University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Basic Information
Type
Public
Geographical Reach
Regional
Location
Edinburg, TX
Population
900,000
Website
https://www.utrgv.edu/
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
27,026
Men / Women
43% / 57%
Hispanic
87%
White
2%
International
2%
Asian
1%
Black
1%
Native American
0%
Mixed
0%
From State
99%
From Region
0%
Academics
Undergraduate Degrees
Health Sciences
16%
Business & Economics
12%
Life & Natural Sciences
12%
Engineering
8%
Arts
4%
Computer Science
4%
Education
2%
Physical Sciences & Math
2%
Financial
In-State Tuition & Fees
$9,987
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees
$19,827
Est. In-State Cost
$12,919
Est. Out-of-State Cost
$25,648
10-Year ROI
$184,000
ROI Percentile
75th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
81%
4-Year Graduation Rate
31%
6-Year Graduation Rate
51%
Transfer-Out Rate
18%
Weather
Comfortable Days
60 (5% 🥵) muggy
Sunshine Hours
2,820 (77%)
Days Without Precipitation
293 (92% 🏖️)
Admissions
Uses Common App
No
Acceptance Rate
72%
Yield (Unbound)
32%
Regular Decision
Jan 1
Research
Research Level
R2
Expenditure
| Life & Natural Sciences | $46M | #154 |
| Engineering, Computing & Math | $21M | #162 |
| Humanities & Social Sciences | $6M | #165 |
Graduate Degrees
| Life & Natural Sciences | 65 | #246 |
| Engineering, Computing & Math | 0 | #258 |
| Humanities & Social Sciences | 38 | #284 |
Honors College
Standardized Tests
Test Scores
Test Policy
optional
Submitted Test Scores
50%
SAT Range
910
–
1060
SAT Math Range
420
–
530
SAT RW Range
460
–
560
ACT Range
15
–
21
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).
Schools & Majors
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Business and Entrepreneurship | 570 | 48% / 52% | 5% | $51,093 | 91% | ||
| Accounting | 144 +2 | 44% / 56% | 4% | $55,859 | 63 | 93% | |
| Business Administration | 164 — | 55% / 45% | 4% | $49,369 | 47 | 91% | |
| Entrepreneurship | 11 — | 64% / 36% | 0% | $48,450 | 44 | — | |
| Finance | 102 +6 | 63% / 37% | 2% | $49,184 | 46 | 93% | |
| Hospitality Management | 6 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $44,754 | 33 | — | |
| International Business | 51 — | 41% / 59% | 20% | $46,482 | 38 | 92% | |
| Logistics | 6 +1 | 67% / 33% | 0% | $49,369 | 47 | 91% | |
| Management Information Systems | — — | — | — | $54,137 | 59 | — | |
| Marketing | 86 +1 | 29% / 71% | 5% | $52,301 | 55 | 87% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Education and P-16 Integration | 90 | 4% / 96% | 0% | $45,511 | 95% | ||
| Child Care Provider/Assistant | — — | — | — | $43,637 | 30 | — | |
| Early Childhood and Family Studies | 73 — | 4% / 96% | 0% | $42,825 | 28 | 95% | |
| Education | 12 — | 8% / 92% | 0% | $55,093 | 61 | — | |
| Special Education and Teaching | 5 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $61,736 | 74 | 95% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Engineering and Computer Science | 579 | 80% / 20% | 5% | $77,247 | 91% | ||
| Civil Engineering | 105 — | 71% / 29% | 10% | $74,618 | 87 | 93% | |
| Computer Engineering | 58 — | 84% / 16% | 2% | $87,467 | 95 | 90% | |
| Electrical Engineering | 53 +1 | 91% / 9% | 2% | $87,466 | 95 | 92% | |
| Manufacturing Engineering | 19 — | 63% / 37% | 5% | $79,677 | 91 | — | |
| Mechanical Engineering | 153 — | 82% / 18% | 5% | $77,043 | 89 | 85% | |
| Computer Science | 152 +1 | 86% / 14% | 5% | $71,629 | 85 | 94% | |
| Cybersecurity | 10 — | 80% / 20% | 0% | $81,704 | 92 | — | |
| Information Science/Studies | 24 — | 58% / 42% | 4% | $75,295 | 88 | — | |
| Engineering Technologies | 5 — | 40% / 60% | 0% | $73,926 | 87 | — |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Fine Arts | 217 | 36% / 64% | 4% | $39,759 | 92% | ||
| Dance | 7 — | 14% / 86% | 0% | $34,454 | 9 | — | |
