Auburn University vs University of Georgia

Auburn, AL · Athens, GA · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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Pair AL:GA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE AL × GA
  • ACCEPT-PAR Admission near-par
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-NET Largest gap · Avg Net Price

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

Decade path · College Scorecard

Both enrollments grew, different paces

ENROLL-RACE · single · 2013–2023

Undergraduate headcount rose at both Auburn University and University of Georgia across 2013–2023 on similar paces, while acceptance rates tightened on both sides, a growth-under-squeeze pattern rather than a pure size race.

  • Auburn University: enrollment grew +30.2% over 2013–2023; fitted +561 students/yr fitted, r² 0.92.
  • University of Georgia: enrollment grew +19.9% over 2013–2023; fitted +491 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.
  • Auburn University: acceptance rate tightened -39.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.51).
  • University of Georgia: acceptance rate tightened -33.7% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.88).

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: Auburn University vs University of Georgia

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE University of Georgia leads on avg net price ($13,936 vs $24,323 at Auburn University)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Georgia leads on acceptance rate (37.7% vs 45.9% at Auburn University)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA University of Georgia leads on median debt at graduation ($18,500 vs $21,000 at Auburn University)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between Auburn University and University of Georgia?
University of Georgia leads on avg net price at $13,936 versus $24,323 at Auburn University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Auburn University and University of Georgia?
University of Georgia leads on acceptance rate at 37.7% versus 45.9% at Auburn University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Auburn University and University of Georgia?
University of Georgia leads on median debt at graduation at $18,500 versus $21,000 at Auburn University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); avg net price focus for this pair · 2025