The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg, Texas · Public · Predominantly bachelor's · City: Midsize

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The average annual net price for first-time, full-time undergraduates receiving federal aid (in-state) is $4,858. 55% of first-time, full-time students completed within 150% of normal time. Students who received federal aid had median earnings of $52,947 ten years after entering. The median federal loan debt of graduates is $12,250.

Average net price
$4,858
per year Verified data
Completion rate
55%
within 150% of normal time Verified data
Median earnings
$52,947
10 years after entry Verified data
Median debt
$12,250
graduates, federal loans Verified data

Cost and net price

In-state tuition and fees$9,993
Out-of-state tuition and fees$19,713
Average cost of attendance$17,358
Books and supplies$1,290
Room and board, on campus$10,164
Average net price, all aided students$4,858
Average net price, family income $0 to $30,000$3,980
Average net price, family income over $110,000$14,327

Net price is the average cost after grants and scholarships for first-time, full-time undergraduates who receive federal aid, at in-state rates. Your price depends on your family finances; use the school's net price calculator for an estimate. Tuition: AcadYr 2025-26, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26. Net price and cost of attendance: AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26.

Admissions and enrollment

Admission rate
94%
SAT range, middle 50% (reading plus math)
880 to 1090
ACT composite range, middle 50%
15 to 21
Undergraduate enrollment
28,666
Graduate enrollment
5,207
Students receiving Pell grants
68%
Student to faculty ratio
20 to 1

Admission rate and enrollment: Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25. SAT and ACT ranges come from IPEDS and may not reflect test-optional policies.

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Graduation, earnings, and debt

Completion within 150% of normal time55%
Completion within normal time34%
First-year retention (full-time)81%
Median federal debt, graduates$12,250
Typical monthly payment on that debt (10 years)$139
Median Parent PLUS debt, completers$8,500
Share earning more than a typical high school graduate, 6 years after entry64%
1 year after completion$36,298
4 years after completion$53,888
6 years after entry$44,374
8 years after entry$46,901
10 years after entry$52,947
Median earnings of former students who received federal aid and are working and not enrolled. Ten years after entry the median is $52,947; the middle half earned $32,707 to $72,297. Cohorts differ by measure; see definitions below.
Measure definitions and cohorts
  • Median earnings of students working and not enrolled 10 years after entry (MD_EARN_WNE_P10): Treasury AY2011-12, AY2012-13 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 1 year after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_1YR): Treasury AY2020-21, AY2021-22 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled 4 years after completing (MD_EARN_WNE_4YR): Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars
  • The median debt for students who have completed (GRAD_DEBT_MDN): NSLDS FY2024, FY2025 pooled cohorts
  • Completion rate for first-time, full-time students at four-year institutions (150% of expected time to completion) (C150_4): Fall 2019 or AcadYr 2019-20 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26
  • Average net price for Title IV institutions (public institutions) (NPT4_PUB): AcadYr 2024-25, reported in IPEDS DCY2025-26

Institution-level earnings cover students who received federal financial aid, including students who did not complete. Debt figures include federal loans only and exclude private loans.

Programs and program-level outcomes

Highest early earnings among programs at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Median earnings of graduates working and not enrolled one year after completing, by program. Programs with too few graduates are suppressed for privacy and not shown.

169 programs reported. Program earnings are for graduates of this school's program, which is different from the wages of everyone working in a related occupation.

