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The University of Texas at Dallas vs University of California-Santa Barbara

Richardson, TX · Santa Barbara, CA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair TX:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE TX × CA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • 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 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.

  • University of California-Santa Barbara: acceptance rate tightened -37.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.63).
  • The University of Texas at Dallas: acceptance rate eased +11.8% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.49).
  • The University of Texas at Dallas: enrollment grew +63.4% over 2013–2023; fitted +894 students/yr fitted, r² 0.89.
  • University of California-Santa Barbara: enrollment grew +19.8% over 2013–2023; fitted +397 students/yr fitted, r² 0.83.

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 Dallas vs University of California-Santa Barbara

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of California-Santa Barbara leads on acceptance rate (33.0% vs 65.1% at The University of Texas at Dallas)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA University of California-Santa Barbara leads on median debt at graduation ($13,993 vs $18,000 at The University of Texas at Dallas)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI The University of Texas at Dallas leads on out-of-state tuition ($40,144 vs $50,614 at University of California-Santa Barbara)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between The University of Texas at Dallas and University of California-Santa Barbara?▼
University of California-Santa Barbara leads on acceptance rate at 33.0% versus 65.1% at The University of Texas at Dallas. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between The University of Texas at Dallas and University of California-Santa Barbara?▼
University of California-Santa Barbara leads on median debt at graduation at $13,993 versus $18,000 at The University of Texas at Dallas. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between The University of Texas at Dallas and University of California-Santa Barbara?▼
The University of Texas at Dallas leads on out-of-state tuition at $40,144 versus $50,614 at University of California-Santa Barbara. 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