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California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo vs The University of Texas at Austin

San Luis Obispo, CA · Austin, TX · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair CA:TX

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE CA × TX
  • ACCEPT-PAR Admission near-par
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • 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 ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Selectivity moved on only one side of this board

ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, one school's acceptance-rate series clears the r² ≥ 0.40 floor while the other does not. Read the directional claim as one-sided, then check the companion metric below.

  • The University of Texas at Austin: acceptance rate tightened -27.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.84).
  • California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.01).
  • California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo: enrollment grew +15.3% over 2013–2023; fitted +238 students/yr fitted, r² 0.70.
  • 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: California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo vs The University of Texas at Austin

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo leads on out-of-state tuition ($34,665 vs $44,908 at The University of Texas at Austin)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($90,768 vs $75,121 at The University of Texas at Austin)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo leads on avg net price ($16,665 vs $19,857 at The University of Texas at Austin)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo and The University of Texas at Austin?▼
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo leads on out-of-state tuition at $34,665 versus $44,908 at The University of Texas at Austin. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo and The University of Texas at Austin?▼
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $90,768 versus $75,121 at The University of Texas at Austin. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo and The University of Texas at Austin?▼
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo leads on avg net price at $16,665 versus $19,857 at The University of Texas at Austin. 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