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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.

$22,299 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
94% Acceptance Rate

Where Is The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley?

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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 Required
High School Rank Required
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Recommended
Recommendations Considered but not required
SAT or ACT Scores Recommended
TOEFL Required

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

94% Acceptance Rate
60% Of Accepted Are Women
With an acceptance rate of 94%, UT Rio Grande Valley is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 40% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 93%, and the acceptance rate for women is 95%.

Can I Afford The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley?

$22,299 Net Price
19% Take Out Loans
0.1% Loan Default Rate
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 student loan default rate at UT Rio Grande Valley is 0.1%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Undergraduate Student Diversity

19,630 Full-Time Undergraduates
61% Women
95% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 26,405 undergraduate students at UT Rio Grande Valley, with 19,630 being full-time and 6,775 being part-time.

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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.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley students is as follows.

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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

8,449 Took All Classes Online
24,971 Took At Least One Class Online
228.0% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
In 2020-2021, 24,971 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.

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Online Growth Rankings of UT Rio Grande Valley

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley was 228.0%. This is the #182 largest growth rate of all schools that are mostly online. This refers to all students at UT Rio Grande Valley regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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