unitid 227368 · Edinburg, TX · public 4-year · city (midsize)
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
- enrollment 2023
- 47,231
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
94%
82nd pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
28,666
93rd pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
65%
undergrads on Pell grants
96th pctl among public 4-years
completion
51%
finish within 150% time
60th pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$16,830
23rd pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$4,831
after aid, aided students
9th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$49,620
after entry, Title IV students
49th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$12,950
22nd pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $3,785 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k59%
- 30-48k19%
- 48-75k12%
- 75-110k6%
- 110k+4%
- Median family income
- $21,058
- First-generation students
- 53%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $9,987
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 3.8× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Biology, General. | 532 | $55,383 | $13,950 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 476 | $50,935 | $11,644 |
| Psychology, General. | 461 | $44,064 | $12,000 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 364 | $54,523 | $15,465 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 331 | $52,121 | $15,110 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 232 | $79,747 | — |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing. | 195 | $87,989 | $11,674 |
| Social Work. | 160 | $46,031 | $16,526 |
| Social Work. | 153 | $66,440 | — |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 153 | $49,369 | $15,668 |
| Accounting and Related Services. | 143 | $55,859 | $13,694 |
| Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General. | 138 | $61,088 | — |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
- sticker
- net
Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
nearest neighbors in sector
Compare with peers
- The University of Texas at El Paso →
- California State University-Los Angeles →
- California State University-Dominguez Hills →
- California State University-Northridge →
- California State University-San Bernardino →
- California State University-Fresno →
- California State University-Bakersfield →
- University of North Carolina at Greensboro →
built 2026-07-17
Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.