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Ohio State University-Main Campus vs Texas Tech University

Columbus, OH · Lubbock, TX · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair OH:TX

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE OH × TX
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · Out-of-State Tuition

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.

  • Texas Tech University: average net price rose +30.3% from $15,403 (2013) to $20,071 (2023), r² 0.69.
  • Ohio State University-Main Campus: net price ranged $16,845–$18,623 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +2.4% is not a trend (r² 0.02).
  • Ohio State University-Main Campus: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.03).
  • Texas Tech University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.37).

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: Ohio State University-Main Campus vs Texas Tech University

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Texas Tech University leads on out-of-state tuition ($24,451 vs $40,022 at Ohio State University-Main Campus)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI Ohio State University-Main Campus leads on 150%-time completion (87.7% vs 68.1% at Texas Tech University)
  3. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Ohio State University-Main Campus leads on acceptance rate (60.6% vs 72.7% at Texas Tech University)

Ohio State University-Main Campus profile · Texas Tech University profile · Compare other colleges

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Ohio State University-Main Campus and Texas Tech University?▼
Texas Tech University leads on out-of-state tuition at $24,451 versus $40,022 at Ohio State University-Main Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Ohio State University-Main Campus and Texas Tech University?▼
Ohio State University-Main Campus leads on 150%-time completion at 87.7% versus 68.1% at Texas Tech University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Ohio State University-Main Campus and Texas Tech University?▼
Ohio State University-Main Campus leads on acceptance rate at 60.6% versus 72.7% at Texas Tech University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); out-of-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025