The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Edinburg, TX · Public · Midsize city · Carnegie R1/R2 · UT Rio Grande Valley · UTRGV · University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Public institution in Edinburg, TX · 27,026 undergraduates · 85% acceptance rate · $49,620 median earnings 10 years after entry.
- Top 3%Undergraduates
- Top 7%Average net price
- Top 8%Pell Grant share
- Top 12%Median graduate debt
Stats
College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.
Cost
- Average net price
- $6,500147th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $9,859581st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $19,939851st cheapest of 2,024 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $18,343284th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $12,950222nd lowest of 1,865 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $49,6201,085th highest of 1,954 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $35,8121,485th highest of 1,950 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 49.3%1,186th highest of 2,014 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 78.9%719th highest of 1,837 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 84.8%1,058th most selective of 1,596 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1020895th highest of 1,022 reporting
- Median ACT
- —
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 27,02668th largest of 2,144 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 19.0:11,798th smallest of 2,141 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 63.8%174th highest of 2,122 reporting
Nearest large-hub airport: 271 mi (AUS)
On 1 of our 111 lists
Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.
Best-paying fields of study
Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 58 reported programs.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $63,600 | $55,693 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professions | bachelors | $62,579 | $61,334 |
| Manufacturing EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $61,516 | — |
| Computer EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $56,234 | $47,846 |
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $54,639 | $52,107 |
| Computer Science | bachelors | $50,231 | $42,682 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsHealth Professions | bachelors | $49,312 | $49,344 |
| MusicVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $49,214 | $49,084 |
| Civil EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $48,823 | $50,439 |
| Engineering PhysicsEngineering | bachelors | $48,823 | $42,682 |
| DanceVisual & Performing Arts | bachelors | $46,478 | $26,933 |
| MathematicsMathematics & Statistics | bachelors | $46,422 | $44,276 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 2015source
- Athletic nickname: "Vaqueros"source
- Competes in United Athletic Conferencesource
- Mascot: Vaquerossource
- Motto: "Disciplina Praesidium Civitatis (Latin)"source
- Formerly known as "Texas Southmost College" (1930–1995)source
- Formerly known as "Edinburg College" (1932–1952)source
- Formerly known as "Pan American College" (1952–1971)source
- Formerly known as "Pan American University" (1971–1989)source
- Formerly known as "Pan American University at Brownsville" (1988–1989)source
- Formerly known as "University of Texas Pan American" (1989–2015)source
- Formerly known as "University of Texas Pan American at Brownsville" (1989–1991)source
- Formerly known as "University of Texas at Brownsville" (1991–2016)source
- Athletic conference: Southlandsource
- A Space-grant institutionsource
- Notable alum: Gloria E. Anzaldúasource
Athletics — 8 sports
NCAA Division I without football · NCAA Division I
Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $3,355,899 (M $1,401,527 · W $1,954,372)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Golf
- Soccer
- Swimming and Diving (combined)
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Similar-size colleges
Nearest undergraduate enrollment to The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley’s 27,026 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.
In TX
- Austin Community College DistrictAustin, TX · 25,969 undergrads
- Collin County Community College DistrictMcKinney, TX · 25,857 undergrads
- The University of Texas at San AntonioSan Antonio, TX · 29,675 undergrads
- The University of Texas at ArlingtonArlington, TX · 30,834 undergrads
- San Jacinto Community CollegePasadena, TX · 23,071 undergrads
- Texas Tech UniversityLubbock, TX · 32,446 undergrads
Elsewhere
- George Mason UniversityFairfax, VA · 27,083 undergrads
- Georgia State UniversityAtlanta, GA · 27,109 undergrads
- San Jose State UniversitySan Jose, CA · 26,757 undergrads
- University of ArkansasFayetteville, AR · 27,312 undergrads
- Utah Valley UniversityOrem, UT · 27,481 undergrads
- North Carolina State University at RaleighRaleigh, NC · 26,389 undergrads
Key links
- Official websiteutrgv.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 227368)
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