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

Edinburg, TX · Los Angeles, CA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair TX:CA

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

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

Decade path · College Scorecard

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ADM-ASYM · 2013–2023

Over 2013–2023, one school's acceptance-rate series clears the r² ≥ 0.40 floor while the other does not. Read the directional claim as one-sided, then check the companion metric below.

  • University of California-Los Angeles: acceptance rate tightened -60.3% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.93).
  • The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley: acceptance rate eased +36.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.65).
  • The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley: enrollment grew +57.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +871 students/yr fitted, r² 0.73.
  • University of California-Los Angeles: enrollment grew +15.3% over 2013–2023; fitted +389 students/yr fitted, r² 0.94.

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 University of California-Los Angeles

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of California-Los Angeles leads on acceptance rate (9.0% vs 94.2% at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley leads on avg net price ($4,831 vs $12,548 at University of California-Los Angeles)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley leads on out-of-state tuition ($19,827 vs $49,403 at University of California-Los Angeles)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and University of California-Los Angeles?▼
University of California-Los Angeles leads on acceptance rate at 9.0% versus 94.2% 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 University of California-Los Angeles?▼
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley leads on avg net price at $4,831 versus $12,548 at University of California-Los Angeles. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and University of California-Los Angeles?▼
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley leads on out-of-state tuition at $19,827 versus $49,403 at University of California-Los Angeles. 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