Saint Edward's University vs University of Southern California

Austin, TX · Los Angeles, CA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair TX:CA

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE TX × CA
  • ACCEPT-SPLIT Admission split
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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).
  • Saint Edward's University: acceptance rate eased +6.6% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.48).
  • Saint Edward's University: enrollment shrank -33.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -161 students/yr fitted, r² 0.90.
  • 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: Saint Edward's University vs University of Southern California

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Southern California leads on acceptance rate (9.8% vs 81.4% at Saint Edward's University)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 University of Southern California leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($92,498 vs $58,826 at Saint Edward's University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 University of Southern California leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($74,461 vs $47,743 at Saint Edward's University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Saint Edward's University and University of Southern California?
University of Southern California leads on acceptance rate at 9.8% versus 81.4% at Saint Edward's University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Saint Edward's University and University of Southern California?
University of Southern California leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $92,498 versus $58,826 at Saint Edward's University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Saint Edward's University and University of Southern California?
University of Southern California leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $74,461 versus $47,743 at Saint Edward's University. 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