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Texas A&M University-College Station vs The University of Texas at Austin

College Station, TX · Austin, TX · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair TX:TX

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · 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 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 The University of Texas at Austin 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.
  • The University of Texas at Austin: enrollment grew +7.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +238 students/yr fitted, r² 0.73.
  • Texas A&M University-College Station: acceptance rate tightened -9.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.49).
  • The University of Texas at Austin: acceptance rate tightened -27.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.84).

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 The University of Texas at Austin

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE The University of Texas at Austin leads on acceptance rate (26.6% vs 57.4% at Texas A&M University-College Station)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA Texas A&M University-College Station leads on median debt at graduation ($17,804 vs $20,500 at The University of Texas at Austin)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION The University of Texas at Austin leads on in-state tuition ($11,688 vs $13,154 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 The University of Texas at Austin?▼
The University of Texas at Austin leads on acceptance rate at 26.6% versus 57.4% at Texas A&M University-College Station. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between Texas A&M University-College Station and The University of Texas at Austin?▼
Texas A&M University-College Station leads on median debt at graduation at $17,804 versus $20,500 at The University of Texas at Austin. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Texas A&M University-College Station and The University of Texas at Austin?▼
The University of Texas at Austin leads on in-state tuition at $11,688 versus $13,154 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