University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 900,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 60 (5% 🥵) muggy
Sunshine Hours 2,820 (77%)
Days Without Precipitation 293 (92% 🏖️)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 22,181
Men / Women 43% / 57%
From State 99%
From Region 0%
Athletes 285 (1.3%)

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 93%
White 2%
International 2%
Asian 1%
Black 1%
Native American 0%
Mixed 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Business and Entrepreneurship 607 45% 2% 1% 0% 92% 4% $57,123 4 -1.47 56 93% 4.9%
Accounting 169 — 41% 2% 1% 0% 93% 3% $59,041 1 -1.81 61 94% 4.3% — — —
Business Administration 150 +5 47% 1% 0% 0% 94% 5% $56,748 4 -1.09 55 92% 5.5% — — —
Entrepreneurship 20 +1 40% 5% 0% 0% 90% 5% $49,360 5 -1.17 36 — — — — —
Finance 115 +5 66% 4% 0% 0% 91% 4% $60,409 1 -1.34 63 95% — — — —
Hospitality Management 8 — 12% 38% 12% 0% 50% 0% $52,940 15 -0.69 45 — — — — —
International Business 33 +2 36% 3% 0% 0% 94% 3% $43,788 1 -1.76 21 100% — — — —
Logistics 11 — 55% 0% 0% 0% 82% 18% $56,748 0 -2.04 55 92% 5.5% — — —
Management Information Systems — — — — — — — — $58,931 1 -1.92 60 96% — — — —
Marketing 101 +3 28% 0% 3% 1% 91% 4% $57,000 3 -1.60 56 89% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education and P-16 Integration 128 5% 4% 0% 0% 95% 0% $47,433 1 -0.85 30 95% 9.3%
Child Care Provider/Assistant — — — — — — — — $45,886 14 -0.95 26 — 9.3% — — —
Early Childhood and Family Studies 88 — 5% 6% 0% 0% 94% 0% $43,500 6 -1.31 21 95% 9.3% — — —
Education 34 — 9% 0% 0% 0% 94% 0% $54,174 46 -0.10 49 — — — — —
Special Education and Teaching 6 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $66,922 94 +1.66 74 95% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Engineering and Computer Science 567 79% 2% 2% 0% 89% 5% $92,853 91 -0.86 94 94%
Civil Engineering 74 — 70% 1% 0% 1% 86% 9% $80,490 3 -1.69 87 96% — — — —
Computer Engineering 29 — 76% 3% 3% 0% 90% 3% $119,262 68 +0.10 99 90% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 77 — 86% 3% 3% 0% 91% 4% $106,486 28 -0.50 98 96% — — — —
Manufacturing Engineering 22 — 68% 5% 0% 0% 64% 27% $77,750 0 -2.70 85 100% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 124 — 83% 2% 2% 0% 89% 6% $95,002 29 -0.53 95 95% — — — —
Computer Science 174 +3 83% 2% 3% 0% 91% 3% $89,387 11 -1.04 92 91% — — — —
Cybersecurity 36 +1 78% 3% 3% 0% 92% 3% $98,008 61 +0.23 96 — — — — —
Information Systems 26 — 65% 4% 0% 4% 92% 0% $78,589 14 -0.96 86 — — — — —
Engineering Technologies 5 — 60% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $83,597 25 -0.43 89 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Fine Arts 203 34% 2% 1% 0% 95% 1% $46,408 1 -0.29 28 90%
Art (Studio Art) 69 — 29% 3% 3% 0% 93% 1% $39,659 15 -0.77 13 89% — — — —
Dance 7 +1 0% 14% 0% 0% 71% 0% $49,819 87 +0.91 37 — — — — —
Fine Arts 17 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $39,659 15 -0.77 13 89% — — — —
Graphic Design 49 — 31% 0% 2% 2% 94% 2% $51,833 25 -0.64 43 — — — — —
Music 25 — 60% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $63,637 99 +1.81 69 96% — — — —
Music Performance 6 — 50% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $63,637 99 +1.81 69 96% — — — —
Music Technology 5 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $63,637 99 +1.81 69 97% — — — —
Theatre 25 — 44% 4% 0% 0% 96% 0% $33,227 5 -1.32 5 84% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Health Professions 625 17% 2% 2% 1% 94% 1% $77,420 66 +0.13 85 95% 3.1%
