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Texas Southern University vs University of California-Berkeley

Houston, TX · Berkeley, CA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair TX:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE TX × CA
  • ACCEPT-SPLIT Admission split
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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

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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.

  • Texas Southern University: acceptance rate eased +107.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.68).
  • University of California-Berkeley: acceptance rate tightened -35.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.59).
  • Texas Southern University: enrollment ranged 5,298–7,967 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • University of California-Berkeley: enrollment grew +27.4% over 2013–2023; fitted +670 students/yr fitted, r² 0.92.

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 Southern University vs University of California-Berkeley

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of California-Berkeley leads on acceptance rate (11.0% vs 96.9% at Texas Southern University)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI University of California-Berkeley leads on 150%-time completion (92.9% vs 20.9% at Texas Southern University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 University of California-Berkeley leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($92,446 vs $38,924 at Texas Southern University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Texas Southern University and University of California-Berkeley?▼
University of California-Berkeley leads on acceptance rate at 11.0% versus 96.9% at Texas Southern University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Texas Southern University and University of California-Berkeley?▼
University of California-Berkeley leads on 150%-time completion at 92.9% versus 20.9% at Texas Southern University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Texas Southern University and University of California-Berkeley?▼
University of California-Berkeley leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $92,446 versus $38,924 at Texas Southern 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