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Florida State University vs Vanderbilt University

Tallahassee, FL · Nashville, TN · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair FL:TN

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE FL × TN
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • 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-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Both acceptance rates still tightened, so the shared frame is selectivity, not enrollment.

  • Vanderbilt University: enrollment grew +5.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +38 students/yr fitted, r² 0.82.
  • Florida State University: enrollment ranged 31,812–33,368 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Florida State University: acceptance rate tightened -55.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.88).
  • Vanderbilt University: acceptance rate tightened -50.7% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.81).

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: Florida State University vs Vanderbilt University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION Florida State University leads on in-state tuition ($5,656 vs $67,498 at Vanderbilt University)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Vanderbilt University leads on acceptance rate (5.9% vs 24.2% at Florida State University)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Florida State University leads on out-of-state tuition ($18,786 vs $67,498 at Vanderbilt University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Florida State University and Vanderbilt University?▼
Florida State University leads on in-state tuition at $5,656 versus $67,498 at Vanderbilt University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Florida State University and Vanderbilt University?▼
Vanderbilt University leads on acceptance rate at 5.9% versus 24.2% at Florida State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Florida State University and Vanderbilt University?▼
Florida State University leads on out-of-state tuition at $18,786 versus $67,498 at Vanderbilt University. 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