Bachelor's degree (66)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · No credentials fully online
146$40,480$14,253
Agricultural Production Operations
CIP 01.03 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
American Sign Language
CIP 16.16 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Anthropology
CIP 45.02 · No credentials fully online
13$26,303Suppressed for privacy
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
548$27,872$11,146
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online
171$40,936$14,000
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
42$34,095$12,198
Civil Engineering
CIP 14.08 · No credentials fully online
105$58,788$11,250
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
CIP 51.10 · No credentials fully online
31$59,638Suppressed for privacy
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
CIP 51.02 · No credentials fully online
38Suppressed for privacy$15,564
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · No credentials fully online
114$33,897$13,716
Computational Science
CIP 30.30
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer Engineering
CIP 14.09 · No credentials fully online
58$63,928$11,310
Computer Science
CIP 11.07 · Some credentials fully online
153Suppressed for privacy$14,184
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01
$53,447$12,241
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
CIP 11.10 · Some credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · No credentials fully online
451$35,674$12,000
Dance
CIP 50.03 · No credentials fully online
7$29,083Suppressed for privacy
Design and Applied Arts
CIP 50.04 · No credentials fully online
23Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
CIP 50.05 · No credentials fully online
33$24,628$14,875
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology
CIP 26.13 · No credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Economics
CIP 45.06 · No credentials fully online
21$30,007Suppressed for privacy
Education, General
CIP 13.01 · No credentials fully online
12Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
CIP 14.10 · No credentials fully online
54$77,462$17,250
Engineering Technologies/Technicians, General
CIP 15.00 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
147$33,137$13,559
Entrepreneurial and Small Business Operations
CIP 52.07 · No credentials fully online
11$32,221Suppressed for privacy
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
CIP 05.02 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Finance and Financial Management Services
CIP 52.08 · No credentials fully online
108$41,387$10,125
Fine and Studio Arts
CIP 50.07 · No credentials fully online
107$22,849$12,440
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
CIP 51.00 · No credentials fully online
206$39,335$11,551
History
CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online
51$37,464$13,750
Hospitality Administration/Management
CIP 52.09 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services
CIP 19.07 · No credentials fully online
73Suppressed for privacy$15,500
Information Science/Studies
CIP 11.04 · No credentials fully online
24Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
International Business
CIP 52.11 · No credentials fully online
51$35,456$9,250
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services
CIP 16.01 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Management Information Systems and Services
CIP 52.12
$36,839Suppressed for privacy
Manufacturing Engineering
CIP 14.36 · No credentials fully online
19Suppressed for privacy$11,863
Marketing
CIP 52.14 · No credentials fully online
87$37,597$12,684
Mathematics
CIP 27.01 · No credentials fully online
45$54,409$11,740
Mechanical Engineering
CIP 14.19 · No credentials fully online
153$62,481$16,038
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
CIP 51.15 · No credentials fully online
19$32,434$21,125
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General
CIP 30.00 · No credentials fully online
100Suppressed for privacy$16,775
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
CIP 30.99 · No credentials fully online
359$42,017$14,500
Music
CIP 50.09 · No credentials fully online
48$54,156$16,465
Natural Resources Conservation and Research
CIP 03.01 · No credentials fully online
35Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Nutrition Sciences
CIP 30.19 · No credentials fully online
26Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Philosophy
CIP 38.01 · No credentials fully online
21$34,967$15,122
Physical Sciences, General
CIP 40.01
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physics
CIP 40.08 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences
CIP 26.09
Suppressed for privacy$11,875
Political Science and Government
CIP 45.10 · No credentials fully online
75$33,357$10,703
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · No credentials fully online
478$31,028$12,000
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · Some credentials fully online
212$75,580$15,637
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
CIP 51.23 · No credentials fully online
57$29,745$12,295
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.09 · No credentials fully online
30$22,887$13,201
Social Sciences, General
CIP 45.01 · No credentials fully online
17$41,046$15,500
Social Work
CIP 44.07 · No credentials fully online
81$35,095$13,644
Sociology
CIP 45.11 · No credentials fully online
54Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · No credentials fully online
260$29,111$13,976
Statistics
CIP 27.05 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sustainability Studies
CIP 30.33
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
CIP 13.14
$39,378$13,356
Post-baccalaureate certificate (20)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biology, General
CIP 26.01
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
CIP 51.10
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
CIP 51.02
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer/Information Technology Administration and Management
CIP 11.10
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft
CIP 50.05
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
CIP 14.10
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Finance and Financial Management Services
CIP 52.08
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mechanical Engineering
CIP 14.19
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions
CIP 51.15
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38
$78,382$25,774
Social Work
CIP 44.07
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teaching English or French as a Second or Foreign Language
CIP 13.14
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Master's degree (60)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Accounting and Related Services
CIP 52.03 · Some credentials fully online
65$61,719Suppressed for privacy
Agricultural Production Operations
CIP 01.03 · No credentials fully online
15Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
CIP 51.09 · No credentials fully online
90$118,041Suppressed for privacy
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education
CIP 13.02 · No credentials fully online
16Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology
CIP 26.02 · No credentials fully online
11$49,482Suppressed for privacy
Biology, General
CIP 26.01 · No credentials fully online
23$43,922Suppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · Some credentials fully online
184$65,596Suppressed for privacy
Business/Commerce, General
CIP 52.01
$59,325Suppressed for privacy
Chemistry
CIP 40.05 · No credentials fully online
14$62,582Suppressed for privacy
