University of Mississippi vs The University of Texas at Austin

University, MS · Austin, TX · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair MS:TX

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE MS × TX
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-PAR Debt near-par
  • COMPLETE-HIGH High completion
  • 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.

  • The University of Texas at Austin: acceptance rate tightened -27.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.84).
  • University of Mississippi: acceptance rate eased +21.4% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.85).
  • University of Mississippi: enrollment ranged 15,994–18,995 (2013–2023, 11 points) without a stable fitted direction.
  • The University of Texas at Austin: enrollment grew +7.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +238 students/yr fitted, r² 0.73.

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 Mississippi vs The University of Texas at Austin

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE The University of Texas at Austin leads on acceptance rate (26.6% vs 96.6% at University of Mississippi)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI University of Mississippi leads on out-of-state tuition ($28,600 vs $44,908 at The University of Texas at Austin)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE University of Mississippi leads on avg net price ($13,314 vs $19,857 at The University of Texas at Austin)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between University of Mississippi and The University of Texas at Austin?
The University of Texas at Austin leads on acceptance rate at 26.6% versus 96.6% at University of Mississippi. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of Mississippi and The University of Texas at Austin?
University of Mississippi leads on out-of-state tuition at $28,600 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 Mississippi and The University of Texas at Austin?
University of Mississippi leads on avg net price at $13,314 versus $19,857 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); acceptance rate focus for this pair · 2025