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Washburn University vs The University of Texas at Austin

Topeka, KS · Austin, TX · largest Scorecard gap: out-of-state tuition

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Pair KS:TX

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

  • PUBLIC-PAIR Public pair
  • CROSS-STATE KS × TX
  • NET-SPLIT Net-price split
  • EARN-SPLIT Earnings split
  • DEBT-SPLIT Debt split
  • COMPLETE-GAP Completion gap
  • GAP-TUITION Largest gap · Out-of-State Tuition

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.

  • The University of Texas at Austin: average net price rose +25.2% from $15,721 (2013) to $19,678 (2023), r² 0.64.
  • Washburn University: net price ranged $11,153–$14,481 across 11 years (2013–2023); endpoint change +16.3% is not a trend (r² 0.35).
  • Washburn University: enrollment shrank -23.1% over 2013–2023; fitted -140 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: Washburn University vs The University of Texas at Austin

  1. OUT-OF-STATE-TUITI Washburn University leads on out-of-state tuition ($20,949 vs $44,908 at The University of Texas at Austin)
  2. 150%-TIME-COMPLETI The University of Texas at Austin leads on 150%-time completion (88.3% vs 52.8% at Washburn University)
  3. MEDIAN-EARNINGS-(1 The University of Texas at Austin leads on median earnings (10 yr) ($75,121 vs $49,774 at Washburn University)

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Out-of-State Tuition and other Scorecard questions

On out-of-state tuition, who leads between Washburn University and The University of Texas at Austin?▼
Washburn University leads on out-of-state tuition at $20,949 versus $44,908 at The University of Texas at Austin. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On 150%-time completion, who leads between Washburn University and The University of Texas at Austin?▼
The University of Texas at Austin leads on 150%-time completion at 88.3% versus 52.8% at Washburn University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.
On median earnings (10 yr), who leads between Washburn University and The University of Texas at Austin?▼
The University of Texas at Austin leads on median earnings (10 yr) at $75,121 versus $49,774 at Washburn University. Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard College Scorecard institution outcomes (earnings, completion, debt); out-of-state tuition focus for this pair · 2025