University of Florida vs Virginia Commonwealth University

Gainesville, FL · Richmond, VA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair FL:VA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE FL × VA
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • 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

Selectivity moved on only one side of this board

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 Florida: acceptance rate tightened -48.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.93).
  • Virginia Commonwealth University: acceptance rate eased +34.6% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.93).
  • University of Florida: enrollment grew +5.4% over 2013–2023; fitted +215 students/yr fitted, r² 0.59.
  • Virginia Commonwealth University: enrollment shrank -5.7% over 2013–2023; fitted -186 students/yr fitted, r² 0.66.

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 Florida vs Virginia Commonwealth University

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Florida leads on acceptance rate (24.2% vs 92.6% at Virginia Commonwealth University)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE University of Florida leads on avg net price ($6,541 vs $23,433 at Virginia Commonwealth University)
  3. IN-STATE-TUITION University of Florida leads on in-state tuition ($6,381 vs $16,945 at Virginia Commonwealth University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between University of Florida and Virginia Commonwealth University?
University of Florida leads on acceptance rate at 24.2% versus 92.6% at Virginia Commonwealth University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between University of Florida and Virginia Commonwealth University?
University of Florida leads on avg net price at $6,541 versus $23,433 at Virginia Commonwealth University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between University of Florida and Virginia Commonwealth University?
University of Florida leads on in-state tuition at $6,381 versus $16,945 at Virginia Commonwealth University. 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