College profile

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a public university in Edinburg, Texas, with about 28,700 undergraduates.

Federal figures from the College Scorecard, released October 15, 2026, and IPEDS. Each section names its year. How we check →

Undergraduates28,666
Admission rate · fall 202494%
Middle 50% SAT · ACT880–1090 · ACT 15–21
Average net price, aided students$4,8582024–25 · average for students who received aid
Graduation rate55%
Every figure in one table18 figures, each with the year and source
Federal figures for this college, with years and sources
MeasureFigureWhat it describesSource
Undergraduates28,666Degree-seeking undergraduates, fall 2024College Scorecard, October 15, 2026 release
Women among undergraduates57%Fall 2024College Scorecard, October 15, 2026 release
Admission rate94%Students entering in fall 2024College Scorecard, October 15, 2026 release
Middle 50% SAT880–1090Students entering in fall 2024College Scorecard, October 15, 2026 release
Middle 50% ACT15–21Students entering in fall 2024College Scorecard, October 15, 2026 release
SAT/ACT policyTest optionalStudents entering in fall 2024IPEDS Admissions survey
In-state tuition and fees$9,9932025–26College Scorecard, October 15, 2026 release
Out-of-state tuition and fees$19,7132025–26College Scorecard, October 15, 2026 release
Average net price, aided students$4,858First-time, full-time students who received aid, 2024–25; grants subtracted, loans notCollege Scorecard, October 15, 2026 release
First-year students from in-state99%First-time students, fall 2022IPEDS Fall Enrollment (residence)
Graduation rate55%Students who started in fall 2019 (or the 2019–20 year)College Scorecard, October 15, 2026 release
First-year retention81%Students who started in fall 2023College Scorecard, October 15, 2026 release
Median federal debt$12,250Graduates in federal fiscal years 2024 and 2025College Scorecard, October 15, 2026 release
Median earnings, 10 years after entry$52,947Students who started in 2011–12 or 2012–13, earnings in 2022 and 2023, in 2024 dollarsCollege Scorecard, October 15, 2026 release
Students per faculty member20 to 1Fall 2024IPEDS Fall Enrollment
Bachelor’s fields of study60Fields with a bachelor’s degree reported to IPEDS in the file’s two award yearsCollege Scorecard field-of-study data
Research spending$90,610,000Fiscal year 2024NSF Higher Education R&D Survey
AthleticsNCAA Division I without football2024–25Equity in Athletics (EADA)