It has been a tough year for the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) as well as the University of Southern California (USC) as they faced federal funding cuts and pressure to redefine its approach to diversity and inclusion. Among the factors that determine colleges’ rankings are outcomes, including graduation rates and graduate indebtedness. USC has a four-year graduation rate of 74% while graduates ended up with a debt of $27,678 on average. But when comparing the median salary six years after graduation, USC alumni make about $74,000, $15,000 more than UCLA’s median salary of $59,000. Earlier this week, a federal judge ordered the Trump administration to restore the federal grant funding, but it’s not clear whether the White House will appeal the decision.