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Adams State University vs The University of Texas at Austin

Alamosa, CO · Austin, TX · largest Scorecard gap: 150%-time completion

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Pair CO:TX

PUBLIC-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-PAR · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-OUTCOME

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE CO × TX
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-OUTCOME Largest gap · 150%-Time Completion

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • The University of Texas at Austin: average net price rose +25.2% from $15,721 (2013) to $19,678 (2023), r² 0.64.
  • Adams State University: net price ranged $12,836–$16,212 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -1.0% is not a trend (r² 0.38).
  • Adams State University: enrollment shrank -44.4% over 2013–2023; fitted -98 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.
  • The University of Texas at Austin: enrollment grew +7.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +238 students/yr fitted, r² 0.73.

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: Adams State University vs The University of Texas at Austin

  1. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI The University of Texas at Austin leads on 150%-time completion (88.3% vs 35.7% at Adams State University)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Adams State University leads on out-of-state tuition ($21,944 vs $44,908 at The University of Texas at Austin)
  3. RETENTION-RATE The University of Texas at Austin leads on retention rate (96.7% vs 50.7% at Adams State University)

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150%-Time Completion and other Scorecard questions

On 150%-time completion, who leads between Adams State University and The University of Texas at Austin?▼
The University of Texas at Austin leads on 150%-time completion at 88.3% versus 35.7% at Adams State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Adams State University and The University of Texas at Austin?▼
Adams State University leads on out-of-state tuition at $21,944 versus $44,908 at The University of Texas at Austin. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On retention rate, who leads between Adams State University and The University of Texas at Austin?▼
The University of Texas at Austin leads on retention rate at 96.7% versus 50.7% at Adams State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); 150%-time completion focus for this pair · 2025