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Marshall University vs The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Huntington, WV · Edinburg, TX · largest Scorecard gap: median debt at graduation

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Pair WV:TX

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE WV × TX
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-DEBT Largest gap · Median Debt at Graduation

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

Decade path · College Scorecard

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley: average net price rose +167.4% from $2,431 (2013) to $6,500 (2023), r² 0.76.
  • Marshall University: net price ranged $8,327–$9,508 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -0.9% is not a trend (r² 0.31).
  • Marshall University: acceptance rate eased +22.6% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.75).
  • The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley: acceptance rate eased +36.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.65).

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: Marshall University vs The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

  1. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley leads on median debt at graduation ($12,950 vs $23,250 at Marshall University)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley leads on avg net price ($4,831 vs $7,502 at Marshall University)
  3. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (61.8% vs 54.2% at Marshall University)

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Median Debt at Graduation and other Scorecard questions

On median debt at graduation, who leads between Marshall University and The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley?▼
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley leads on median debt at graduation at $12,950 versus $23,250 at Marshall University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Marshall University and The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley?▼
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley leads on avg net price at $4,831 versus $7,502 at Marshall University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between Marshall University and The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley?▼
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 61.8% versus 54.2% at Marshall University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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