Saint Xavier University vs University of Southern California

Chicago, IL · Los Angeles, CA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair IL: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 IL × 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.

  • Saint Xavier University: acceptance rate eased +69.7% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.73).
  • University of Southern California: acceptance rate tightened -49.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.80).
  • Saint Xavier University: enrollment ranged 2,891–3,087 (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: Saint Xavier University vs University of Southern California

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Southern California leads on acceptance rate (9.8% vs 84.3% at Saint Xavier University)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Saint Xavier University leads on avg net price ($10,970 vs $32,740 at University of Southern California)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION Saint Xavier University leads on in-state tuition ($37,940 vs $72,097 at University of Southern California)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Saint Xavier University and University of Southern California?
University of Southern California leads on acceptance rate at 9.8% versus 84.3% at Saint Xavier University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Saint Xavier University and University of Southern California?
Saint Xavier University leads on avg net price at $10,970 versus $32,740 at University of Southern California. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Saint Xavier University and University of Southern California?
Saint Xavier University leads on in-state tuition at $37,940 versus $72,097 at University of Southern California. 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