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The University of Texas at El Paso vs Columbia University in the City of New York

El Paso, TX · New York, NY · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair TX:NY

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE TX × NY
  • ACCEPT-SPLIT Admission split
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • 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.

  • Columbia University in the City of New York: acceptance rate tightened -43.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.79).
  • The University of Texas at El Paso: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.06).
  • The University of Texas at El Paso: enrollment ranged 19,527–21,335 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Columbia University in the City of New York: enrollment grew +11.7% over 2013–2023; fitted +92 students/yr fitted, r² 0.74.

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 El Paso vs Columbia University in the City of New York

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Columbia University in the City of New York leads on acceptance rate (4.0% vs 99.9% at The University of Texas at El Paso)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION The University of Texas at El Paso leads on in-state tuition ($9,744 vs $71,845 at Columbia University in the City of New York)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI The University of Texas at El Paso leads on out-of-state tuition ($25,502 vs $71,845 at Columbia University in the City of New York)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between The University of Texas at El Paso and Columbia University in the City of New York?▼
Columbia University in the City of New York leads on acceptance rate at 4.0% versus 99.9% at The University of Texas at El Paso. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between The University of Texas at El Paso and Columbia University in the City of New York?▼
The University of Texas at El Paso leads on in-state tuition at $9,744 versus $71,845 at Columbia University in the City of New York. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between The University of Texas at El Paso and Columbia University in the City of New York?▼
The University of Texas at El Paso leads on out-of-state tuition at $25,502 versus $71,845 at Columbia University in the City of New York. 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