University of Southern California vs Franklin W Olin College of Engineering

Los Angeles, CA · Needham, MA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair CA:MA

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE CA × MA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • 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 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.

  • University of Southern California: acceptance rate tightened -49.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.80).
  • Franklin W Olin College of Engineering: acceptance rate eased +28.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.57).
  • University of Southern California: enrollment grew +15.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +285 students/yr fitted, r² 0.94.
  • Franklin W Olin College of Engineering: enrollment ranged 290–373 (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

Largest gaps: University of Southern California vs Franklin W Olin College of Engineering

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Southern California leads on acceptance rate (9.8% vs 25.2% at Franklin W Olin College of Engineering)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Franklin W Olin College of Engineering leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($105,483 vs $74,461 at University of Southern California)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Franklin W Olin College of Engineering leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($129,455 vs $92,498 at University of Southern California)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between University of Southern California and Franklin W Olin College of Engineering?
University of Southern California leads on acceptance rate at 9.8% versus 25.2% at Franklin W Olin College of Engineering. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between University of Southern California and Franklin W Olin College of Engineering?
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $105,483 versus $74,461 at University of Southern California. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between University of Southern California and Franklin W Olin College of Engineering?
Franklin W Olin College of Engineering leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $129,455 versus $92,498 at University of Southern California. 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