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University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus vs University of Virginia-Main Campus

Pittsburgh, PA · Charlottesville, VA · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair PA:VA

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE PA × VA
  • 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.

  • University of Virginia-Main Campus: acceptance rate tightened -43.8% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.93).
  • 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.
  • University of Virginia-Main Campus: enrollment grew +15.3% over 2013–2023; fitted +221 students/yr fitted, r² 0.96.

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 University of Virginia-Main Campus

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Virginia-Main Campus leads on acceptance rate (16.8% vs 58.1% at University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus leads on out-of-state tuition ($41,430 vs $59,512 at University of Virginia-Main Campus)
  3. AVG-NET-PRICE University of Virginia-Main Campus leads on avg net price ($21,565 vs $30,434 at University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus)

University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus profile · University of Virginia-Main Campus profile · Compare other colleges

Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus and University of Virginia-Main Campus?▼
University of Virginia-Main Campus leads on acceptance rate at 16.8% versus 58.1% at University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus and University of Virginia-Main Campus?▼
University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus leads on out-of-state tuition at $41,430 versus $59,512 at University of Virginia-Main Campus. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between University of Pittsburgh-Pittsburgh Campus and University of Virginia-Main Campus?▼
University of Virginia-Main Campus leads on avg net price at $21,565 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