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Southern California Institute of Technology vs University of Pennsylvania

Anaheim, CA · Philadelphia, PA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair CA:PA

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-SPLIT · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-HIGH · GAP-ACCEPT

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE CA × PA
  • ACCEPT-SPLIT Admission split
  • 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 NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • University of Pennsylvania: net price ranged $14,851–$31,229 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +36.1% is not a trend (r² 0.03).
  • Southern California Institute of Technology: average net price rose +12.1% from $24,747 (2013) to $27,735 (2023), r² 0.79.
  • Southern California Institute of Technology: enrollment ranged 493–607 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • University of Pennsylvania: enrollment ranged 10,507–10,774 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

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: Southern California Institute of Technology vs University of Pennsylvania

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Pennsylvania leads on acceptance rate (5.4% vs 74.2% at Southern California Institute of Technology)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Southern California Institute of Technology leads on in-state tuition ($20,515 vs $68,686 at University of Pennsylvania)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Southern California Institute of Technology leads on out-of-state tuition ($20,515 vs $68,686 at University of Pennsylvania)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Southern California Institute of Technology and University of Pennsylvania?▼
University of Pennsylvania leads on acceptance rate at 5.4% versus 74.2% at Southern California Institute of Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Southern California Institute of Technology and University of Pennsylvania?▼
Southern California Institute of Technology leads on in-state tuition at $20,515 versus $68,686 at University of Pennsylvania. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Southern California Institute of Technology and University of Pennsylvania?▼
Southern California Institute of Technology leads on out-of-state tuition at $20,515 versus $68,686 at University of Pennsylvania. 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