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University of Central Florida vs The University of Texas at Austin

Orlando, FL · Austin, TX · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair FL:TX

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE FL × TX
  • ACCEPT-PAR Admission near-par
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · Out-of-State Tuition

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 Central Florida and The University of Texas at Austin 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 Central Florida: enrollment grew +16.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +878 students/yr fitted, r² 0.79.
  • The University of Texas at Austin: enrollment grew +7.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +238 students/yr fitted, r² 0.73.
  • University of Central Florida: acceptance rate tightened -19.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.72).
  • The University of Texas at Austin: acceptance rate tightened -27.5% 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: University of Central Florida vs The University of Texas at Austin

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI University of Central Florida leads on out-of-state tuition ($22,467 vs $44,908 at The University of Texas at Austin)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE University of Central Florida leads on avg net price ($10,411 vs $19,857 at The University of Texas at Austin)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION University of Central Florida leads on in-state tuition ($6,368 vs $11,688 at The University of Texas at Austin)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of Central Florida and The University of Texas at Austin?▼
University of Central Florida leads on out-of-state tuition at $22,467 versus $44,908 at The University of Texas at Austin. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between University of Central Florida and The University of Texas at Austin?▼
University of Central Florida leads on avg net price at $10,411 versus $19,857 at The University of Texas at Austin. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between University of Central Florida and The University of Texas at Austin?▼
University of Central Florida leads on in-state tuition at $6,368 versus $11,688 at The University of Texas at Austin. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); out-of-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025