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American Public University System vs The University of Texas at Austin

Charles Town, WV · Austin, TX · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair WV:TX

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-PAR · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-TUITION

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE WV × TX
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · Out-of-State Tuition

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.
  • American Public University System: net price ranged $9,095–$11,262 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +0.1% is not a trend (r² 0.01).
  • American Public University System: enrollment ranged 35,656–44,924 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • 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: American Public University System vs The University of Texas at Austin

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI American Public University System leads on out-of-state tuition ($8,400 vs $44,908 at The University of Texas at Austin)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE American Public University System leads on avg net price ($9,597 vs $19,857 at The University of Texas at Austin)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 The University of Texas at Austin leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($60,896 vs $32,917 at American Public University System)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between American Public University System and The University of Texas at Austin?▼
American Public University System leads on out-of-state tuition at $8,400 versus $44,908 at The University of Texas at Austin. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between American Public University System and The University of Texas at Austin?▼
American Public University System leads on avg net price at $9,597 versus $19,857 at The University of Texas at Austin. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between American Public University System and The University of Texas at Austin?▼
The University of Texas at Austin leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $60,896 versus $32,917 at American Public University System. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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