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University of Alabama in Huntsville vs Columbia University in the City of New York

Huntsville, AL · New York, NY · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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

  • MIXED-SECTOR Mixed sector
  • CROSS-STATE AL × NY
  • 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 ENROLL-RACE · single · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Both enrollments grew, different paces

ENROLL-RACE · single · 2013–2023

Undergraduate headcount rose at both University of Alabama in Huntsville and Columbia University in the City of New York across 2013–2023 on similar paces, while acceptance rates tightened on both sides, a growth-under-squeeze pattern rather than a pure size race.

  • University of Alabama in Huntsville: enrollment grew +20.4% over 2013–2023; fitted +183 students/yr fitted, r² 0.50.
  • Columbia University in the City of New York: enrollment grew +11.7% over 2013–2023; fitted +92 students/yr fitted, r² 0.74.
  • University of Alabama in Huntsville: acceptance rate tightened -7.9% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.41).
  • Columbia University in the City of New York: acceptance rate tightened -43.0% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.79).

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: University of Alabama in Huntsville vs Columbia University in the City of New York

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE Columbia University in the City of New York leads on acceptance rate (4.0% vs 68.6% at University of Alabama in Huntsville)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION University of Alabama in Huntsville leads on in-state tuition ($12,132 vs $71,845 at Columbia University in the City of New York)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI University of Alabama in Huntsville leads on out-of-state tuition ($26,408 vs $71,845 at Columbia University in the City of New York)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between University of Alabama in Huntsville and Columbia University in the City of New York?▼
Columbia University in the City of New York leads on acceptance rate at 4.0% versus 68.6% at University of Alabama in Huntsville. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between University of Alabama in Huntsville and Columbia University in the City of New York?▼
University of Alabama in Huntsville leads on in-state tuition at $12,132 versus $71,845 at Columbia University in the City of New York. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of Alabama in Huntsville and Columbia University in the City of New York?▼
University of Alabama in Huntsville leads on out-of-state tuition at $26,408 versus $71,845 at Columbia University in the City of New York. 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