Eastern Illinois University vs University of Florida

Charleston, IL · Gainesville, FL · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair IL:FL

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE IL × FL
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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 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.

  • University of Florida: acceptance rate tightened -48.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.93).
  • Eastern Illinois University: acceptance rate eased +9.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.42).
  • Eastern Illinois University: enrollment shrank -46.7% over 2013–2023; fitted -371 students/yr fitted, r² 0.77.
  • University of Florida: enrollment grew +5.4% over 2013–2023; fitted +215 students/yr fitted, r² 0.59.

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: Eastern Illinois University vs University of Florida

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Florida leads on acceptance rate (24.2% vs 65.3% at Eastern Illinois University)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION University of Florida leads on in-state tuition ($6,381 vs $13,679 at Eastern Illinois University)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI University of Florida leads on 150%-time completion (91.3% vs 46.4% at Eastern Illinois University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Eastern Illinois University and University of Florida?
University of Florida leads on acceptance rate at 24.2% versus 65.3% at Eastern Illinois University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Eastern Illinois University and University of Florida?
University of Florida leads on in-state tuition at $6,381 versus $13,679 at Eastern Illinois University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Eastern Illinois University and University of Florida?
University of Florida leads on 150%-time completion at 91.3% versus 46.4% at Eastern Illinois University. 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