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University of Alabama at Birmingham vs University of Southern California

Birmingham, AL · Los Angeles, CA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair AL:CA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE AL × 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).
  • University of Alabama at Birmingham: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.10).
  • University of Alabama at Birmingham: enrollment grew +8.2% over 2013–2023; fitted +179 students/yr fitted, r² 0.45.
  • 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: University of Alabama at Birmingham vs University of Southern California

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Southern California leads on acceptance rate (9.8% vs 88.2% at University of Alabama at Birmingham)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION University of Alabama at Birmingham leads on in-state tuition ($9,098 vs $72,097 at University of Southern California)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI University of Alabama at Birmingham leads on out-of-state tuition ($22,562 vs $72,097 at University of Southern California)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between University of Alabama at Birmingham and University of Southern California?▼
University of Southern California leads on acceptance rate at 9.8% versus 88.2% at University of Alabama at Birmingham. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between University of Alabama at Birmingham and University of Southern California?▼
University of Alabama at Birmingham leads on in-state tuition at $9,098 versus $72,097 at University of Southern California. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of Alabama at Birmingham and University of Southern California?▼
University of Alabama at Birmingham leads on out-of-state tuition at $22,562 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