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University of South Carolina-Columbia vs Brigham Young University

Columbia, SC · Provo, UT · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair SC:UT

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE SC × UT
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · Out-of-State Tuition

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 South Carolina-Columbia and Brigham Young University across 2013–2023. The fitted annual pace is what separates this board from a generic large-campus frame.

  • University of South Carolina-Columbia: enrollment grew +17.2% over 2013–2023; fitted +360 students/yr fitted, r² 0.89.
  • Brigham Young University: enrollment grew +16.0% over 2013–2023; fitted +440 students/yr fitted, r² 0.64.
  • University of South Carolina-Columbia: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.01).
  • Brigham Young University: acceptance rate eased +40.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.75).

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 Carolina-Columbia vs Brigham Young University

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Brigham Young University leads on out-of-state tuition ($6,688 vs $35,972 at University of South Carolina-Columbia)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Brigham Young University leads on median debt at graduation ($11,069 vs $21,500 at University of South Carolina-Columbia)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION Brigham Young University leads on in-state tuition ($6,688 vs $12,688 at University of South Carolina-Columbia)

University of South Carolina-Columbia profile · Brigham Young University profile · Compare other colleges

Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of South Carolina-Columbia and Brigham Young University?▼
Brigham Young University leads on out-of-state tuition at $6,688 versus $35,972 at University of South Carolina-Columbia. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between University of South Carolina-Columbia and Brigham Young University?▼
Brigham Young University leads on median debt at graduation at $11,069 versus $21,500 at University of South Carolina-Columbia. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between University of South Carolina-Columbia and Brigham Young University?▼
Brigham Young University leads on in-state tuition at $6,688 versus $12,688 at University of South Carolina-Columbia. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); out-of-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025