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Columbia University in the City of New York vs The University of Texas at Austin

New York, NY · Austin, TX · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair NY:TX

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

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

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

Decade path · College Scorecard

Nearly parallel enrollment growth

ENROLL-RACE · narrow · 2013–2023

Undergraduate headcount rose at both Columbia University in the City of New York and The University of Texas at Austin across 2013–2023 on similar paces, while acceptance rates tightened on both sides, a growth-under-squeeze pattern rather than a pure size race.

  • Columbia University in the City of New York: enrollment grew +11.7% over 2013–2023; fitted +92 students/yr fitted, r² 0.74.
  • The University of Texas at Austin: enrollment grew +7.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +238 students/yr fitted, r² 0.73.
  • Columbia University in the City of New York: acceptance rate tightened -43.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.79).
  • 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: Columbia University in the City of New York vs The University of Texas at Austin

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Columbia University in the City of New York leads on acceptance rate (4.0% vs 26.6% at The University of Texas at Austin)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION The University of Texas at Austin leads on in-state tuition ($11,688 vs $71,845 at Columbia University in the City of New York)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI The University of Texas at Austin leads on out-of-state tuition ($44,908 vs $71,845 at Columbia University in the City of New York)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Columbia University in the City of New York and The University of Texas at Austin?▼
Columbia University in the City of New York leads on acceptance rate at 4.0% versus 26.6% at The University of Texas at Austin. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Columbia University in the City of New York and The University of Texas at Austin?▼
The University of Texas at Austin leads on in-state tuition at $11,688 versus $71,845 at Columbia University in the City of New York. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Columbia University in the City of New York and The University of Texas at Austin?▼
The University of Texas at Austin leads on out-of-state tuition at $44,908 versus $71,845 at Columbia University in the City of New York. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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