USC will continue to consider legacy applicants in its admissions process, interim President Beong-Soo Kim said in an interview with the campus media on Monday. USC had the most legacy admits of private California universities in 2022, admitting 1,740 legacy students according to The Los Angeles Times. In the 2025-26 entering class, USC enrolled 545 legacy students. Kim also said USC’s decision is in alignment with other private institutions, like Stanford University, that made the same decision to continue considering legacy status. Stanford withdrew from the Cal Grant program in August to continue its legacy status consideration due to a provision in the bill that has since been removed.