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The University of Texas at Austin vs Massachusetts Institute of Technology

Austin, TX · Cambridge, MA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair TX:MA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE TX × MA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • 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 NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • The University of Texas at Austin: average net price rose +25.2% from $15,721 (2013) to $19,678 (2023), r² 0.64.
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology: net price ranged $5,084–$23,547 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -9.2% is not a trend (r² 0.29).
  • The University of Texas at Austin: acceptance rate tightened -27.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.84).
  • Massachusetts Institute of Technology: acceptance rate tightened -41.1% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.77).

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 Massachusetts Institute of Technology

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on acceptance rate (4.5% vs 26.6% at The University of Texas at Austin)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION The University of Texas at Austin leads on in-state tuition ($11,688 vs $62,396 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($131,633 vs $60,896 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 Massachusetts Institute of Technology?▼
Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on acceptance rate at 4.5% versus 26.6% at The University of Texas at Austin. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between The University of Texas at Austin and Massachusetts Institute of Technology?▼
The University of Texas at Austin leads on in-state tuition at $11,688 versus $62,396 at Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between The University of Texas at Austin and Massachusetts Institute of Technology?▼
Massachusetts Institute of Technology leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $131,633 versus $60,896 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