North Carolina State University at Raleigh vs University of Houston

Raleigh, NC · Houston, TX · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair NC:TX

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE NC × TX
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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

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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.

  • North Carolina State University at Raleigh: acceptance rate tightened -20.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.60).
  • University of Houston: acceptance rate eased +19.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.74).
  • North Carolina State University at Raleigh: enrollment grew +14.8% over 2013–2023; fitted +358 students/yr fitted, r² 0.83.
  • University of Houston: enrollment grew +22.5% over 2013–2023; fitted +703 students/yr fitted, r² 0.76.

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: North Carolina State University at Raleigh vs University of Houston

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE North Carolina State University at Raleigh leads on acceptance rate (41.7% vs 73.9% at University of Houston)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI University of Houston leads on out-of-state tuition ($22,547 vs $32,847 at North Carolina State University at Raleigh)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI North Carolina State University at Raleigh leads on 150%-time completion (84.7% vs 64.7% at University of Houston)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between North Carolina State University at Raleigh and University of Houston?
North Carolina State University at Raleigh leads on acceptance rate at 41.7% versus 73.9% at University of Houston. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between North Carolina State University at Raleigh and University of Houston?
University of Houston leads on out-of-state tuition at $22,547 versus $32,847 at North Carolina State University at Raleigh. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between North Carolina State University at Raleigh and University of Houston?
North Carolina State University at Raleigh leads on 150%-time completion at 84.7% versus 64.7% at University of Houston. 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