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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley vs California State University-Los Angeles

Edinburg, TX · Los Angeles, CA · largest Scorecard gap: in-state tuition

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Pair TX:CA

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

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

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-Los Angeles: net price ranged $2,037–$5,431 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -24.3% 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-Los Angeles: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.30).

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-Los Angeles

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION California State University-Los Angeles leads on in-state tuition ($7,160 vs $9,987 at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley)
  2. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 California State University-Los Angeles leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($45,702 vs $35,812 at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE California State University-Los Angeles leads on avg net price ($3,967 vs $4,831 at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley)

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley profile · California State University-Los Angeles profile · Compare other colleges

In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and California State University-Los Angeles?▼
California State University-Los Angeles leads on in-state tuition at $7,160 versus $9,987 at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (6 yr), who leads between The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and California State University-Los Angeles?▼
California State University-Los Angeles leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $45,702 versus $35,812 at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and California State University-Los Angeles?▼
California State University-Los Angeles leads on avg net price at $3,967 versus $4,831 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); in-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025