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