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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley vs University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

Edinburg, TX · Champaign, IL · largest Scorecard gap: avg net price

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE TX × IL
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • 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 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.

  • The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley: acceptance rate eased +36.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.65).
  • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: acceptance rate tightened -30.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.47).
  • The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley: enrollment grew +57.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +871 students/yr fitted, r² 0.73.
  • University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign: enrollment grew +9.3% over 2013–2023; fitted +266 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 Illinois Urbana-Champaign

  1. AVG-NET-PRICE The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley leads on avg net price ($4,831 vs $14,355 at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign)
  2. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign leads on acceptance rate (42.4% vs 94.2% at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(6 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign leads on median earnings (6 yr) ($64,802 vs $35,812 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 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign?▼
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley leads on avg net price at $4,831 versus $14,355 at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On acceptance rate, who leads between The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign?▼
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign leads on acceptance rate at 42.4% versus 94.2% 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 University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign?▼
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign leads on median earnings (6 yr) at $64,802 versus $35,812 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