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University of Virginia-Main Campus vs University of Southern California

Charlottesville, VA · Los Angeles, CA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair VA:CA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE VA × CA
  • ACCEPT-PAR Admission near-par
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · In-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 Virginia-Main Campus and University of Southern California across 2013–2023 on similar paces, while acceptance rates tightened on both sides, a growth-under-squeeze pattern rather than a pure size race.

  • University of Virginia-Main Campus: enrollment grew +15.3% over 2013–2023; fitted +221 students/yr fitted, r² 0.96.
  • University of Southern California: enrollment grew +15.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +285 students/yr fitted, r² 0.94.
  • University of Virginia-Main Campus: acceptance rate tightened -43.8% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.93).
  • University of Southern California: acceptance rate tightened -49.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.80).

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 Virginia-Main Campus vs University of Southern California

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION University of Virginia-Main Campus leads on in-state tuition ($21,803 vs $72,097 at University of Southern California)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Southern California leads on acceptance rate (9.8% vs 16.8% at University of Virginia-Main Campus)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE University of Virginia-Main Campus leads on avg net price ($21,565 vs $32,740 at University of Southern California)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between University of Virginia-Main Campus and University of Southern California?▼
University of Virginia-Main Campus leads on in-state tuition at $21,803 versus $72,097 at University of Southern California. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between University of Virginia-Main Campus and University of Southern California?▼
University of Southern California leads on acceptance rate at 9.8% versus 16.8% at University of Virginia-Main Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between University of Virginia-Main Campus and University of Southern California?▼
University of Virginia-Main Campus leads on avg net price at $21,565 versus $32,740 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); in-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025