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University of Wisconsin-Madison vs The University of Texas at Austin

Madison, WI · Austin, TX · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair WI:TX

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE WI × TX
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-PAR Earnings near-par
  • 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 ENROLL-RACE · single · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Both enrollments grew, different paces

ENROLL-RACE · single · 2013–2023

Undergraduate headcount rose at both University of Wisconsin-Madison and The University of Texas at Austin across 2013–2023 on similar paces, while acceptance rates tightened on both sides, a growth-under-squeeze pattern rather than a pure size race.

  • University of Wisconsin-Madison: enrollment grew +20.9% over 2013–2023; fitted +651 students/yr fitted, r² 0.85.
  • The University of Texas at Austin: enrollment grew +7.1% over 2013–2023; fitted +238 students/yr fitted, r² 0.73.
  • University of Wisconsin-Madison: acceptance rate tightened -36.2% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.42).
  • The University of Texas at Austin: acceptance rate tightened -27.5% across 2013–2023 (r² 0.84).

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 Wisconsin-Madison vs The University of Texas at Austin

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE The University of Texas at Austin leads on acceptance rate (26.6% vs 45.2% at University of Wisconsin-Madison)
  2. AVG-NET-PRICE University of Wisconsin-Madison leads on avg net price ($17,354 vs $19,857 at The University of Texas at Austin)
  3. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI University of Wisconsin-Madison leads on out-of-state tuition ($42,103 vs $44,908 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 Wisconsin-Madison and The University of Texas at Austin?▼
The University of Texas at Austin leads on acceptance rate at 26.6% versus 45.2% at University of Wisconsin-Madison. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On avg net price, who leads between University of Wisconsin-Madison and The University of Texas at Austin?▼
University of Wisconsin-Madison leads on avg net price at $17,354 versus $19,857 at The University of Texas at Austin. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between University of Wisconsin-Madison and The University of Texas at Austin?▼
University of Wisconsin-Madison leads on out-of-state tuition at $42,103 versus $44,908 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