University of Miami vs University of Southern California

Coral Gables, FL · Los Angeles, CA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair FL:CA

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE FL × CA
  • ACCEPT-PAR Admission near-par
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • 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 ENROLL-RACE · narrow · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Nearly parallel enrollment growth

ENROLL-RACE · narrow · 2013–2023

Undergraduate headcount rose at both University of Miami and University of Southern California across 2013–2023 on similar paces, while acceptance rates tightened on both sides, a growth-under-squeeze pattern rather than a pure size race.

  • University of Southern California: enrollment grew +15.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +285 students/yr fitted, r² 0.94.
  • University of Miami: enrollment grew +11.8% over 2013–2023; fitted +159 students/yr fitted, r² 0.61.
  • University of Miami: acceptance rate tightened -54.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.85).
  • University of Southern California: acceptance rate tightened -49.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.80).

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 Miami vs University of Southern California

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Southern California leads on acceptance rate (9.8% vs 18.9% at University of Miami)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 University of Southern California leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($92,498 vs $75,328 at University of Miami)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 University of Southern California leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($74,461 vs $61,508 at University of Miami)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between University of Miami and University of Southern California?▼
University of Southern California leads on acceptance rate at 9.8% versus 18.9% at University of Miami. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between University of Miami and University of Southern California?▼
University of Southern California leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $92,498 versus $75,328 at University of Miami. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between University of Miami and University of Southern California?▼
University of Southern California leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $74,461 versus $61,508 at University of Miami. 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