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The University of Texas at Arlington vs California State University-Long Beach

Arlington, TX · Long Beach, CA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair TX:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE TX × CA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • 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 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.
  • California State University-Long Beach: enrollment grew +12.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +312 students/yr fitted, r² 0.71.
  • The University of Texas at Arlington: acceptance rate eased +35.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.76).
  • California State University-Long Beach: acceptance rate eased +52.9% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.61).

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 California State University-Long Beach

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE California State University-Long Beach leads on acceptance rate (46.3% vs 79.9% at The University of Texas at Arlington)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION California State University-Long Beach leads on in-state tuition ($7,350 vs $11,950 at The University of Texas at Arlington)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI California State University-Long Beach leads on out-of-state tuition ($19,950 vs $29,582 at The University of Texas at Arlington)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between The University of Texas at Arlington and California State University-Long Beach?▼
California State University-Long Beach leads on acceptance rate at 46.3% versus 79.9% at The University of Texas at Arlington. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between The University of Texas at Arlington and California State University-Long Beach?▼
California State University-Long Beach leads on in-state tuition at $7,350 versus $11,950 at The University of Texas at Arlington. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between The University of Texas at Arlington and California State University-Long Beach?▼
California State University-Long Beach leads on out-of-state tuition at $19,950 versus $29,582 at The University of Texas at Arlington. 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