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Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus vs The University of Texas at Austin

Atlanta, GA · Austin, TX · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair GA:TX

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE GA × 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-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 · 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 Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus 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.

  • Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus: enrollment grew +30.7% over 2013–2023; fitted +396 students/yr fitted, r² 0.90.
  • The University of Texas at Austin: enrollment grew +7.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +238 students/yr fitted, r² 0.73.
  • Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus: acceptance rate tightened -70.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.72).
  • 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: Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus vs The University of Texas at Austin

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus leads on acceptance rate (14.1% vs 26.6% at The University of Texas at Austin)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus leads on avg net price ($12,116 vs $19,857 at The University of Texas at Austin)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($89,432 vs $60,896 at The University of Texas at Austin)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus and The University of Texas at Austin?▼
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus leads on acceptance rate at 14.1% versus 26.6% at The University of Texas at Austin. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus and The University of Texas at Austin?▼
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus leads on avg net price at $12,116 versus $19,857 at The University of Texas at Austin. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus and The University of Texas at Austin?▼
Georgia Institute of Technology-Main Campus leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $89,432 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); acceptance rate focus for this pair · 2025