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Pair TX:CA
PUBLIC-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-GAP · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-GAP · GAP-ACCEPT
- PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
- CROSS-STATE TX × CA
- ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
- 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 NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.
Decade path · College Scorecard
Net-price paths do not share a shape
NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023
One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.
- Texas Tech University: average net price rose +30.3% from $15,403 (2013) to $20,071 (2023), r² 0.69.
- California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo: net price ranged $15,624–$21,595 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -8.7% is not a trend (r² 0.03).
- Texas Tech University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.37).
- California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.01).
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
Location
Undergraduate Enrollment
Acceptance Rate
Median Earnings (10 yr)
Out-of-State Tuition
Median Earnings (6 yr)
150%-Time Completion
Loan Repayment Rate (Completers)
Median Debt at Graduation
In-State Tuition
Cards ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side.
| Metric | Texas Tech University Lubbock, TX | California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo San Luis Obispo, CA |
| Location | Lubbock, TX | San Luis Obispo, CA |
| Undergraduate Enrollment | 32,394 | 21,996 |
| Acceptance Rate | 72.7% | 31.3% |
| Median Earnings (10 yr) | $62,454 | $90,768 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $24,451 | $34,665 |
| Median Earnings (6 yr) | $52,588 | $72,358 |
| 150%-Time Completion | 68.1% | 85.7% |
| Loan Repayment Rate (Completers) | 77.7% | 91.5% |
| Median Debt at Graduation | $21,500 | $18,500 |
| In-State Tuition | $11,852 | $13,596 |
Rows ordered by relative gap on this pair. Teal = better side. College Scorecard.
Largest gaps: Texas Tech University vs California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo
- ACCEPTANCE-RATE California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo leads on acceptance rate (31.3% vs 72.7% at Texas Tech University)
- MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($90,768 vs $62,454 at Texas Tech University)
- OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Texas Tech University leads on out-of-state tuition ($24,451 vs $34,665 at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo)
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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions
On acceptance rate, who leads between Texas Tech University and California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo?▼
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo leads on acceptance rate at 31.3% versus 72.7% at Texas Tech University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Texas Tech University and California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo?▼
California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $90,768 versus $62,454 at Texas Tech University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Texas Tech University and California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo?▼
Texas Tech University leads on out-of-state tuition at $24,451 versus $34,665 at California Polytechnic State University-San Luis Obispo. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.