Rhodes College vs University of Southern California

Memphis, TN · Los Angeles, CA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair TN: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 TN × 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).
  • Rhodes College: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.07).
  • Rhodes College: enrollment ranged 1,801–2,031 (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: Rhodes College vs University of Southern California

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Southern California leads on acceptance rate (9.8% vs 50.3% at Rhodes College)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 University of Southern California leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($74,461 vs $48,898 at Rhodes College)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 University of Southern California leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($92,498 vs $66,651 at Rhodes College)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Rhodes College and University of Southern California?
University of Southern California leads on acceptance rate at 9.8% versus 50.3% at Rhodes College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Rhodes College and University of Southern California?
University of Southern California leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $74,461 versus $48,898 at Rhodes College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Rhodes College and University of Southern California?
University of Southern California leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $92,498 versus $66,651 at Rhodes 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