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Texas A&M University-College Station vs University of Virginia-Main Campus

College Station, TX · Charlottesville, VA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair TX:VA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE TX × VA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • 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 University of Virginia-Main Campus 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.
  • University of Virginia-Main Campus: enrollment grew +15.3% over 2013–2023; fitted +221 students/yr fitted, r² 0.96.
  • Texas A&M University-College Station: acceptance rate tightened -9.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.49).
  • University of Virginia-Main Campus: acceptance rate tightened -43.8% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.93).

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 University of Virginia-Main Campus

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Virginia-Main Campus leads on acceptance rate (16.8% 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 $21,803 at University of Virginia-Main Campus)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Texas A&M University-College Station leads on out-of-state tuition ($40,124 vs $59,512 at University of Virginia-Main Campus)

Texas A&M University-College Station profile · University of Virginia-Main Campus profile · Compare other colleges

Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Texas A&M University-College Station and University of Virginia-Main Campus?▼
University of Virginia-Main Campus leads on acceptance rate at 16.8% 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 University of Virginia-Main Campus?▼
Texas A&M University-College Station leads on in-state tuition at $13,154 versus $21,803 at University of Virginia-Main Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Texas A&M University-College Station and University of Virginia-Main Campus?▼
Texas A&M University-College Station leads on out-of-state tuition at $40,124 versus $59,512 at University of Virginia-Main Campus. 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