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California State University-Los Angeles vs The University of Texas at Austin

Los Angeles, CA · Austin, TX · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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Pair CA:TX

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

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

Decade path · College Scorecard

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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.

  • California State University-Los Angeles: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.30).
  • The University of Texas at Austin: acceptance rate tightened -27.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.84).
  • California State University-Los Angeles: enrollment ranged 19,525–24,780 (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: California State University-Los Angeles vs The University of Texas at Austin

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE California State University-Los Angeles leads on avg net price ($3,967 vs $19,857 at The University of Texas at Austin)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE The University of Texas at Austin leads on acceptance rate (26.6% vs 91.3% at California State University-Los Angeles)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI California State University-Los Angeles leads on out-of-state tuition ($19,760 vs $44,908 at The University of Texas at Austin)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between California State University-Los Angeles and The University of Texas at Austin?▼
California State University-Los Angeles leads on avg net price at $3,967 versus $19,857 at The University of Texas at Austin. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between California State University-Los Angeles and The University of Texas at Austin?▼
The University of Texas at Austin leads on acceptance rate at 26.6% versus 91.3% at California State University-Los Angeles. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between California State University-Los Angeles and The University of Texas at Austin?▼
California State University-Los Angeles leads on out-of-state tuition at $19,760 versus $44,908 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); avg net price focus for this pair · 2025