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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston vs Virginia Commonwealth University

Houston, TX · Richmond, VA · largest Scorecard gap: median earnings (6 yr)

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Pair TX:VA

PUBLIC-PAIR · CROSS-STATE · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · GAP-EARN

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE TX × VA
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • GAP-EARN Largest gap · Median Earnings (6 yr)

Instrument codes from this pair's College Scorecard ownership, geography, acceptance, net price, earnings, debt, and completion, plus the ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Only one enrollment path is a trend

ENROLL-1SIDE · modest · 2013–2023

Size changed directionally at one school over 2013–2023; the peer's series stays a range. Pair any selectivity note with that asymmetry before treating the two campuses as parallel growth stories.

  • The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston: enrollment ranged 460–717 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • Virginia Commonwealth University: enrollment shrank -5.7% over 2013–2023; fitted -186 students/yr fitted, r² 0.66.

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 Health Science Center at Houston vs Virginia Commonwealth University

  1. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($89,371 vs $47,161 at Virginia Commonwealth University)
  2. MEDIAN-DEBT-AT-GRA The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston leads on median debt at graduation ($13,063 vs $21,500 at Virginia Commonwealth University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($88,757 vs $58,128 at Virginia Commonwealth University)

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Median Earnings (6 yr) and other Scorecard questions

On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and Virginia Commonwealth University?▼
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $89,371 versus $47,161 at Virginia Commonwealth University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median debt at graduation, who leads between The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and Virginia Commonwealth University?▼
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston leads on median debt at graduation at $13,063 versus $21,500 at Virginia Commonwealth University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston and Virginia Commonwealth University?▼
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $88,757 versus $58,128 at Virginia Commonwealth University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); median earnings (6 yr) focus for this pair · 2025