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Vanguard University of Southern California vs Columbia University in the City of New York

Costa Mesa, CA · New York, NY · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair CA:NY

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

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • CROSS-STATE CA × NY
  • ACCEPT-SPLIT Admission split
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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.

  • Columbia University in the City of New York: acceptance rate tightened -43.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.79).
  • Vanguard University of Southern California: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.00).
  • Vanguard University of Southern California: enrollment ranged 1,765–2,057 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Columbia University in the City of New York: enrollment grew +11.7% over 2013–2023; fitted +92 students/yr fitted, r² 0.74.

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: Vanguard University of Southern California vs Columbia University in the City of New York

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Columbia University in the City of New York leads on acceptance rate (4.0% vs 62.4% at Vanguard University of Southern California)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Columbia University in the City of New York leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($88,535 vs $43,464 at Vanguard University of Southern California)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION Vanguard University of Southern California leads on in-state tuition ($41,700 vs $71,845 at Columbia University in the City of New York)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Vanguard University of Southern California and Columbia University in the City of New York?▼
Columbia University in the City of New York leads on acceptance rate at 4.0% versus 62.4% at Vanguard University of Southern California. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Vanguard University of Southern California and Columbia University in the City of New York?▼
Columbia University in the City of New York leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $88,535 versus $43,464 at Vanguard University of Southern California. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Vanguard University of Southern California and Columbia University in the City of New York?▼
Vanguard University of Southern California leads on in-state tuition at $41,700 versus $71,845 at Columbia University in the City of New York. 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