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Michigan State University vs The University of Texas at Austin

East Lansing, MI · Austin, TX · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair MI:TX

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE MI × TX
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • 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 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.

  • The University of Texas at Austin: acceptance rate tightened -27.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.84).
  • Michigan State University: acceptance rate eased +22.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.80).
  • Michigan State University: enrollment grew +7.0% over 2013–2023; fitted +124 students/yr fitted, r² 0.40.
  • The University of Texas at Austin: enrollment grew +7.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +238 students/yr fitted, r² 0.73.

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: Michigan State University vs The University of Texas at Austin

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE The University of Texas at Austin leads on acceptance rate (26.6% vs 84.8% at Michigan State University)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION The University of Texas at Austin leads on in-state tuition ($11,688 vs $16,458 at Michigan State University)
  3. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA The University of Texas at Austin leads on median debt at graduation ($20,500 vs $23,250 at Michigan State University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Michigan State University and The University of Texas at Austin?▼
The University of Texas at Austin leads on acceptance rate at 26.6% versus 84.8% at Michigan State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Michigan State University and The University of Texas at Austin?▼
The University of Texas at Austin leads on in-state tuition at $11,688 versus $16,458 at Michigan State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Michigan State University and The University of Texas at Austin?▼
The University of Texas at Austin leads on median debt at graduation at $20,500 versus $23,250 at Michigan State 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