by our College Data Analytics TeamIn its yearly rankings, College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities to determine which ones are the best in a variety of categories, such as overall value, quality, diversity, which schools are the best for each major, and much more.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley was awarded 425 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general health services/allied health/health sciences.
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According to College Factual's 2024 analysis, UT Rio Grande Valley is ranked #458 out of 2,217 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This is an improvement over the previous year, when UT Rio Grande Valley held the #521 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 115 colleges in Texas, UT Rio Grande Valley is ranked at #21.
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The acceptance rate at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is 94%, which is higher than many other schools to which you may be applying. But don't think getting into UT Rio Grande Valley is a sure thing. The admissions staff is still going to review your application to see if you are a good fit for the school.
The student to faculty ratio is often used as a measure to gauge how much access students will have to their professors - the lower the number, the better. At The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, this rate is 20 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is 83%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is 72%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 22% for first-time, full-time students at UT Rio Grande Valley, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 26,762 undergraduates at UT Rio Grande Valley with 21,292 being full-time and 5,470 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $2,191 | $2,912 | $5,452 | $11,268 | $12,432 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of UT Rio Grande Valley, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. 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 0.7%. 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.
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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/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/utpanamerican |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/utpa |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Biology | 549 | $23,287 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 520 | $30,182 |
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 494 | $38,937 |
| Health & Physical Education | 371 | $23,978 |
| Business Administration & Management | 170 | $30,605 |
| Accounting | 160 | $31,846 |
| General English Literature | 156 | $23,797 |
| Social Work | 155 | $30,048 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 133 | $21,663 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 128 | $57,430 |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 24,971 students took at least one online class at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. This is a decrease from the 31,620 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 24,971 | 8,449 |
| 2019-2020 | 31,620 | 23,608 |
| 2018-2019 | 14,840 | 2,521 |
| 2017-2018 | 14,369 | 2,434 |
| 2016-2017 | 12,741 | 2,124 |
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Footnotes
*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.
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