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The University of Texas at Austin vs Worcester Polytechnic Institute

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

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Pair TX:MA

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE TX × MA
  • 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 ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Selectivity moved on only one side of this board

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).
  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute: acceptance rate eased +13.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.48).
  • The University of Texas at Austin: enrollment grew +7.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +238 students/yr fitted, r² 0.73.
  • Worcester Polytechnic Institute: enrollment grew +33.2% over 2013–2023; fitted +136 students/yr fitted, r² 0.97.

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 Worcester Polytechnic Institute

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION The University of Texas at Austin leads on in-state tuition ($11,688 vs $60,965 at Worcester Polytechnic Institute)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE The University of Texas at Austin leads on acceptance rate (26.6% vs 60.2% at Worcester Polytechnic Institute)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE The University of Texas at Austin leads on avg net price ($19,857 vs $43,071 at Worcester Polytechnic Institute)

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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 Worcester Polytechnic Institute?▼
The University of Texas at Austin leads on in-state tuition at $11,688 versus $60,965 at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between The University of Texas at Austin and Worcester Polytechnic Institute?▼
The University of Texas at Austin leads on acceptance rate at 26.6% versus 60.2% at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between The University of Texas at Austin and Worcester Polytechnic Institute?▼
The University of Texas at Austin leads on avg net price at $19,857 versus $43,071 at Worcester Polytechnic Institute. 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