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The University of Alabama vs Texas Tech University

Tuscaloosa, AL · Lubbock, TX · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair AL:TX

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE AL × TX
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · Out-of-State Tuition

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.
  • The University of Alabama: net price ranged $20,575–$22,597 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +3.0% is not a trend (r² 0.06).
  • The University of Alabama: acceptance rate eased +34.1% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.70).
  • Texas Tech University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.37).

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: The University of Alabama vs Texas Tech University

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Texas Tech University leads on out-of-state tuition ($24,451 vs $34,172 at The University of Alabama)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE Texas Tech University leads on avg net price ($19,070 vs $22,420 at The University of Alabama)
  3. LOAN-REPAYMENT-RAT Texas Tech University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) (77.7% vs 71.2% at The University of Alabama)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between The University of Alabama and Texas Tech University?▼
Texas Tech University leads on out-of-state tuition at $24,451 versus $34,172 at The University of Alabama. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between The University of Alabama and Texas Tech University?▼
Texas Tech University leads on avg net price at $19,070 versus $22,420 at The University of Alabama. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On loan repayment rate (completers), who leads between The University of Alabama and Texas Tech University?▼
Texas Tech University leads on loan repayment rate (completers) at 77.7% versus 71.2% at The University of Alabama. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); out-of-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025