University of South Alabama vs Johns Hopkins University

Mobile, AL · Baltimore, MD · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair AL:MD

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE AL × MD
  • ACCEPT-SPLIT Admission split
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • 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 TWIN-TIGHTEN · adm · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Both acceptance rates tightened, 2013–2023

TWIN-TIGHTEN · adm · 2013–2023

University of South Alabama and Johns Hopkins University each posted a directional decline in acceptance rate over the same College Scorecard window, but one squeeze is far steeper than the other.

  • Johns Hopkins University: acceptance rate tightened -58.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.94).
  • University of South Alabama: acceptance rate tightened -23.9% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.86).
  • University of South Alabama: average net price rose +16.2% from $13,027 (2013) to $15,142 (2023), r² 0.59.
  • Johns Hopkins University: average net price fell -31.7% from $26,596 (2013) to $18,161 (2023), r² 0.53.

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 South Alabama vs Johns Hopkins University

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Johns Hopkins University leads on acceptance rate (6.4% vs 71.0% at University of South Alabama)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION University of South Alabama leads on in-state tuition ($10,116 vs $65,230 at Johns Hopkins University)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI University of South Alabama leads on out-of-state tuition ($19,092 vs $65,230 at Johns Hopkins University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between University of South Alabama and Johns Hopkins University?▼
Johns Hopkins University leads on acceptance rate at 6.4% versus 71.0% at University of South Alabama. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between University of South Alabama and Johns Hopkins University?▼
University of South Alabama leads on in-state tuition at $10,116 versus $65,230 at Johns Hopkins University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of South Alabama and Johns Hopkins University?▼
University of South Alabama leads on out-of-state tuition at $19,092 versus $65,230 at Johns Hopkins University. 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