah baking, social events, weekly on-campus bagel brunches, Israel celebrations, an array of identity- and academically-oriented affinity groups, immeresive travel to Israel on Birthright Israel and Onward, and an annual immersive spring break experience to an international destination. We design further engagement opportunities through continuous partnership between student leadership and Hillel professionals.</p>
- Served by Hillel Yes
- Religious Services Available Unknown
- Hillel Rabbi/Senior Jewish Educator Yes
- Hillel Mental Health/Wellness Staff Yes
- Kosher Food Available Unknown
- Birthright Israel Participation Yes
- Alt Break Participation Yes
- Israel Fellow Yes
- JLIC Educator No
Campus Climate for Jewish Students
- Hillel CCI Antisemitism Training Participant No
- Open Title VI Investigation No
- Anti-Israel Student Government or BDS Resolution None
Wellness, Inclusion, and Activism
USC Hillel's groundbreaking Bradley Sonnenberg Wellness Initiative offers a blend of reinforcements to holistic well-being through a Jewish lens, including free therapy, wellness promotion resources and events, and immersive learning.
Additional Campus Information
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- Jewish Studies Offered No
- Jewish Studies Major or Minor None
- Study Abroad in Israel Unknown
- Private/Public Private
- Acceptance Rate 6%
- U.S. Region Pacific
- Commuter/Residential Residential
- Tuition In-State $54,662
- Tuition Out-of-State $54,662
- Out-of-State/Int’l N/A
- Greek Life No
Related Scholarships
Check out some of the scholarships available for USC Health Sciences Jewish students.
USC Jewish Leadership Scholarship
These are competitive scholarships for incoming freshmen. Applicants will be automatically considered for the Jewish Leadership Scholarship ($12,500 a year for four years).
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