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  • Marshall and Leventhal Funds Impact Report


    A Message from the Deans


    USC Marshall and USC Leventhal are preparing the next generation of business and accounting leaders to tackle society’s most pressing challenges. Students engage in a rigorous, thought-provoking academic experience—inside and outside the classroom—and are driven to make a meaningful impact in Los Angeles and around the world. Your generosity ensures they have the resources to thrive at USC.

    In 2024–2025, 1,379 donors gave to the Marshall and Leventhal funds, supporting more than 7,700 students and 303 inspiring educators. Read this year’s Marshall and Leventhal Funds Impact Report to see how your gift empowered students, elevated faculty excellence and fostered a dynamic learning environment.

    On behalf of everyone at the schools, thank you for making a lasting difference in the lives of countless Trojans.

    With Gratitude,

    Geoff Garrett
    Dean, USC Marshall School of Business
    Robert R. Dockson Dean's Chair in Business Administration

    Andy Call
    Dean, USC Leventhal School of Accounting
    Alan Casden Dean’s Chair

2024-2025 Annual Funds Giving Total = $1,720,833

Here’s how donations to the Marshall & Leventhal Funds were allocated in the 2024-2025 academic year.

  • Total Gifts
    2,299
  • Unique Donors
    1,379
  • Donations of $100 or Less
    1,326
  • Average Gift Under $100
    $31
  • Donors Who Gave Over $1,000
    242
  • Annual Fund Donors Are Alumni
    93%
  • Female Donors
    376
  • States Represented By Donors
    40
  • Countries Represented By Donors
    14

The Impact of Your Support

Your gift to the Marshall and Leventhal Funds provides essential, flexible support. Donations help us meet the evolving needs of our students and faculty, ensuring we can enhance the learning experience and respond to opportunities as they arise. Your generosity strengthens our schools and helps us continue delivering a world-class business and accounting education.

Here are just a few examples of what your support made possible.

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Your gift opens doors to a USC education.

By reducing financial barriers, annual donors make it possible for students to access and fully engage in a transformative educational experience USC offers. During the 2024-2025 academic year, over $1.21 million from our annual funds supported scholarships and financial aid. These investments strengthen our Trojan community by attracting exceptional students from diverse backgrounds, including veterans and global scholars.

$1.21M of annual fund contributions were used for scholarships and financial aid, as part of:

  • $28 Million

    total scholarships awarded in FY25

  • 56%

    of scholarships are donor funded

  • 1,664

    total number of students who received scholarships

Artificial Intelligence for Business

  • Your support helps us lead the way in the age of AI.

    Your support helps us lead the way in the age of AI.

    Through the generosity of annual donors, Marshall continues to offer cutting-edge educational opportunities like the Artificial Intelligence for Business degree that align with the school’s mission to educate the next generation of tech-fluent trailblazers. As USC is prioritizing incorporating AI into teaching and research, Marshall is emerging as a campus leader. Dean Geoff Garrett oversees the university wide AI Strategy Committee and Marshall’s institutes and centers conduct innovative research relating to AI.

Artificial Intelligence for Business (BUAI) by the numbers

  • 123

    students in the program

  • 43%

    female students in inaugural cohort

  • 1,100+

    applications received for 50 seats in the Fall 2025 cohort

"BUAI has truly exceeded my expectations. We get the best of both worlds: the technical foundation and exclusive AI classes alongside the business skills needed to apply them. This unique combination gives me a strong understanding of how AI and business intersect, which I can bring into any career path I pursue.”

- William, BUAI Class of 2027

Faculty and Research Support

  • You help fuel the future of business and accounting through innovation and research.

    You help fuel the future of business and accounting through innovation and research.

    Donor contributions accelerate discovery and ensure USC scholarship shapes practice and innovation globally for the public good. Our faculty are among the world’s top educators, impacting thousands of students each year. Their work is also changing the way we do business every day, from how we leverage new technologies and business models to how we can make better and more ethical decisions to how we build a more sustainable and equitable economy.

READ OUR PATHBREAKING RESEARCH

ACCESS TO GLOBAL EXPERIENCES

  • You help give students transformative global learning opportunities.

    You help give students transformative global learning opportunities.

    Donor contributions helped subsidize signature programs: Learning about International Commerce, Global Leadership, Global Social Impact and Transfer International Experience. Thanks to annual donor gifts, 122 students received financial assistance, reducing their out-of-pocket costs. Global experiences expose students to diverse economies and business practices, helping them develop adaptability, cultural intelligence and a global mindset. Without help, many students would face financial barriers that limit their ability

Thanks to annual donor gifts, 122 students received financial assistance, reducing their out-of-pocket costs and making it possible for them to participate in transformative global learning experiences.

READ ABOUT OUR GLOBAL OPPORTUNITIES

Growing the trojan network

  • Your gift strengthens recruitment and elevates our global reputation.

    Your gift strengthens recruitment and elevates our global reputation.

    Your support fueled outreach, admissions and media efforts that directly contributed to enrollment growth in the accounting and MBA programs for long-term visibility for the school. In addition, we are building global partnerships, like in India, to co-develop curriculum, strengthen the admissions pipeline and create deeper inroads through a stronger global understanding. Every gift helps attract top talent and amplify USC’s leadership on the world stage.

  • #8

    Undergraduate Business Schools

    US News & World Report
  • #3

    Undergraduate Business Schools

    Poets & Quants
  • #7

    Best Undergraduate Accounting Program

    US News & World Report

School Profile


If you’d like more information about annual giving please contact Taylor Stayton at tstayton@marshall.usc.edu