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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley vs California State University-Fresno

Edinburg, TX · Fresno, CA · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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Pair TX:CA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE TX × CA
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • GAP-NET Largest gap · Avg Net Price

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

Decade path · College Scorecard

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley: average net price rose +167.4% from $2,431 (2013) to $6,500 (2023), r² 0.76.
  • California State University-Fresno: net price ranged $5,464–$7,093 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -8.6% is not a trend (r² 0.02).
  • The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley: acceptance rate eased +36.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.65).
  • California State University-Fresno: acceptance rate eased +65.7% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.71).

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 Rio Grande Valley vs California State University-Fresno

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley leads on avg net price ($4,831 vs $7,000 at California State University-Fresno)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION California State University-Fresno leads on in-state tuition ($7,350 vs $9,987 at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 California State University-Fresno leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($61,244 vs $49,620 at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley)

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Avg Net Price and other Scorecard questions

On avg net price, who leads between The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and California State University-Fresno?▼
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley leads on avg net price at $4,831 versus $7,000 at California State University-Fresno. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and California State University-Fresno?▼
California State University-Fresno leads on in-state tuition at $7,350 versus $9,987 at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and California State University-Fresno?▼
California State University-Fresno leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $61,244 versus $49,620 at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

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