Southern Arkansas University Main Campus vs Rice University

Magnolia, AR · Houston, TX · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair AR:TX

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-SPLIT · NET-PAR · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-ACCEPT

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE AR × TX
  • ACCEPT-SPLIT Admission split
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • 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

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.

  • Rice University: acceptance rate tightened -52.9% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.85).
  • Southern Arkansas University Main Campus: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.04).
  • Southern Arkansas University Main Campus: enrollment ranged 2,640–3,203 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Rice University: enrollment grew +16.4% over 2013–2023; fitted +64 students/yr fitted, r² 0.75.

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: Southern Arkansas University Main Campus vs Rice University

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Rice University leads on acceptance rate (8.0% vs 75.3% at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Southern Arkansas University Main Campus leads on in-state tuition ($9,960 vs $64,144 at Rice University)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Southern Arkansas University Main Campus leads on out-of-state tuition ($15,690 vs $64,144 at Rice University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Southern Arkansas University Main Campus and Rice University?
Rice University leads on acceptance rate at 8.0% versus 75.3% at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Southern Arkansas University Main Campus and Rice University?
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus leads on in-state tuition at $9,960 versus $64,144 at Rice University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Southern Arkansas University Main Campus and Rice University?
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus leads on out-of-state tuition at $15,690 versus $64,144 at Rice 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