The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Teaching Programs

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a public institution situated in Edinburg, Texas. The location of UT Rio Grande Valley is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

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
Website:	www.utrgv.edu

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	5
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

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

Since UT Rio Grande Valley has an acceptance rate of 88%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 40% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 85%, and the acceptance rate for women is 90%.

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 470 and 570. Math scores were between 360 and 520.

UT Rio Grande Valley received ACT scores from 23% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 14 and 21. Math scores were between 16 and 0. Composite scores were between 16 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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UT Rio Grande Valley, approximately 19% of students took out student loans averaging $3,752 a year. That adds up to $15,008 over four years for those students.

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 26,405 undergraduate students at UT Rio Grande Valley, with 19,630 being full-time and 6,775 being part-time.

There are also 5,535 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 19,630 full-time undergraduates at UT Rio Grande Valley, 39% are male and 61% 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	223
Black or African American	74
Hispanic or Latino	18,328
White	444
International Students	367
Other Races/Ethnicities	194

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 2022-2023, 21,462 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.

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Educational Leadership & Administration	145	17	162
General Special Education	128	0	128
Curriculum & Instruction	85	13	98
Educational/Instructional Technology	84	0	84
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	60	0	60
Bilingual & Multilingual Education	19	0	19
Reading Teacher Education	11	0	11
Educational, Instructional, & Curriculum Supervision	6	0	6
Early Childhood Education	4	0	4
TOTAL	542	30	572

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.