Civil Engineering
CIP 14.08 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology
CIP 42.28 · No credentials fully online
19$66,732Suppressed for privacy
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services
CIP 51.02 · No credentials fully online
25$60,509Suppressed for privacy
Communication and Media Studies
CIP 09.01 · No credentials fully online
14$48,113Suppressed for privacy
Computer Science
CIP 11.07 · Some credentials fully online
23Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Computer and Information Sciences, General
CIP 11.01 · Some credentials fully online
9$66,037Suppressed for privacy
Criminal Justice and Corrections
CIP 43.01 · No credentials fully online
43$46,555Suppressed for privacy
Curriculum and Instruction
CIP 13.03 · No credentials fully online
63$61,460Suppressed for privacy
Data Analytics
CIP 30.71 · Some credentials fully online
59Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services
CIP 51.31 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · No credentials fully online
153$65,144Suppressed for privacy
Educational/Instructional Media Design
CIP 13.05 · No credentials fully online
80$60,637Suppressed for privacy
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
CIP 14.10 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Engineering-Related Fields
CIP 15.15 · No credentials fully online
9$89,423Suppressed for privacy
English Language and Literature, General
CIP 23.01 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Ethnic, Cultural Minority, Gender, and Group Studies
CIP 05.02
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Fine and Studio Arts
CIP 50.07 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health Professions Education, Ethics, and Humanities
CIP 51.32 · Some credentials fully online
15$81,382Suppressed for privacy
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
CIP 51.00 · No credentials fully online
144$60,471Suppressed for privacy
History
CIP 54.01 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Homeland Security
CIP 43.03 · No credentials fully online
16Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Information Science/Studies
CIP 11.04 · No credentials fully online
0$49,730Suppressed for privacy
International Business
CIP 52.11 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services
CIP 16.01 · No credentials fully online
12Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods
CIP 52.13
$69,326Suppressed for privacy
Manufacturing Engineering
CIP 14.36 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Marine Sciences
CIP 30.32 · No credentials fully online
8Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Mathematics
CIP 27.01 · No credentials fully online
21$65,557Suppressed for privacy
Mechanical Engineering
CIP 14.19 · No credentials fully online
12$90,671Suppressed for privacy
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
CIP 30.99 · No credentials fully online
13Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Music
CIP 50.09 · No credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physics
CIP 40.08 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences
CIP 26.09
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Political Science and Government
CIP 45.10 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Public Administration
CIP 44.04 · No credentials fully online
65$54,527Suppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online
9$104,177Suppressed for privacy
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
CIP 51.23 · No credentials fully online
41$61,301Suppressed for privacy
Research and Experimental Psychology
CIP 42.27 · No credentials fully online
3Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies
CIP 23.13 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.09 · No credentials fully online
4Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Second Language Learning
CIP 16.17 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Social Work
CIP 44.07 · Some credentials fully online
135$60,484Suppressed for privacy
Sociology
CIP 45.11 · No credentials fully online
11Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Special Education and Teaching
CIP 13.10 · No credentials fully online
86$59,034Suppressed for privacy
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness
CIP 31.05 · No credentials fully online
31$53,475Suppressed for privacy
Statistics
CIP 27.05 · Some credentials fully online
10Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Student Counseling and Personnel Services
CIP 13.11 · No credentials fully online
49$58,467Suppressed for privacy
Sustainability Studies
CIP 30.33
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods
CIP 13.12 · No credentials fully online
4$68,054Suppressed for privacy
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas
CIP 13.13 · No credentials fully online
14$49,784Suppressed for privacy
Graduate certificate (13)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Business/Commerce, General
CIP 52.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions
CIP 51.10 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
CIP 14.10 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Fine and Studio Arts
CIP 50.07 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General
CIP 51.00 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Health and Medical Administrative Services
CIP 51.07 · No credentials fully online
1Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
International Business
CIP 52.11
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities
CIP 24.01
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Political Science and Government
CIP 45.10 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Psychology, General
CIP 42.01 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online
35Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Research and Experimental Psychology
CIP 42.27 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
CIP 16.09 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Doctoral degree (7)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education
CIP 13.02
$63,426Suppressed for privacy
Business Administration, Management and Operations
CIP 52.02 · No credentials fully online
5Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Business/Commerce, General
CIP 52.01
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Curriculum and Instruction
CIP 13.03 · No credentials fully online
23$76,881Suppressed for privacy
Educational Administration and Supervision
CIP 13.04 · No credentials fully online
15$103,189Suppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38
Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
CIP 51.23 · No credentials fully online
7Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Professional degree (JD, MD, and similar) (3)
Program (CIP)Graduates (recent year)Median earnings, 1 yrMedian debt
Medicine
CIP 51.12 · No credentials fully online
52$62,778Suppressed for privacy
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
CIP 51.38 · No credentials fully online
6Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions
CIP 51.23 · No credentials fully online
0Suppressed for privacySuppressed for privacy
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Field of Study Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.
UNITID 227368, OPEID 003599. Data unavailable means the Department of Education did not publish the figure or suppressed it for privacy. Report a data issue.
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, Most Recent Institution-Level Data. Varies by measure; see measure definitions. Published October 15, 2026. Retrieved October 18, 2026. Methodology.