Utah State University vs University of Maryland-College Park

Logan, UT · College Park, MD · largest Scorecard gap: acceptance rate

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Pair UT:MD

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE UT × MD
  • ACCEPT-GAP Admission gap
  • NET-PAR Net near-par
  • 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 NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023 decade-path stamp below, not a ranking or recommendation.

Decade path · College Scorecard

Net-price paths do not share a shape

NET-SPLIT · 2013–2023

One school has a directional average-net-price path over 2013–2023; the other sits in a measured range (or the two move opposite ways). Cost gaps on this board are moving targets.

  • Utah State University: average net price rose +17.5% from $10,954 (2013) to $12,869 (2023), r² 0.46.
  • University of Maryland-College Park: net price ranged $15,590–$19,045 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change -3.9% is not a trend (r² 0.04).
  • Utah State University: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.15).
  • University of Maryland-College Park: acceptance-rate path 2013–2023 stays non-directional here (r² 0.00).

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: Utah State University vs University of Maryland-College Park

  1. ACCEPTANCE-RATE University of Maryland-College Park leads on acceptance rate (44.8% vs 92.5% at Utah State University)
  2. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Utah State University leads on out-of-state tuition ($24,802 vs $41,186 at University of Maryland-College Park)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 University of Maryland-College Park leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($82,860 vs $54,022 at Utah State University)

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Acceptance Rate and other Scorecard questions

On acceptance rate, who leads between Utah State University and University of Maryland-College Park?
University of Maryland-College Park leads on acceptance rate at 44.8% versus 92.5% at Utah State University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Utah State University and University of Maryland-College Park?
Utah State University leads on out-of-state tuition at $24,802 versus $41,186 at University of Maryland-College Park. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Utah State University and University of Maryland-College Park?
University of Maryland-College Park leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $82,860 versus $54,022 at Utah State University. 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