Texas A&M University-College Station vs Stanford University

College Station, TX · Stanford, CA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair TX:CA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE TX × CA
  • 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 ENROLL-1SIDE · brisk · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Headcount surged on one side only

ENROLL-1SIDE · brisk · 2013–2023

Texas A&M University-College Station posted a brisk directional enrollment rise over 2013–2023 while its peer's size series stays a range, and both acceptance rates tightened. Do not read this as parallel growth under the same selectivity story.

  • Texas A&M University-College Station: enrollment grew +34.5% over 2013–2023; fitted +1,334 students/yr fitted, r² 0.96.
  • Stanford University: enrollment ranged 6,366–7,841 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Texas A&M University-College Station: acceptance rate tightened -9.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.49).
  • Stanford University: acceptance rate tightened -31.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.71).

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 Stanford University

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Stanford 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 $65,910 at Stanford University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Stanford University leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($102,887 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 Stanford University?
Stanford 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 Stanford University?
Texas A&M University-College Station leads on in-state tuition at $13,154 versus $65,910 at Stanford University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Texas A&M University-College Station and Stanford University?
Stanford University leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $102,887 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