Texas State University vs Massachusetts Institute of Technology

San Marcos, TX · Cambridge, MA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair TX:MA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE TX × MA
  • 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

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.

  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology: acceptance rate tightened -41.1% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.77).
  • Texas State University: acceptance rate eased +19.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.49).
  • Texas State University: enrollment ranged 31,005–34,547 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology: enrollment ranged 4,360–4,638 (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 State University vs Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on acceptance rate (4.5% vs 89.3% at Texas State University)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Texas State University leads on in-state tuition ($11,450 vs $62,396 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($131,633 vs $46,716 at Texas State University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Texas State University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology?
Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on acceptance rate at 4.5% versus 89.3% at Texas State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Texas State University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology?
Texas State University leads on in-state tuition at $11,450 versus $62,396 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between Texas State University and Massachusetts Institute of Technology?
Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $131,633 versus $46,716 at Texas State 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