| Fine Arts | 23 — | 22% / 78% | 4% | $33,171 | 8 | 91% | |
| Fine/Studio Arts | 84 — | 30% / 70% | 2% | $33,171 | 8 | 91% | |
| Graphic Design | 23 — | 26% / 74% | 4% | $45,813 | 36 | — | |
| Music | 40 — | 62% / 38% | 0% | $59,947 | 71 | 96% | |
| Music Performance | 7 — | 43% / 57% | 0% | $59,947 | 71 | 96% | |
| Music Technology | 1 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $59,947 | 71 | 96% | |
| Theatre | 32 +1 | 38% / 62% | 12% | $28,318 | 4 | 88% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Health Professions | 846 | 26% / 74% | 1% | $62,550 | 96% | ||
| Nutrition Sciences | 26 — | 8% / 92% | 4% | $50,316 | 49 | — | |
| Clinical Laboratory Science | 31 — | 48% / 52% | 0% | $56,240 | 64 | 100% | |
| Communication Sciences and Disorders | 38 — | 5% / 95% | 0% | $55,639 | 62 | 92% | |
| Exercise Science | 258 +2 | 47% / 53% | 2% | $52,121 | 54 | 96% | |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences | 180 +1 | 16% / 84% | 1% | $58,598 | 68 | 96% | |
| Health and Wellness | 25 — | 12% / 88% | 0% | $58,598 | 68 | 96% | |
| Nursing | 212 — | 19% / 81% | 1% | $87,989 | 95 | 98% | |
| Rehabilitation Science | 57 — | 21% / 79% | 0% | $47,753 | 42 | 91% | |
| Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling | 19 — | 5% / 95% | 0% | $48,214 | 43 | — |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Liberal Arts | 2,010 | 26% / 74% | 1% | $48,681 | 92% | ||
| Sign Language Interpretation and Translation | 7 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $47,784 | 42 | — | |
| Economics | 19 +2 | 47% / 53% | 16% | $49,025 | 46 | 83% | |
| Anthropology | 12 +1 | 25% / 75% | 8% | $33,815 | 8 | 91% | |
| Communication | 35 — | 34% / 66% | 6% | $48,282 | 44 | 89% | |
| Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration | 446 +5 | 43% / 57% | 0% | $50,935 | 51 | 93% | |
| English | 141 +6 | 17% / 83% | 0% | $51,271 | 52 | 92% | |
| Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies | 3 — | 33% / 67% | 0% | $34,226 | 9 | 100% | |
| History | 49 +2 | 76% / 24% | 0% | $42,544 | 27 | 86% | |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | 100 — | 46% / 54% | 2% | $50,531 | 50 | — | |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | 359 — | 5% / 95% | 1% | $54,523 | 60 | 94% | |
| Language Interpretation and Translation | 9 +1 | 0% / 100% | 11% | $44,032 | 31 | — | |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities | 6 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $52,400 | 55 | 93% | |
| Mass Communication/Media Studies | 79 — | 33% / 67% | 3% | $48,282 | 44 | 89% | |
| Philosophy | 17 +4 | 47% / 53% | 0% | $32,788 | 7 | 91% | |
| Political Science | 74 +1 | 34% / 66% | 3% | $47,968 | 43 | 86% | |
| Psychology | 472 +6 | 17% / 83% | 0% | $44,064 | 31 | 91% | |
| Social Sciences | 17 — | 53% / 47% | 0% | $52,615 | 56 | 100% | |
| Social Work | 81 — | 10% / 90% | 0% | $46,031 | 37 | 91% | |
| Sociology | 54 — | 17% / 83% | 0% | $42,900 | 28 | 93% | |
| Spanish | 30 — | 17% / 83% | 0% | $45,243 | 35 | 81% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Sciences | 694 | 36% / 64% | 1% | $55,862 | 93% | ||
| Chemistry | 42 — | 52% / 48% | 0% | $63,154 | 76 | 96% | |
| Mathematics | 45 — | 40% / 60% | 2% | $61,938 | 74 | 100% | |
| Physics | 6 — | 67% / 33% | 0% | $63,651 | 77 | — | |
| Statistics | 3 — | 33% / 67% | 0% | $71,899 | 85 | — | |
| Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture | 4 — | 75% / 25% | 0% | $49,260 | 47 | — | |
| Biology | 458 — | 35% / 65% | 1% | $55,383 | 62 | 92% | |
| Biomedical Sciences | 90 — | 24% / 76% | 0% | $55,383 | 62 | 92% | |
| Environmental Science | 35 — | 37% / 63% | 3% | $48,375 | 44 | — | |
| Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography | 11 — | 45% / 55% | 0% | $44,629 | 33 | — |