University of South Florida vs Stanford University

Tampa, FL · Stanford, CA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair FL:CA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE FL × CA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • 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 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.

  • Stanford University: acceptance rate tightened -31.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.71).
  • University of South Florida: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.10).
  • University of South Florida: enrollment grew +19.5% over 2013–2023; fitted +804 students/yr fitted, r² 0.78.
  • Stanford University: enrollment ranged 6,366–7,841 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

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 Florida vs Stanford University

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Stanford University leads on acceptance rate (3.6% vs 43.2% at University of South Florida)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION University of South Florida leads on in-state tuition ($6,410 vs $65,910 at Stanford University)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI University of South Florida leads on out-of-state tuition ($17,324 vs $65,910 at Stanford University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between University of South Florida and Stanford University?
Stanford University leads on acceptance rate at 3.6% versus 43.2% at University of South Florida. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between University of South Florida and Stanford University?
University of South Florida leads on in-state tuition at $6,410 versus $65,910 at Stanford University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of South Florida and Stanford University?
University of South Florida leads on out-of-state tuition at $17,324 versus $65,910 at Stanford 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