Texas A&M University-College Station vs Harvard University

College Station, TX · Cambridge, MA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair TX:MA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE TX × MA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • 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 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 A&M University-College Station: average net price rose +91.8% from $10,912 (2013) to $20,924 (2023), r² 0.80.
  • Harvard University: net price ranged $13,259–$19,500 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +19.7% is not a trend (r² 0.10).
  • Texas A&M University-College Station: acceptance rate tightened -9.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.49).
  • Harvard University: acceptance rate tightened -40.9% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.89).

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: Texas A&M University-College Station vs Harvard University

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Harvard University leads on acceptance rate (3.6% vs 57.4% at Texas A&M University-College Station)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Texas A&M University-College Station leads on in-state tuition ($13,154 vs $61,676 at Harvard University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Harvard University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($99,572 vs $59,386 at Texas A&M University-College Station)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Texas A&M University-College Station and Harvard University?
Harvard University leads on acceptance rate at 3.6% versus 57.4% at Texas A&M University-College Station. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Texas A&M University-College Station and Harvard University?
Texas A&M University-College Station leads on in-state tuition at $13,154 versus $61,676 at Harvard University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Texas A&M University-College Station and Harvard University?
Harvard University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $99,572 versus $59,386 at Texas A&M University-College Station. 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