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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley vs CUNY City College

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

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Pair TX:NY

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE TX × NY
  • ACCEPT-OPEN Open admission
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-PAR Completion near-par
  • 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 NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

One campus shows net-price relief; the peer does not

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, only one school has a directional decline in average net price; the other stays a measured range. Cost gaps on this board are moving targets, not fixed snapshot deltas.

  • The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley: average net price rose +167.4% from $2,431 (2013) to $6,500 (2023), r² 0.76.
  • CUNY City College: average net price fell -32.3% from $5,150 (2013) to $3,486 (2023), r² 0.53.
  • The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley: acceptance rate eased +36.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.65).
  • CUNY City College: acceptance rate eased +70.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.84).

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 CUNY City College

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE CUNY City College leads on acceptance rate (60.0% vs 94.2% at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION CUNY City College leads on in-state tuition ($7,340 vs $9,987 at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 CUNY City College leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($66,039 vs $49,620 at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley)

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley profile · CUNY City College profile · Compare other colleges

Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and CUNY City College?▼
CUNY City College leads on acceptance rate at 60.0% versus 94.2% at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and CUNY City College?▼
CUNY City College leads on in-state tuition at $7,340 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 CUNY City College?▼
CUNY City College leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $66,039 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); acceptance rate focus for this pair · 2025