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Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College vs Auburn University

Baton Rouge, LA · Auburn, AL · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair LA:AL

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE LA × AL
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • 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.

  • Auburn University: acceptance rate tightened -39.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.51).
  • Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.41).
  • Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College: enrollment grew +21.7% over 2013–2023; fitted +417 students/yr fitted, r² 0.54.
  • Auburn University: enrollment grew +30.2% over 2013–2023; fitted +561 students/yr fitted, r² 0.92.

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: Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College vs Auburn University

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Auburn University leads on acceptance rate (45.9% vs 73.3% at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College leads on avg net price ($19,151 vs $24,323 at Auburn University)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College leads on out-of-state tuition ($28,631 vs $34,922 at Auburn University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College and Auburn University?▼
Auburn University leads on acceptance rate at 45.9% versus 73.3% at Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College and Auburn University?▼
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College leads on avg net price at $19,151 versus $24,323 at Auburn University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College and Auburn University?▼
Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College leads on out-of-state tuition at $28,631 versus $34,922 at Auburn 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