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The University of Texas at Arlington vs American University

Arlington, TX · Washington, DC · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair TX:DC

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE TX × DC
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · In-State Tuition

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • The University of Texas at Arlington: enrollment ranged 25,415–34,726 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • American University: enrollment grew +11.2% over 2013–2023; fitted +85 students/yr fitted, r² 0.68.
  • The University of Texas at Arlington: acceptance rate eased +35.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.76).
  • American University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.12).

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 Texas at Arlington vs American University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION The University of Texas at Arlington leads on in-state tuition ($11,950 vs $58,771 at American University)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE The University of Texas at Arlington leads on avg net price ($13,951 vs $41,943 at American University)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI The University of Texas at Arlington leads on out-of-state tuition ($29,582 vs $58,771 at American University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between The University of Texas at Arlington and American University?▼
The University of Texas at Arlington leads on in-state tuition at $11,950 versus $58,771 at American University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between The University of Texas at Arlington and American University?▼
The University of Texas at Arlington leads on avg net price at $13,951 versus $41,943 at American University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between The University of Texas at Arlington and American University?▼
The University of Texas at Arlington leads on out-of-state tuition at $29,582 versus $58,771 at American University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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