Graduate-level pursuits are often interwoven into students’ career aspirations. Increasingly in today’s society, advanced degrees are necessary for broadening career options. Personal contact with potential graduate students is the best recruitment tool. Our Graduate Schools Fair is your opportunity to meet with students about your program in-person.
Graduate Schools Fair
- Date: Wednesday, October 22, 2025
- Time: 11:00 am – 2:00 pm PT
- Location: Outdoors on Trousdale Parkway (rain or shine!)
- Register on Handshake starting June 2, 2025
Facts
- The Career Center hosts a Graduate Schools Fair each year in the fall. Please note that this is NOT the Law Schools Fair, which occurs separately from this fair and is specifically for students considering law school.
- The Graduate Schools Fair is open to all majors, class years, and alumni from USC and non-USC universities.
- The Graduates Schools Fair is only open to accredited graduate programs.
Registration Information
- Last day to register is October 15, 2025.
- Last day to cancel is October 15, 2025. Cancellations must be made in writing to the Employer Engagement Team.
- Failure to cancel in writing by this date will result in your responsibility for the full amount on your invoice. Cancellations by phone or voice message will not be accepted.
- Payment in full is due October 15, 2025.
- Questions? Contact the Employer Engagement Team.
Cost
- Standard Registration
- 1-2 recruiters: $650
- $50 per additional rep
- USC Department Registration
- 1-2 recruiters: $550
- $50 per additional rep
- Test Prep Company
- Up to 4 recruiters: $1300
Registrations requested after the registration deadline of October 15 will be accepted on a space-available basis and will incur an additional $50 late registration fee.
Due to space limitations, there is a maximum of four recruiters allowed per table. If you would like to bring more than four recruiters, an additional registration must be submitted.
Registration cost includes:
- Recruiting space along Trousdale Parkway
- One six-foot table with optional ground-length tablecloth
- Two chairs (unless there are four recruiters)
- One umbrella for shade
- Space identification
- Two pre-paid parking spaces
- Two boxed lunches (unless you have registered for four representatives to attend the fair)
Important Documents
Zero Waste
To support university-wide sustainability measures, we encourage you to bring your own refillable bottle with you to the event. We will provide refillable water stations at the main tents. In place of trash bins, there will also be a “Zero-Waste Sort Station” where you can recycle or compost all materials that we provide. We discourage you from bringing any items to the fair that will end up in a landfill. In cases where this is unavoidable, we ask that you take those items with you when leaving the event.
Shipping Materials
Attending organizations can ship Graduate Schools Fair materials to the USC Career Center beginning September 22, 2025 to:
[Your Organization Name]
USC Graduate Schools Fair – Oct 22, 2025
Box [x] of [x]
USC Career Center
ATTN: Rachel Chung
3601 Trousdale Parkway, STU B1
Los Angeles, CA 90089
(213) 821-5657
USC Career Center must receive all shipments by October 20, 2025. Please make sure you clearly label the outside of the box with “Organization Name, USC Graduate Schools Fair – October 22, 2025, Box # x of x.” Shipping Box Label.
Wi-Fi and Social Media
Wi-Fi is available on the USC Guest Wireless network. No password is needed to connect. Reach students with #HireUSC
Parking Instructions
*All attendees will be assigned a parking structure and detailed parking instruction email will be sent via email 1 week prior to the event date. Only two (2) passes will be given per organization, regardless of the number of representatives attending.
Pick-Up/Drop-Off Locations for Rideshare Services
- McCarthy Way Entrance (Entrance 3), located at McCarthy Way/Figueroa St.
- Royal St. Entrance (Entrance 4), located at Royal St./Jefferson Blvd.
- The Metro bus turn out on Jefferson Blvd. at Trousdale, just east of Hoover St.
- University Club located at 705 West 34th Street, Los Angeles, CA 90089-1541
Lose Something or Leave Something Behind?
USC Department of Public Safety (DPS) operates the university’s centralized lost and found service . Found items are kept for a total of 90 days from the date when DPS receives the item(s). If you have lost an item, call DPS at 213-821-2626.
