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University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus vs The University of Texas at Austin

Pittsburgh, PA · Austin, TX · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair PA:TX

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE PA × TX
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • 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 Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.00).
  • University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus: enrollment grew +10.3% over 2013–2023; fitted +178 students/yr fitted, r² 0.90.
  • 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 Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus vs The University of Texas at Austin

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE The University of Texas at Austin leads on acceptance rate (26.6% vs 58.1% at University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus)
  2. IN-STATE-TUITION The University of Texas at Austin leads on in-state tuition ($11,688 vs $21,926 at University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE The University of Texas at Austin leads on avg net price ($19,857 vs $30,434 at University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus and The University of Texas at Austin?▼
The University of Texas at Austin leads on acceptance rate at 26.6% versus 58.1% at University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On in-state tuition, who leads between University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus and The University of Texas at Austin?▼
The University of Texas at Austin leads on in-state tuition at $11,688 versus $21,926 at University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus and The University of Texas at Austin?▼
The University of Texas at Austin leads on avg net price at $19,857 versus $30,434 at University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus. 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