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Carnegie Mellon University vs The University of Texas at Austin

Pittsburgh, PA · Austin, TX · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair PA:TX

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE PA × TX
  • ACCEPT-PAR Admission near-par
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · In-State Tuition

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

Decade path · College Scorecard

Both grew, one campus expanded much faster

ENROLL-RACE · wide · 2013–2023

Undergraduate headcount rose at both Carnegie Mellon University and The University of Texas at Austin across 2013–2023, with a wide pace gap, while acceptance rates tightened on both sides. Growth plus a shared selectivity squeeze is the board's distinctive shape.

  • Carnegie Mellon University: enrollment grew +23.2% over 2013–2023; fitted +137 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.
  • Carnegie Mellon University: acceptance rate tightened -55.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.95).
  • The University of Texas at Austin: acceptance rate tightened -27.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.84).

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: Carnegie Mellon University vs The University of Texas at Austin

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION The University of Texas at Austin leads on in-state tuition ($11,688 vs $66,246 at Carnegie Mellon University)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Carnegie Mellon University leads on acceptance rate (11.7% vs 26.6% at The University of Texas at Austin)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Carnegie Mellon University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($105,360 vs $60,896 at The University of Texas at Austin)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Carnegie Mellon University and The University of Texas at Austin?▼
The University of Texas at Austin leads on in-state tuition at $11,688 versus $66,246 at Carnegie Mellon University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Carnegie Mellon University and The University of Texas at Austin?▼
Carnegie Mellon University leads on acceptance rate at 11.7% versus 26.6% at The University of Texas at Austin. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Carnegie Mellon University and The University of Texas at Austin?▼
Carnegie Mellon University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $105,360 versus $60,896 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); in-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025