Texas Tech University vs Boston University

Lubbock, TX · Boston, MA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair TX:MA

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-SPLIT · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-PAR · 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-PAR Debt near-par
  • 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.

  • Boston University: acceptance rate tightened -76.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.92).
  • Texas Tech University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.37).
  • Texas Tech University: enrollment grew +21.0% over 2013–2023; fitted +558 students/yr fitted, r² 0.93.
  • Boston University: enrollment grew +8.4% over 2013–2023; fitted +135 students/yr fitted, r² 0.66.

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 Tech University vs Boston University

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Boston University leads on acceptance rate (11.1% vs 72.7% at Texas Tech University)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION Texas Tech University leads on in-state tuition ($11,852 vs $68,102 at Boston University)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Texas Tech University leads on out-of-state tuition ($24,451 vs $68,102 at Boston University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Texas Tech University and Boston University?
Boston University leads on acceptance rate at 11.1% versus 72.7% at Texas Tech University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between Texas Tech University and Boston University?
Texas Tech University leads on in-state tuition at $11,852 versus $68,102 at Boston University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Texas Tech University and Boston University?
Texas Tech University leads on out-of-state tuition at $24,451 versus $68,102 at Boston 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