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The University of Texas at El Paso vs University of California-Berkeley

El Paso, TX · Berkeley, CA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair TX:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE TX × CA
  • 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.

  • University of California-Berkeley: acceptance rate tightened -35.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.59).
  • 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.
  • University of California-Berkeley: enrollment grew +27.4% over 2013–2023; fitted +670 students/yr fitted, r² 0.92.

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 University of California-Berkeley

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of California-Berkeley leads on acceptance rate (11.0% vs 99.9% at The University of Texas at El Paso)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI The University of Texas at El Paso leads on out-of-state tuition ($25,502 vs $50,547 at University of California-Berkeley)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 University of California-Berkeley leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($74,919 vs $37,978 at The University of Texas at El Paso)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between The University of Texas at El Paso and University of California-Berkeley?▼
University of California-Berkeley leads on acceptance rate at 11.0% versus 99.9% at The University of Texas at El Paso. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between The University of Texas at El Paso and University of California-Berkeley?▼
The University of Texas at El Paso leads on out-of-state tuition at $25,502 versus $50,547 at University of California-Berkeley. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between The University of Texas at El Paso and University of California-Berkeley?▼
University of California-Berkeley leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $74,919 versus $37,978 at The University of Texas at El Paso. 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