The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Business Programs

Located in Edinburg, Texas, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a public institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Rankings

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UT Rio Grande Valley.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#29	Most Popular International Business Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#67	Most Popular Accounting Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#237	Most Popular Business Administration & Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards UT Rio Grande Valley has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#48	Best Value Colleges for International Business	College Factual
#48	Best Value Colleges for International Business/Trade/Commerce	College Factual
#97	Best Value Bachelor’s Degree Colleges for Accounting	College Factual
#154	Best Value Colleges for Accounting	College Factual

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
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/utpanamerican
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/utpa

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	required
TOEFL	required

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

UT Rio Grande Valley has an acceptance rate of 82%, which means that is not quite as selective as some other schools. Still, you'll need good grades and a solid application if you want to be admitted.

Approximately 40% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 79%, and the acceptance rate for women is 85%.

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 480 and 570. Math scores were between 420 and 505.

UT Rio Grande Valley received ACT scores from 64% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 15 and 21. Math scores were between 16 and 22. Composite scores were between 17 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

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UT Rio Grande Valley, approximately 21% of students took out student loans averaging $4,074 a year. That adds up to $16,296 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.

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 26,762 undergraduate students at UT Rio Grande Valley, with 21,292 being full-time and 5,470 being part-time.

There are also 5,679 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 21,292 full-time undergraduates at UT Rio Grande Valley, 40% are male and 60% 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	245
Black or African American	95
Hispanic or Latino	19,773
White	492
International Students	394
Other Races/Ethnicities	293

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 2019-2020, 31,620 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.

Online Affordability Rankings of UT Rio Grande Valley

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley was $8,917 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $18,733. The following table shows how UT Rio Grande Valley is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Accounting	#28	#43
Accounting	#43	#70

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 #218 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%.

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Business Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	163	161	9	333
Accounting	160	54	0	214
Finance	87	0	0	87
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	61	0	0	61
International Business/Trade/Commerce	48	0	0	48
General Management Information Systems	18	0	0	18
General Economics	15	0	0	15
Entrepreneurship	11	0	0	11
Supply Chain Management	7	0	0	7
General Business/Commerce	0	0	0	0
General Hospitality Administration/Management	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	570	215	9	794

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.