Texas Christian University vs Boston College

Fort Worth, TX · Chestnut Hill, MA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

Scorecard match plate

Pair TX:MA

PRIVATE-NP-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-GAP · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-HIGH · GAP-ACCEPT

  • PRIVATE-NP-PAIR Private nonprofit pair
  • 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 ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Selectivity moved on only one side of this board

ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, one school's acceptance-rate series clears the r² ≥ 0.40 floor while the other does not. Read the directional claim as one-sided, then check the companion metric below.

  • Boston College: acceptance rate tightened -51.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.82).
  • Texas Christian University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.11).
  • Texas Christian University: enrollment grew +26.8% over 2013–2023; fitted +231 students/yr fitted, r² 0.94.
  • Boston College: enrollment ranged 9,465–9,865 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.

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 Christian University vs Boston College

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Boston College leads on acceptance rate (16.4% vs 44.5% at Texas Christian University)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 Boston College leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($103,937 vs $68,424 at Texas Christian University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Boston College leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($85,717 vs $60,435 at Texas Christian University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Texas Christian University and Boston College?
Boston College leads on acceptance rate at 16.4% versus 44.5% at Texas Christian University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Texas Christian University and Boston College?
Boston College leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $103,937 versus $68,424 at Texas Christian University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Texas Christian University and Boston College?
Boston College leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $85,717 versus $60,435 at Texas Christian University. 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