Nutrition Sciences 30 — 23% 3% 0% 0% 93% 3% $58,646 25 -0.51 60 — — — — —
Clinical Laboratory Science 22 +1 9% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $66,197 11 -1.03 73 100% — — — —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 45 — 2% 2% 0% 0% 98% 0% $74,005 94 +1.55 82 94% — — — —
Exercise Science — — — — — — — — $61,493 50 -0.03 65 93% — — — —
Health and Wellness 18 — 28% 0% 0% 0% 94% 6% $63,752 40 -0.32 69 96% 4.5% — — —
Integrated Health Sciences 217 — 15% 1% 2% 0% 96% 0% $63,752 40 -0.32 69 96% 4.5% — — —
Medical/Health Humanities 1 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $58,808 20 -0.66 60 — — — — —
Nursing 247 — 20% 4% 4% 1% 90% 1% $99,608 81 +0.73 96 95% 1.8% — — —
Rehabilitation Science 36 +1 11% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $49,491 10 -1.31 36 91% — — — —
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling 9 — 33% 11% 0% 0% 89% 0% $46,249 13 -0.83 27 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Liberal Arts 1,924 30% 2% 0% 0% 96% 1% $54,625 3 -0.37 50 93% 4.7%
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation 5 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $54,469 14 -0.99 49 — — — — —
Economics 15 +2 73% 0% 0% 7% 73% 13% $70,869 10 -1.02 79 86% — — — —
English 120 +2 29% 2% 0% 0% 97% 1% $55,706 69 +0.40 53 92% — — — —
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies 3 +1 33% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $35,695 1 -1.87 7 100% — — — —
History 67 +1 64% 4% 0% 0% 96% 0% $58,697 71 +0.17 60 96% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 101 +1 49% 5% 1% 1% 88% 2% $56,985 59 -0.03 56 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 258 — 6% 1% 1% 0% 97% 1% $61,327 79 +0.38 65 93% 4.2% — — —
Language Interpretation and Translation 5 — 20% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $51,041 24 -0.62 40 — — — — —
Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities 3 — 33% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $51,934 26 -0.52 43 97% — — — —
Philosophy 21 +6 29% 0% 0% 0% 95% 0% $43,615 3 -1.34 21 84% — — — —
Spanish 22 — 9% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $49,722 20 -0.74 37 88% — — — —
Anthropology 12 +2 33% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $45,966 5 -0.99 27 90% — — — —
Communication 26 +1 38% 0% 0% 4% 85% 8% $48,520 7 -1.25 33 88% — — — —
Mass Communication 60 — 25% 0% 0% 2% 93% 5% $48,520 7 -1.25 33 88% — — — —
Political Science 64 +1 45% 2% 2% 0% 95% 0% $53,509 4 -1.38 47 97% — — — —
Psychology 479 +8 22% 2% 1% 0% 96% 1% $48,724 15 -0.96 34 93% — — — —
Social Sciences 9 — 78% 11% 0% 0% 89% 0% $61,466 77 +0.42 65 96% — — — —
Social Work 170 — 11% 0% 0% 1% 99% 0% $56,035 67 +0.33 54 93% 6.3% — — —
Sociology 47 +2 26% 0% 0% 2% 94% 4% $53,837 43 -0.28 48 98% — — — —
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration 437 +2 49% 1% 0% 0% 98% 0% $57,081 34 -0.39 56 94% 4.3% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Sciences 931 37% 2% 2% 0% 94% 1% $60,210 10 -0.56 63 91% 3.0%
Chemistry 39 — 33% 3% 0% 0% 97% 0% $63,987 17 -0.73 70 89% — — — —
Mathematics 56 +3 57% 5% 0% 0% 89% 2% $63,588 16 -0.82 69 95% 3.0% — — —
Physics 8 — 88% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $62,831 4 -1.50 68 — — — — —
Statistics 2 — 50% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $63,793 1 -1.42 69 — — — — —
Biology 409 +1 29% 1% 4% 0% 93% 1% $61,786 24 -0.54 66 90% — — — —
