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Colleges similar to University of Southern California

15 schools closest to University of Southern California (Trajecta Score 79) — neighbors in California first, then the closest schools nationally by Trajecta Score, a 0–100 measure built from College Scorecard and IPEDS data.

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Colleges similar to University of Southern California, compared
# College Location Admit rate SAT range Avg net price Earnings (10yr) Score
— University of Southern California (this school) Los Angeles, CA 10% 1450–1550 $32,740 $92k 79
1 Harvey Mudd College Highly Selective Claremont, CA 13% 1500–1570 $35,924 $139k 79
2 University of California-San Diego Selective La Jolla, CA 27% — $12,470 $85k 78
3 University of California-Irvine Selective Irvine, CA 29% — $14,251 $81k 77
4 Claremont McKenna College Elite Claremont, CA 10% 1470–1560 $28,849 $105k 83
5 Pomona College Elite Claremont, CA 7% 1490–1560 $19,285 $78k 83
6 University of California-Los Angeles Elite Los Angeles, CA 9% — $12,548 $83k 84
7 Carnegie Mellon University Highly Selective Pittsburgh, PA 12% 1500–1570 $31,944 $115k 80
8 Georgetown University Highly Selective Washington, DC 13% 1390–1550 $40,815 $103k 80
9 University of Florida Selective Gainesville, FL 24% 1320–1480 $6,541 $72k 79
10 Davidson College Highly Selective Davidson, NC 13% 1400–1530 $17,379 $81k 80
11 University of Michigan-Ann Arbor Highly Selective Ann Arbor, MI 16% 1360–1530 $13,138 $84k 80
12 University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Highly Selective Chapel Hill, NC 15% 1390–1530 $11,655 $72k 79
13 Emory University Highly Selective Atlanta, GA 11% 1470–1550 $22,585 $80k 80
14 University of Virginia-Main Campus Highly Selective Charlottesville, VA 17% 1410–1540 $21,565 $87k 80
15 Franklin W Olin College of Engineering Selective Needham, MA 25% 1493–1558 $25,171 $129k 80

How these are picked: schools in California with the closest Trajecta Score come first, then the closest schools nationally — deterministic, from College Scorecard / IPEDS data, never opinion surveys. SAT ranges are 25th–75th percentiles of enrolled students; net price is the average across aid recipients. How the ranking works →

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