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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?

4,853 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.
  • During a recent academic cycle, 83% of the faculty were full-time.
  • Students who graduate from UT Rio Grande Valley with a bachelor's degree make about $49,620 a year. That's 22% 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

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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 )
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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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ACT Composite Scores for The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley  ( 16 to 22 )
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Can I Afford The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley?

$22,299 Net Price
13% 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 13% of students took out student loans averaging $3,651 a year. That adds up to $14,604 over four years for those students.

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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Undergraduate Student Diversity

21,292 Full-Time Undergraduates
60% Women
95% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 26,762 undergraduate students at UT Rio Grande Valley, with 21,292 being full-time and 5,470 being part-time.

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There are also 5,679 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 21,292 full-time undergraduates at UT Rio Grande Valley, 40% are male and 60% 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 245
Black or African American 95
Hispanic or Latino 19,773
White 492
International Students 394
Other Races/Ethnicities 293

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.

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
General Biology 532 0 43 0 575
Criminal Justice & Corrections 476 0 50 0 526
General Psychology 461 0 0 0 461
Business Administration & Management 153 0 232 6 391
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 364 0 12 0 376
Health & Physical Education 331 0 37 0 368
Social Work 160 0 153 0 313
Health Sciences & Services 122 1 138 0 261
Nursing 195 36 14 0 245
Accounting 143 0 90 0 233
Mechanical Engineering 128 0 22 0 150
Communication & Media Studies 133 0 14 0 147
Computer Science 126 0 20 0 146
General English Literature 126 0 19 0 145
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions 83 0 49 5 137
Special Education 0 0 122 0 122
Educational Administration 0 0 103 10 113
Allied Health Professions 0 0 102 0 102
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 74 24 98
Civil Engineering 70 0 28 0 98
Interdisciplinary Studies 97 0 0 0 97
Instructional Media Design 0 0 93 0 93
Public Administration 0 0 84 0 84
Fine & Studio Arts 73 1 7 0 81
Finance & Financial Management 80 0 0 0 80
Political Science & Government 72 0 6 0 78
History 67 0 5 0 72
Data Analytics 0 0 69 0 69
Electrical Engineering 54 0 14 0 68
Mathematics 41 0 27 0 68
Marketing 66 0 0 0 66
Human Development & Family Studies 65 0 0 0 65
Sociology 56 0 9 0 65
Communication Sciences 40 0 22 0 62
Music 41 0 19 0 60
Computer Engineering 52 0 0 0 52
International Business 44 0 4 0 48
Student Counseling 0 0 46 0 46
Romance Languages 28 0 17 0 45
Medicine 0 0 0 45 45
Manufacturing Engineering 21 0 16 0 37
Chemistry 26 0 11 0 37
Natural Resources Conservation 36 0 0 0 36
Drama & Theater Arts 35 0 0 0 35
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 33 0 33
Mental & Social Health Services 26 0 0 0 26
Agricultural Production 3 0 22 0 25
Physics 11 0 10 0 21
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology 20 0 0 0 20
Homeland Security 0 0 20 0 20
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science 19 0 0 0 19
Economics 19 0 0 0 19
Entrepreneurial Studies 18 0 0 0 18
Management Information Systems 18 0 0 0 18
Bioethics/Medical Ethics 0 0 18 0 18
Statistics 5 0 13 0 18
General Social Sciences 18 0 0 0 18
Design & Applied Arts 18 0 0 0 18
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 0 17 0 17
Nutrition Science 17 0 0 0 17
Philosophy 17 0 0 0 17
Engineering-Related Fields 0 0 13 0 13
Writing Studies 0 0 13 0 13
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 4 0 8 0 12
Multilingual Education 0 0 10 0 10
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 0 10 0 10
American Sign Language 9 0 0 0 9
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 0 0 9 0 9
Anthropology 8 0 0 0 8
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 0 7 0 7
Marine Science 0 0 7 0 7
Hospitality Management 6 0 0 0 6
Information Technology 5 0 0 0 5
Ethnic Studies 5 0 0 0 5
Dance 5 0 0 0 5
General Engineering Technology 4 0 0 0 4
Child Development & Psychology 0 0 4 0 4
Second Language Learning 0 0 3 0 3
General Business/Commerce 0 2 0 0 2
Computer Information Systems 0 0 2 0 2
Information Science 1 0 0 0 1
Health & Medical Administrative Services 0 0 0 0 0
Computational Science 0 0 0 0 0
General Physical Sciences 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 4,853 40 1,990 90 6,973

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.

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