Biomedical Sciences 64 — 31% 3% 3% 0% 94% 0% $61,786 21 -0.70 66 90% — — — —
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture 10 — 60% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $57,829 38 -0.34 58 — — — — —
Environmental Science 43 — 37% 2% 0% 0% 98% 0% $55,724 34 -0.37 53 — — — — —
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography 17 — 35% 0% 0% 0% 88% 6% $51,934 42 -0.30 43 — — — — —
Exercise Science 283 — 46% 2% 0% 0% 96% 1% $57,552 36 -0.49 57 — — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,492
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $21,093
Est. In-State Cost $13,572
Est. Out-of-State Cost $27,286
ROI Percentile 67th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 81%
4-Year Graduation Rate 32%
6-Year Graduation Rate 51%
Transfer-Out Rate 18%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 17.6% 876 23% 1% 1% 1% 96% 1% $50,814 13 -0.72 40 93% 6.3%
Health Sciences 17.5% 874 26% 2% 2% 1% 95% 1% $71,821 27 -0.05 80 95% 3.1%
Business & Economics 12.5% 622 45% 2% 1% 0% 91% 4% $57,455 2 -1.46 57 93% 4.9%
Humanities 12.0% 600 26% 2% 0% 0% 96% 1% $57,872 66 +0.17 58 93% 4.2%
Life & Natural Sciences 9.5% 473 29% 2% 4% 0% 93% 1% $61,786 24 -0.56 66 90% —
Professional 8.9% 442 49% 1% 0% 0% 98% 0% $57,381 17 -0.39 57 94% 4.3%
Engineering 6.5% 326 79% 2% 2% 0% 87% 8% $95,414 19 -0.88 95 95% —
Computer Science 4.7% 236 80% 3% 3% 0% 91% 3% $89,512 16 -0.84 93 91% —
Arts 4.1% 203 34% 2% 1% 0% 95% 1% $46,408 25 -0.29 28 90% —
Education 2.6% 128 5% 4% 0% 0% 95% 0% $47,433 14 -0.85 30 95% 9.3%
Physical Sciences & Math 2.1% 105 50% 4% 0% 0% 93% 1% $63,682 10 -0.85 69 93% 3.0%
Agriculture & Food Science 2.0% 100 35% 2% 0% 0% 95% 2% $56,167 34 -0.40 54 — —

Research R2

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Life & Natural Sciences $19.7M #128 42% $0.2M — — 19 13
Engineering $15.3M #166 67% $0.7M — — 20 1
Health Sciences $15.2M #111 40% $0.0M 7 #161 — —
Physical Sciences & Math $12.2M #166 39% $0 — — 54 2
Humanities & Social Sciences $10.2M #150 12% $0 — — 36 —
Business & Economics $6.6M #88 1% $0 5 #188 — —
Education $3.5M #135 35% $0 38 #94 — —
Agriculture & Food Science $2.8M #110 87% $0.1M — — — —
Computer Science $2.2M #189 23% $0 — — 20 —
Total $87.7M #162 40% $0.9M 50 #253 149 16

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 67 $644K $644K $0
Baseball 40 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Soccer 28 $773K $773K $0
Basketball 17 $2.0M $2.0M $0
Tennis 12 $327K $327K $0
Golf 11 $413K $413K $0
Total 142 $5.6M $5.6M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 94 $914K $914K $0
Soccer 29 $819K $819K $0
Swimming & Diving 18 $387K $387K $0
Basketball 16 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Volleyball 16 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Golf 10 $390K $390K $0
Tennis 9 $390K $390K $0
Total 143 $5.4M $5.4M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 161 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Soccer 57 $1.6M $1.6M $0
Baseball 40 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Basketball 33 $3.5M $3.5M $0
Golf 21 $804K $804K $0
Tennis 21 $717K $717K $0
Swimming & Diving 18 $387K $387K $0
Volleyball 16 $1.0M $1.0M $0
Total 285 $22.8M $22.8M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 88%
Yield (non-ED) 32%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 88% 88% 88%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 50%
SAT Range 880 – 1090
SAT Math Range 420 – 530
SAT RW Range 460 – 560