Colleges similar to USC

Schools with a comparable profile to USC — matched on selectivity, test scores, cost, size, and region (College Scorecard / IPEDS). Not a ranking; a data-driven set of comparables.

California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo

San Luis Obispo, CA31% accept.

similar outcomes · similar size · same region

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NYU

New York, NY9% accept.

similar selectivity · similar outcomes · private

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United States Air Force Academy

USAF Academy, CO14% accept.

similar selectivity · same region

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UVA

Charlottesville, VA17% accept.

similar outcomes · similar size

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Georgia Tech

Atlanta, GA14% accept.

similar selectivity · similar outcomes · similar size

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Tulane

New Orleans, LA14% accept.

similar selectivity · private

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Emory University-Oxford College

Oxford, GA13% accept.

similar selectivity · private

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UW (Seattle)

Seattle, WA39% accept.

similar size · same region

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UNC

Chapel Hill, NC15% accept.

similar selectivity · similar size

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Columbia

New York, NY4% accept.

similar selectivity · similar outcomes · private

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Helene Fuld College of Nursing

New York, NY17% accept.

private

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Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University-Daytona Beach

Daytona Beach, FL65% accept.

similar outcomes · private

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Comparables are computed from public datasets (College Scorecard / IPEDS); verify figures with each school. Not a ranking or endorsement.

These outputs are estimates from a baseline model — not guarantees of admission, cost, or outcome.