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Southern Arkansas University Main Campus vs University of Virginia-Main Campus

Magnolia, AR · Charlottesville, VA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair AR:VA

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

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

  • University of Virginia-Main Campus: acceptance rate tightened -43.8% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.93).
  • 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.
  • University of Virginia-Main Campus: enrollment grew +15.3% over 2013–2023; fitted +221 students/yr fitted, r² 0.96.

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 University of Virginia-Main Campus

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Virginia-Main Campus leads on acceptance rate (16.8% vs 75.3% at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Southern Arkansas University Main Campus leads on out-of-state tuition ($15,690 vs $59,512 at University of Virginia-Main Campus)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION Southern Arkansas University Main Campus leads on in-state tuition ($9,960 vs $21,803 at University of Virginia-Main Campus)

Southern Arkansas University Main Campus profile · University of Virginia-Main Campus profile · Compare other colleges

Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Southern Arkansas University Main Campus and University of Virginia-Main Campus?▼
University of Virginia-Main Campus leads on acceptance rate at 16.8% versus 75.3% at Southern Arkansas University Main Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Southern Arkansas University Main Campus and University of Virginia-Main Campus?▼
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus leads on out-of-state tuition at $15,690 versus $59,512 at University of Virginia-Main Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Southern Arkansas University Main Campus and University of Virginia-Main Campus?▼
Southern Arkansas University Main Campus leads on in-state tuition at $9,960 versus $21,803 at University of Virginia-Main Campus. 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