University of Southern California vs The New School

Los Angeles, CA · New York, NY · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair CA:NY

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE CA × NY
  • ACCEPT-SPLIT Admission split
  • 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.

  • University of Southern California: acceptance rate tightened -49.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.80).
  • The New School: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.08).
  • University of Southern California: enrollment grew +15.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +285 students/yr fitted, r² 0.94.
  • The New School: enrollment ranged 6,339–7,373 (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

Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.

Largest gaps: University of Southern California vs The New School

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Southern California leads on acceptance rate (9.8% vs 63.5% at The New School)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 University of Southern California leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($74,461 vs $38,210 at The New School)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE University of Southern California leads on avg net price ($32,740 vs $58,741 at The New School)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between University of Southern California and The New School?
University of Southern California leads on acceptance rate at 9.8% versus 63.5% at The New School. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between University of Southern California and The New School?
University of Southern California leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $74,461 versus $38,210 at The New School. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between University of Southern California and The New School?
University of Southern California leads on avg net price at $32,740 versus $58,741 at The New School. 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