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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Overview

Located in Edinburg, Texas, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a public institution. Edinburg is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

What Is The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Known For?

4,821 Undergraduate Awards
$22,299 Avg Cost After Aid
88% Acceptance Rate
  • The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at UT Rio Grande Valley.
  • In 2021-2022, 83% of the faculty were full-time.
  • Students who graduate from UT Rio Grande Valley with a bachelor's degree make about $47,698 a year. That's 17% more than those who graduate from other schools.

Where Is The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley?

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Contact details for UT Rio Grande Valley are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 1201 W University Dr, Edinburg, TX 78539-2999
Phone: 956-665-2011
Website: www.utrgv.edu

How Do I Get Into UT Rio Grande Valley?

You can apply to UT Rio Grande Valley online at: https://www.applytexas.org/

Admission Requirements for UT Rio Grande Valley

Submission Required?
High School GPA 5
High School Rank 5
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 5
Recommendations 5
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into UT Rio Grande Valley?

88% Acceptance Rate
60% Of Accepted Are Women
1% Submit SAT Scores
UT Rio Grande Valley has the high acceptance rate of 88%, which means it is fairly easy to gain admittance as long as you submit a complete application with requested materials.

Approximately 40% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 85%, and the acceptance rate for women is 90%.

Average Test Scores

About 1% of students accepted to UT Rio Grande Valley submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 470 and 570. Math scores were between 360 and 520.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley  ( 470 to 570 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley  ( 360 to 520 )
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800
UT Rio Grande Valley received ACT scores from 23% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 14 and 21. Math scores were between 16 and 0. Composite scores were between 16 and 22.

ACT English Scores for The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley  ( 14 to 21 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley  ( 16 to 22 )
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36

Can I Afford The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley?

$22,299 Net Price
19% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of UT Rio Grande Valley is $22,299. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UT Rio Grande Valley, approximately 19% of students took out student loans averaging $3,752 a year. That adds up to $15,008 over four years for those students.

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Undergraduate Student Diversity

19,630 Full-Time Undergraduates
61% Women
95% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 26,405 undergraduate students at UT Rio Grande Valley, with 19,630 being full-time and 6,775 being part-time.

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There are also 5,535 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 19,630 full-time undergraduates at UT Rio Grande Valley, 39% are male and 61% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 223
Black or African American 74
Hispanic or Latino 18,328
White 444
International Students 367
Other Races/Ethnicities 194

Geographic Diversity

Texas students aren't the only ones who study at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. At this time, 14 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 67 countries are represented at UT Rio Grande Valley. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Mexico, India, and China.

Online Learning at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

5,587 Took All Classes Online
21,462 Took At Least One Class Online
In 2022-2023, 21,462 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UT Rio Grande Valley has changed over the last few years.

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Criminal Justice & Corrections 581 0 52 0 633
General Biology 587 0 28 0 615
General Psychology 486 1 0 0 487
Business Administration & Management 170 0 286 19 475
Health & Physical Education 310 0 45 0 355
Social Work 184 0 146 0 330
Nursing 183 43 26 0 252
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 240 0 9 0 249
Health Sciences & Services 38 0 172 0 210
Accounting 133 0 62 0 195
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 91 0 88 6 185
Educational Administration 0 0 151 17 168
Communication & Media Studies 142 0 17 0 159
Mechanical Engineering 122 0 34 0 156
Computer Science 116 0 18 0 134
Special Education 0 0 128 0 128
General English Literature 122 0 6 0 128
Civil Engineering 100 0 17 0 117
Allied Health Professions 0 0 116 0 116
Interdisciplinary Studies 106 0 0 0 106
Fine & Studio Arts 100 1 5 0 106
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 85 13 98
Public Administration 0 0 86 0 86
Instructional Media Design 0 0 84 0 84
Political Science & Government 78 1 1 0 80
Marketing 71 0 0 0 71
Finance & Financial Management 70 0 0 0 70
Communication Sciences 45 0 25 0 70
Mathematics 38 0 31 0 69
Electrical Engineering 44 0 21 0 65
History 62 0 3 0 65
Sociology 56 0 8 0 64
Data Analytics 0 0 63 0 63
Student Counseling 0 0 60 0 60
Chemistry 42 0 18 0 60
Music 48 0 8 0 56
International Business 49 0 3 0 52
Medicine 0 0 0 51 51
Computer Engineering 47 0 0 0 47
Romance Languages 28 1 7 0 36
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 34 0 34
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 0 33 0 33
Human Development & Family Studies 30 0 0 0 30
Management Information Systems 29 0 0 0 29
Drama & Theater Arts 29 0 0 0 29
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 0 0 27 0 27
Mental & Social Health Services 27 0 0 0 27
Philosophy 26 0 0 0 26
Natural Resources Conservation 24 0 0 0 24
Manufacturing Engineering 9 0 14 0 23
Entrepreneurial Studies 21 0 0 0 21
Multilingual Education 0 0 19 0 19
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 19 0 0 0 19
Economics 19 0 0 0 19
Engineering-Related Fields 0 0 16 0 16
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 7 0 9 0 16
Agricultural Production 3 0 12 0 15
Computer Information Systems 0 0 15 0 15
Anthropology 14 0 0 0 14
Dance 14 0 0 0 14
Writing Studies 0 0 12 0 12
Nutrition Science 12 0 0 0 12
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 0 11 0 11
Homeland Security 0 0 11 0 11
General Social Sciences 10 0 0 0 10
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 9 0 0 0 9
Ethnic Studies 9 0 0 0 9
Marine Science 0 0 9 0 9
Physics 7 0 2 0 9
Statistics 1 0 7 0 8
Child Development & Psychology 0 4 3 0 7
American Sign Language 5 0 0 0 5
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 0 4 0 4
General Engineering Technology 3 0 0 0 3
Second Language Learning 0 0 2 0 2
Design & Applied Arts 2 0 0 0 2
General Business/Commerce 0 1 0 0 1
Hospitality Management 1 0 0 0 1
Information Technology 1 0 0 0 1
Computational Science 1 0 0 0 1
Information Science 0 0 0 0 0
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 0 0 0 0 0
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 0 0 0 0
General Physical Sciences 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 4,821 52 2,149 106 7,128

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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