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The University of Texas at Austin vs Boston College

Austin, TX · Chestnut Hill, MA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair TX:MA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE TX × MA
  • ACCEPT-PAR Admission near-par
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • 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. Both acceptance rates still tightened, so the shared frame is selectivity, not enrollment.

  • The University of Texas at Austin: enrollment grew +7.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +238 students/yr fitted, r² 0.73.
  • Boston College: enrollment ranged 9,465–9,865 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • The University of Texas at Austin: acceptance rate tightened -27.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.84).
  • Boston College: acceptance rate tightened -51.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.82).

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 Austin vs Boston College

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION The University of Texas at Austin leads on in-state tuition ($11,688 vs $70,702 at Boston College)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE The University of Texas at Austin leads on avg net price ($19,857 vs $41,704 at Boston College)
  3. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Boston College leads on acceptance rate (16.4% vs 26.6% at The University of Texas at Austin)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between The University of Texas at Austin and Boston College?▼
The University of Texas at Austin leads on in-state tuition at $11,688 versus $70,702 at Boston College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between The University of Texas at Austin and Boston College?▼
The University of Texas at Austin leads on avg net price at $19,857 versus $41,704 at Boston College. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between The University of Texas at Austin and Boston College?▼
Boston College leads on acceptance rate at 16.4% versus 26.6% at The University of Texas at Austin. 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