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The University of Texas at Austin vs Cornell University

Austin, TX · Ithaca, NY · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair TX:NY

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE TX × NY
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • 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-RACE · narrow · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Nearly parallel enrollment growth

ENROLL-RACE · narrow · 2013–2023

Undergraduate headcount rose at both The University of Texas at Austin and Cornell University across 2013–2023 on similar paces, while acceptance rates tightened on both sides, a growth-under-squeeze pattern rather than a pure size race.

  • Cornell University: enrollment grew +11.4% over 2013–2023; fitted +168 students/yr fitted, r² 0.87.
  • The University of Texas at Austin: enrollment grew +7.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +238 students/yr fitted, r² 0.73.
  • The University of Texas at Austin: acceptance rate tightened -27.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.84).
  • Cornell University: acceptance rate tightened -47.6% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.94).

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 Cornell University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION The University of Texas at Austin leads on in-state tuition ($11,688 vs $69,314 at Cornell University)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Cornell University leads on acceptance rate (8.8% vs 26.6% at The University of Texas at Austin)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI The University of Texas at Austin leads on out-of-state tuition ($44,908 vs $69,314 at Cornell University)

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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 Cornell University?▼
The University of Texas at Austin leads on in-state tuition at $11,688 versus $69,314 at Cornell University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between The University of Texas at Austin and Cornell University?▼
Cornell University leads on acceptance rate at 8.8% versus 26.6% at The University of Texas at Austin. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between The University of Texas at Austin and Cornell University?▼
The University of Texas at Austin leads on out-of-state tuition at $44,908 versus $69,314 at Cornell 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