University of Southern California vs Georgetown University

Los Angeles, CA · Washington, DC · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair CA:DC

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE CA × DC
  • ACCEPT-TIGHT Tight admission
  • 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 ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Both acceptance rates still tightened, so the shared frame is selectivity, not enrollment.

  • University of Southern California: enrollment grew +15.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +285 students/yr fitted, r² 0.94.
  • Georgetown University: enrollment ranged 7,089–7,462 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • University of Southern California: acceptance rate tightened -49.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.80).
  • Georgetown University: acceptance rate tightened -22.9% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.70).

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 Southern California vs Georgetown University

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Southern California leads on acceptance rate (9.8% vs 12.9% at Georgetown University)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE University of Southern California leads on avg net price ($32,740 vs $40,815 at Georgetown University)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Georgetown University leads on median debt at graduation ($15,500 vs $18,000 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 Georgetown University?
University of Southern California leads on acceptance rate at 9.8% versus 12.9% at Georgetown University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between University of Southern California and Georgetown University?
University of Southern California leads on avg net price at $32,740 versus $40,815 at Georgetown University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between University of Southern California and Georgetown University?
Georgetown University leads on median debt at graduation at $15,500 versus $18,000 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