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Texas Tech University vs The University of Texas at Austin

Lubbock, TX · Austin, TX · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair TX:TX

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • SAME-STATE Same state · TX
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • 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

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.

  • The University of Texas at Austin: acceptance rate tightened -27.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.84).
  • 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.
  • The University of Texas at Austin: enrollment grew +7.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +238 students/yr fitted, r² 0.73.

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 The University of Texas at Austin

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE The University of Texas at Austin leads on acceptance rate (26.6% vs 72.7% at Texas Tech University)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Texas Tech University leads on out-of-state tuition ($24,451 vs $44,908 at The University of Texas at Austin)
  3. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI The University of Texas at Austin leads on 150%-time completion (88.3% vs 68.1% at Texas Tech University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Texas Tech University and The University of Texas at Austin?▼
The University of Texas at Austin leads on acceptance rate at 26.6% versus 72.7% at Texas Tech University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Texas Tech University and The University of Texas at Austin?▼
Texas Tech University leads on out-of-state tuition at $24,451 versus $44,908 at The University of Texas at Austin. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Texas Tech University and The University of Texas at Austin?▼
The University of Texas at Austin leads on 150%-time completion at 88.3% versus 68.1% at Texas Tech 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