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The University of Texas at Austin vs Colorado State University-Fort Collins

Austin, TX · Fort Collins, CO · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair TX:CO

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE TX × CO
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • 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 ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

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ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, one school's acceptance-rate series clears the r² ≥ 0.40 floor while the other does not. Read the directional claim as one-sided, then check the companion metric below.

  • The University of Texas at Austin: acceptance rate tightened -27.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.84).
  • Colorado State University-Fort Collins: acceptance rate eased +15.7% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.80).
  • The University of Texas at Austin: enrollment grew +7.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +238 students/yr fitted, r² 0.73.
  • Colorado State University-Fort Collins: enrollment grew +11.9% over 2013–2023; fitted +268 students/yr fitted, 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 Colorado State University-Fort Collins

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE The University of Texas at Austin leads on acceptance rate (26.6% vs 88.5% at Colorado State University-Fort Collins)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI The University of Texas at Austin leads on 150%-time completion (88.3% vs 66.7% at Colorado State University-Fort Collins)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Colorado State University-Fort Collins leads on out-of-state tuition ($34,783 vs $44,908 at The University of Texas at Austin)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between The University of Texas at Austin and Colorado State University-Fort Collins?▼
The University of Texas at Austin leads on acceptance rate at 26.6% versus 88.5% at Colorado State University-Fort Collins. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between The University of Texas at Austin and Colorado State University-Fort Collins?▼
The University of Texas at Austin leads on 150%-time completion at 88.3% versus 66.7% at Colorado State University-Fort Collins. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between The University of Texas at Austin and Colorado State University-Fort Collins?▼
Colorado State University-Fort Collins leads on out-of-state tuition at $34,783 versus $44,908 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); acceptance rate focus for this pair · 2025