Stony Brook University vs The University of Texas at Austin

Stony Brook, NY · Austin, TX · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair NY:TX

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE NY × TX
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • 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

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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.

  • The University of Texas at Austin: acceptance rate tightened -27.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.84).
  • Stony Brook University: acceptance rate eased +24.1% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.87).
  • Stony Brook University: enrollment grew +10.8% over 2013–2023; fitted +183 students/yr fitted, r² 0.71.
  • 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: Stony Brook University vs The University of Texas at Austin

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE The University of Texas at Austin leads on acceptance rate (26.6% vs 49.0% at Stony Brook University)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Stony Brook University leads on out-of-state tuition ($32,741 vs $44,908 at The University of Texas at Austin)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI The University of Texas at Austin leads on 150%-time completion (88.3% vs 76.7% at Stony Brook University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Stony Brook University and The University of Texas at Austin?
The University of Texas at Austin leads on acceptance rate at 26.6% versus 49.0% at Stony Brook University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Stony Brook University and The University of Texas at Austin?
Stony Brook University leads on out-of-state tuition at $32,741 versus $44,908 at The University of Texas at Austin. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Stony Brook University and The University of Texas at Austin?
The University of Texas at Austin leads on 150%-time completion at 88.3% versus 76.7% at Stony Brook 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