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?

• The student loan default rate at UT Rio Grande Valley is 5%, which is significantly lower than the national rate of 10.1%. That's great news for students who are worrying about paying off their student loans.
• The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at UT Rio Grande Valley.
• For the 2017-2018 academic year, 83% of the faculty were full-time.
• Students who graduate from UT Rio Grande Valley with a bachelor's degree make about $41,900 a year. That's 3% more than those who graduate from other schools.

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Rankings

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UT Rio Grande Valley.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Best Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#1	Best Value Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#3	Best Value Child Development & Psychology Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#6	Best Value Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#14	Best Music Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#15	Best Dance Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#20	Best Value Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#24	Best Value Music Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#43	Best Value Mathematics & Statistics Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#64	Best Value English Language & Literature Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards UT Rio Grande Valley has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#1	Best Second Language Learning Schools	College Factual
#1	Best English as a Second Language Schools	College Factual
#52	Best Music Schools	College Factual
#75	Best Allied Health Professions Schools	College Factual
#104	Best Criminal Justice & Corrections Schools	College Factual
#112	Best Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting Schools	College Factual

Where Is The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley?

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
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/utpanamerican
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/utpa

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	required
High School Rank	required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores	required
TOEFL	required

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

UT Rio Grande Valley has an acceptance rate of 82%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 40% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 79%, and the acceptance rate for women is 85%.

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 480 and 570. Math scores were between 420 and 505.

UT Rio Grande Valley received ACT scores from 64% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 15 and 21. Math scores were between 16 and 22. Composite scores were between 17 and 22.

Can I Afford The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley?

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 21% of students took out student loans averaging $4,074 a year. That adds up to $16,296 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UT Rio Grande Valley is 4.8%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 26,762 undergraduate students at UT Rio Grande Valley, with 21,292 being full-time and 5,470 being part-time.

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.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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.

Online Learning at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

In 2019-2020, 31,620 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.

This school is the 27th most popular in Texas for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of UT Rio Grande Valley

The following table shows how UT Rio Grande Valley is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	#1	#4
Multilingual Education	#4	#10
Health Sciences & Services	#7	#1
Allied Health Professions	#7	#13
Mathematics	#13	#10
Foreign Languages & Linguistics	#13	#13
Mathematics & Statistics	#16	#10
Social Work	#22	#10
Public Administration	#31	#43
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies	#37	#52
Health & Physical Education	#37	#49
Accounting	#43	#70
Public Administration & Social Service	#52	#61
Curriculum & Instruction	#67	#82
Teacher Education Subject Specific	#70	#105
Instructional Media Design	#70	#70

Online Growth Rankings of UT Rio Grande Valley

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley was 228.0%. This is the #256 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at UT Rio Grande Valley regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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	538	1	22	0	561
Criminal Justice & Corrections	425	0	11	0	436
General Psychology	425	0	0	0	425
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies	345	0	12	0	357
Health & Physical Education	305	0	14	0	319
Business Administration & Management	129	0	137	4	270
Rehabilitation & Therapeutic Professions	164	0	78	3	245
Nursing	138	69	27	0	234
Accounting	188	0	40	0	228
Social Work	121	0	86	0	207
Health Sciences & Services	24	0	134	0	158
Communication & Media Studies	135	0	10	0	145
General English Literature	129	0	11	0	140
Educational Administration	0	0	129	4	133
Mechanical Engineering	99	0	17	0	116
Computer Science	104	0	11	0	115
Fine & Studio Arts	103	1	7	0	111
Allied Health Professions	0	0	91	0	91
Special Education	0	0	82	0	82
Finance & Financial Management	80	0	0	0	80
Public Administration	0	0	72	0	72
Electrical Engineering	64	0	4	0	68
Civil Engineering	64	0	1	0	65
Interdisciplinary Studies	65	0	0	0	65
Mathematics	43	0	18	0	61
History	50	0	10	0	60
Political Science & Government	56	0	3	0	59
Marketing	53	0	0	0	53
Sociology	51	0	2	0	53
Romance Languages	38	0	13	0	51
Communication Sciences	28	0	22	0	50
Chemistry	42	0	8	0	50
International Business	47	0	0	0	47
Instructional Media Design	0	0	44	0	44
Student Counseling	0	0	44	0	44
Music	39	0	5	0	44
Curriculum & Instruction	0	0	31	10	41
Medicine	0	0	0	39	39
Computer Engineering	33	0	0	0	33
Natural Resources Conservation	26	0	0	0	26
Drama & Theater Arts	26	0	0	0	26
Physics	10	0	12	0	22
Management Information Systems	21	0	0	0	21
Manufacturing Engineering	16	0	5	0	21
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science	21	0	0	0	21
Philosophy	20	0	0	0	20
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology	0	0	20	0	20
Human Development & Family Studies	19	0	0	0	19
Linguistics & Comparative Literature	10	0	9	0	19
Anthropology	19	0	0	0	19
Ethnic Studies	17	0	0	0	17
Economics	15	0	0	0	15
Teacher Education Grade Specific	0	0	14	0	14
Homeland Security	0	0	14	0	14
Agricultural Production	0	0	12	0	12
General Social Sciences	12	0	0	0	12
Marine Science	0	0	11	0	11
Computer Information Systems	1	0	9	0	10
Multilingual Education	0	0	10	0	10
Writing Studies	0	0	10	0	10
Teacher Education Subject Specific	0	0	9	0	9
Entrepreneurial Studies	8	0	0	0	8
Ecology, Evolution & Systematics Biology	6	0	0	0	6
Second Language Learning	0	0	6	0	6
Engineering-Related Fields	0	0	5	0	5
General Engineering Technology	5	0	0	0	5
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	0	0	5	0	5
Mental & Social Health Services	5	0	0	0	5
Child Development & Psychology	0	2	2	0	4
General Business/Commerce	0	0	0	3	3
Dance	3	0	0	0	3
Engineering Physics	2	0	0	0	2
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology	0	0	1	0	1
Information Science	1	0	0	0	1
Statistics	1	0	0	0	1
Sustainability Science	0	0	1	0	1
Hospitality Management	0	0	0	0	0
Information Technology	0	0	0	0	0
Teaching English or French	0	0	0	0	0
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services	0	0	0	0	0
Liberal Arts General Studies	0	0	0	0	0
Computational Science	0	0	0	0	0
General Physical Sciences	0	0	0	0	0
Public Policy	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	4,389	73	1,351	63	5,876

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics

More about our data sources and methodologies.