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Tennessee Technological University vs The University of Texas at Austin

Cookeville, TN · Austin, TX · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair TN:TX

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

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

  • The University of Texas at Austin: acceptance rate tightened -27.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.84).
  • Tennessee Technological University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.02).
  • Tennessee Technological University: enrollment shrank -13.6% over 2013–2023; fitted -172 students/yr fitted, r² 0.88.
  • 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: Tennessee Technological University vs The University of Texas at Austin

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Tennessee Technological University leads on out-of-state tuition ($15,576 vs $44,908 at The University of Texas at Austin)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE The University of Texas at Austin leads on acceptance rate (26.6% vs 76.1% at Tennessee Technological University)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI The University of Texas at Austin leads on 150%-time completion (88.3% vs 56.0% at Tennessee Technological University)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Tennessee Technological University and The University of Texas at Austin?▼
Tennessee Technological University leads on out-of-state tuition at $15,576 versus $44,908 at The University of Texas at Austin. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Tennessee Technological University and The University of Texas at Austin?▼
The University of Texas at Austin leads on acceptance rate at 26.6% versus 76.1% at Tennessee Technological University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Tennessee Technological University and The University of Texas at Austin?▼
The University of Texas at Austin leads on 150%-time completion at 88.3% versus 56.0% at Tennessee Technological 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