The USC School of Social Work, a division of the University of Southern California was founded in 1920 with the objective to "improve the well-being of vulnerable individuals and communities, advance social and economic justice, and eradicate pressing societal problems in complex and culturally diverse urban environments throughout Southern California, the nation and the world." The school's central location is Los Angeles, California, although it also holds academic centers in San Diego and Irvine.
According to school officials, they are the largest social work school in the world with an enrollment of 3,500. That means 1 out of every 20 graduate-level social workers in the country graduated from the school.
The school was renamed the USC Suzanne Dworak-Peck School of Social Work in 2016, after USC alumnus Sworak-Peck donated $60 million to the school. It is the largest donation ever to a school of social work.,