Trine University vs University of San Diego

Angola, IN · San Diego, CA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair IN:CA

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE IN × CA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • 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 ENROLL-1SIDE · brisk · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Headcount surged on one side only

ENROLL-1SIDE · brisk · 2013–2023

Trine University posted a brisk directional enrollment rise over 2013–2023 while its peer's size series stays a range. Pair any cost snapshot with that asymmetry before treating the campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • Trine University: enrollment grew +63.8% over 2013–2023; fitted +88 students/yr fitted, r² 0.95.
  • University of San Diego: enrollment ranged 5,454–5,820 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Trine University: acceptance rate eased +18.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.52).
  • University of San Diego: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.07).

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: Trine University vs University of San Diego

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of San Diego leads on acceptance rate (52.4% vs 85.5% at Trine University)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Trine University leads on in-state tuition ($36,560 vs $59,486 at University of San Diego)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Trine University leads on out-of-state tuition ($36,560 vs $59,486 at University of San Diego)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Trine University and University of San Diego?
University of San Diego leads on acceptance rate at 52.4% versus 85.5% at Trine University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Trine University and University of San Diego?
Trine University leads on in-state tuition at $36,560 versus $59,486 at University of San Diego. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Trine University and University of San Diego?
Trine University leads on out-of-state tuition at $36,560 versus $59,486 at University of San Diego. 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