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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley vs Fresno Pacific University

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

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Pair TX:CA

MIXED-SECTOR · CROSS-STATE · ACCEPT-OPEN · NET-SPLIT · EARN-SPLIT · DEBT-SPLIT · COMPLETE-PAR · GAP-TUITION

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • 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-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.
  • Fresno Pacific University: net price ranged $11,531–$20,706 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -7.1% is not a trend (r² 0.12).
  • The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley: acceptance rate eased +36.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.65).
  • Fresno Pacific University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.02).

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 Fresno Pacific University

  1. IN-STATE-TUITION The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley leads on in-state tuition ($9,987 vs $36,660 at Fresno Pacific University)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley leads on avg net price ($4,831 vs $13,630 at Fresno Pacific University)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley leads on out-of-state tuition ($19,827 vs $36,660 at Fresno Pacific University)

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In-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On in-state tuition, who leads between The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and Fresno Pacific University?▼
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley leads on in-state tuition at $9,987 versus $36,660 at Fresno Pacific University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and Fresno Pacific University?▼
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley leads on avg net price at $4,831 versus $13,630 at Fresno Pacific University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and Fresno Pacific University?▼
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley leads on out-of-state tuition at $19,827 versus $36,660 at Fresno Pacific University. 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