Connecticut College vs University of Southern California

New London, CT · Los Angeles, CA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair CT:CA

PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-GAP · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-HIGH · GAP-ACCEPT

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE CT × CA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-ACCEPT Largest gap · Acceptance Rate

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Selectivity moved on only one side of this board

ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, one school's acceptance-rate series clears the r² ≥ 0.40 floor while the other does not. Read the directional claim as one-sided, then check the companion metric below.

  • University of Southern California: acceptance rate tightened -49.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.80).
  • Connecticut College: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.27).
  • Connecticut College: enrollment ranged 1,711–1,960 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • University of Southern California: enrollment grew +15.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +285 students/yr fitted, r² 0.94.

College Scorecard institution series; dollars are nominal. Direction claims require r² ≥ 0.40 on the fitted annual slope, otherwise the page reports the observed range. Descriptive history, not a recommendation.

Scorecard metrics

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: Connecticut College vs University of Southern California

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Southern California leads on acceptance rate (9.8% vs 37.0% at Connecticut College)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 University of Southern California leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($74,461 vs $49,165 at Connecticut College)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA University of Southern California leads on median debt at graduation ($18,000 vs $23,500 at Connecticut College)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Connecticut College and University of Southern California?
University of Southern California leads on acceptance rate at 9.8% versus 37.0% at Connecticut College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Connecticut College and University of Southern California?
University of Southern California leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $74,461 versus $49,165 at Connecticut College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Connecticut College and University of Southern California?
University of Southern California leads on median debt at graduation at $18,000 versus $23,500 at Connecticut College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); acceptance rate focus for this pair · 2025