Texas A&M University-College Station vs North Carolina State University at Raleigh

College Station, TX · Raleigh, NC · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair TX:NC

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE TX × NC
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · In-State Tuition

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-RACE · wide · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Both grew, one campus expanded much faster

ENROLL-RACE · wide · 2013–2023

Undergraduate headcount rose at both Texas A&M University-College Station and North Carolina State University at Raleigh across 2013–2023, with a wide pace gap, while acceptance rates tightened on both sides. Growth plus a shared selectivity squeeze is the board's distinctive shape.

  • Texas A&M University-College Station: enrollment grew +34.5% over 2013–2023; fitted +1,334 students/yr fitted, r² 0.96.
  • North Carolina State University at Raleigh: enrollment grew +14.8% over 2013–2023; fitted +358 students/yr fitted, r² 0.83.
  • Texas A&M University-College Station: acceptance rate tightened -9.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.49).
  • North Carolina State University at Raleigh: acceptance rate tightened -20.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.60).

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

Largest gaps: Texas A&M University-College Station vs North Carolina State University at Raleigh

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION North Carolina State University at Raleigh leads on in-state tuition ($8,799 vs $13,154 at Texas A&M University-College Station)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE North Carolina State University at Raleigh leads on acceptance rate (41.7% vs 57.4% at Texas A&M University-College Station)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE North Carolina State University at Raleigh leads on avg net price ($17,303 vs $21,315 at Texas A&M University-College Station)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between Texas A&M University-College Station and North Carolina State University at Raleigh?
North Carolina State University at Raleigh leads on in-state tuition at $8,799 versus $13,154 at Texas A&M University-College Station. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between Texas A&M University-College Station and North Carolina State University at Raleigh?
North Carolina State University at Raleigh leads on acceptance rate at 41.7% versus 57.4% at Texas A&M University-College Station. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between Texas A&M University-College Station and North Carolina State University at Raleigh?
North Carolina State University at Raleigh leads on avg net price at $17,303 versus $21,315 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); in-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025