QS[55] 125 Times[56] 70

Libraries digital collection highlights include the California Historical Society, Korean American Archives and the Chinese Historical Society of Southern California. The digital archive holds 193,252 records and 223,487 content files of varying formats.
In October 2010, the collections at ONE National Gay & Lesbian Archives, the largest repository for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual and Transgender (LGBT) in the world, became a part of the USC Libraries system.[47] The collections at ONE include over two million archival items documenting LGBT history including periodicals; books; film, video and audio recordings; photographs; artworks; ephemera, such clothing, costumes, and buttons; organizational records; and personal paper.
USC's 22 libraries and other archives currently hold nearly 4 million printed volumes, 6 million items in microform, and 3 million photographs and subscribe to more than 30,000 current serial titles, nearly 44,000 feet (13,000 m) of manuscripts and archives, and subscribe to over 120 electronic databases and more than 14,000 journals in print and electronic formats. Annually, reference transactions number close to 50,000 and approximately 1,100 instructional presentations are made to 16,000 participants.[48] The University of Southern California Library system is among the top 35 largest university library systems in the United States.[49]
Rankings[edit]
University rankings
National
ARWU[50]    33
Forbes[51]    63
U.S. News & World Report[52]    23
Washington Monthly[53]    39
Global
ARWU[54]    47
QS[55]    125
Times[56]    70
USC rankings
CMUP Research Universities[57]    22
USNWR National University[58]    23
  USNWR Business[59]    21
  USNWR Education[60]    15
  USNWR Engineering[61]    9
  USNWR Law[62]    18
  USNWR Pharmacy[63]    10
  USNWR Physical Therapy[64]    1
  USNWR Public Affairs[65]    6
  USNWR Social Work[66]    11
  USNWR Undergraduate Business[67]    11
In the U.S. News & World Report's annual ranking of best "National Universities," USC made the prestigious top 25 and was ranked 23rd in 2013.[68][69] In the prestigious times higher ed ranking of the world universities, USC ranked 70 among world universities. USC is ranked 46th among world universities and 32nd among universities in the Americas by the Academic Ranking of World Universities, 48th worldwide in 2011 by Human Resources & Labor Review,[70] and 13th (tied with seven other universities) among national universities by The Center for Measuring University Performance.[71]