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The University of Texas at Arlington vs University of Illinois Chicago

Arlington, TX · Chicago, IL · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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Pair TX:IL

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE TX × IL
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-NET Largest gap · Avg Net Price

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

One campus shows net-price relief; the peer does not

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, only one school has a directional decline in average net price; the other stays a measured range. Cost gaps on this board are moving targets, not fixed snapshot deltas.

  • University of Illinois Chicago: average net price fell -9.1% from $13,545 (2013) to $12,313 (2023), r² 0.59.
  • The University of Texas at Arlington: net price ranged $12,410–$15,627 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +9.1% is not a trend (r² 0.29).
  • The University of Texas at Arlington: acceptance rate eased +35.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.76).
  • University of Illinois Chicago: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.35).

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 University of Illinois Chicago

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE University of Illinois Chicago leads on avg net price ($10,974 vs $13,951 at The University of Texas at Arlington)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION The University of Texas at Arlington leads on in-state tuition ($11,950 vs $14,338 at University of Illinois Chicago)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 The University of Texas at Arlington leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($60,902 vs $53,218 at University of Illinois Chicago)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between The University of Texas at Arlington and University of Illinois Chicago?▼
University of Illinois Chicago leads on avg net price at $10,974 versus $13,951 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 University of Illinois Chicago?▼
The University of Texas at Arlington leads on in-state tuition at $11,950 versus $14,338 at University of Illinois Chicago. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between The University of Texas at Arlington and University of Illinois Chicago?▼
The University of Texas at Arlington leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $60,902 versus $53,218 at University of Illinois Chicago. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); avg net price focus for this pair · 2025