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University of Missouri-Kansas City vs The University of Texas at Austin

Kansas City, MO · Austin, TX · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair MO:TX

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE MO × TX
  • 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 Missouri-Kansas City: acceptance rate eased +127.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.51).
  • The University of Texas at Austin: acceptance rate tightened -27.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.84).
  • University of Missouri-Kansas City: enrollment shrank -20.4% over 2013–2023; fitted -189 students/yr fitted, r² 0.95.
  • 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 Missouri-Kansas City vs The University of Texas at Austin

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE The University of Texas at Austin leads on acceptance rate (26.6% vs 72.2% at University of Missouri-Kansas City)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI The University of Texas at Austin leads on 150%-time completion (88.3% vs 55.7% at University of Missouri-Kansas City)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE University of Missouri-Kansas City leads on avg net price ($13,310 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 Missouri-Kansas City and The University of Texas at Austin?▼
The University of Texas at Austin leads on acceptance rate at 26.6% versus 72.2% at University of Missouri-Kansas City. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between University of Missouri-Kansas City and The University of Texas at Austin?▼
The University of Texas at Austin leads on 150%-time completion at 88.3% versus 55.7% at University of Missouri-Kansas City. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between University of Missouri-Kansas City and The University of Texas at Austin?▼
University of Missouri-Kansas City leads on avg net price at $13,310 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