10-yr median earnings
$49,620
Federal aid recipients only
Public · Edinburg, Texas
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a public institution in Edinburg, Texas. Graduates earn a median of $49,620 ten years after enrollment at an average net price of $4,831/yr.
- $49,620
- 10-yr median earnings
- $4,831
- Avg net price / yr
- 94.2%
- Acceptance rate
- 50.1%
- 4-yr completion
The verdict
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley pairs above-median graduate earnings with open admission.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- Top 34%
- graduate earnings, US
- 94.2%
- acceptance rate
- 50.1%
- 4-yr completion
- +39%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
City: Midsize
Carnegie: R2
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a public institution in Edinburg, Texas enrolling 28,666 students, according to the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard's 2024-25 release. The acceptance rate is 94.2% with an average SAT of 985. Graduates earn a median of $49,620 ten years after enrollment, based on U.S. Treasury tax records linked to federal financial aid data. The average net price after financial aid is $4,831. This profile includes admissions data, graduation rates, program-level earnings, and cost breakdowns to help students compare colleges using official federal data.
Data updated July 2026
What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley operates as a public institution located in Edinburg, Texas (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 28,666 students of which 32,649 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile's peer group and cost cohort are determined; The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is categorized as "Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity" under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.
Admissions and cost figures below come from the same annual IPEDS Fall enrollment survey and net-price calculation that every Title IV institution is legally required to submit to the federal government, so the same standardized methodology applies whether comparing a public flagship or a small private college. Net price nets grant and scholarship aid out of the published sticker price, the number financial-aid experts consider the honest comparison point - the table further down breaks that figure out by family income band rather than a single blended average, since what one family actually pays can look very different from what another family pays at the identical school.
The outcomes further down come from federal tax records the U.S. Treasury links to former students who received federal financial aid, not a self-reported alumni survey - an approach that removes response bias but also means graduates who never took federal aid are absent from the earnings figures. Completion and retention rates only count first-time, full-time degree-seeking students, so a school with a large transfer or part-time population can serve those students well without that showing up in these particular metrics. Reading the cost, completion, and earnings figures together, rather than any single one in isolation, is the approach the College Scorecard's own methodology recommends for judging return on investment.
College Value Score
B-
College Value Score
69/100
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
A 6-metric composite of earnings, cost, and completion outcomes benchmarked against every reporting US college, not a ranking of teaching quality, campus life, or fit for any individual student. See the full methodology.
Earnings B-
$49,620
10-year median graduate earnings
Net Price A+
$4,831
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Graduation Rate N/A
N/A
6-year completion rate
Debt C-
$12,950
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment C
61.8%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention C+
81.1%
First-year students returning for year two
Each axis is the percentile score shown in the breakdown at left; the shape shows this school's overall profile at a glance.
Avg net price
$4,831
After grants and scholarships
4-yr completion
50.1%
First-time, full-time bachelor's
4-year completion vs national average (40%) 50.1%
Higher is better
College ROI Quadrant - The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by 4-year graduation rate. Top-left = best ROI; bottom-right = avoid.
How The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ranks nationally
Where this school's graduate earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley: graduate earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$49,620 Top 34% higher than 66% of 5,103 US colleges
Each bar is a $20K-wide band; taller bars hold more US colleges. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.
Source U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard · 2024
Quick Facts
28,666
Total enrollment
94.2%
Acceptance rate
985
SAT average
50.1%
4-yr graduation rate
$49,620
10-yr median earnings
81.1%
First-year retention
Admissions
| Admission Rate | 94.2% |
| SAT Average | 985 |
| SAT Math (25th-75th) | 420 – 530 |
| SAT Reading (25th-75th) | 460 – 560 |
| ACT (25th-75th) | 15 – 21 |
Share of applicants admitted
Costs & Financial Aid
Tuition & Net Price
| In-State Tuition | $9,987 |
| Out-of-State Tuition | $19,827 |
| Average Net Price | $4,831 |
Net Price by Family Income
| $0 – $30,000 | $3,785 |
| $30,001 – $48,000 | $3,877 |
| $48,001 – $75,000 | $5,665 |
| Over $110,000 | $13,782 |
65.1%
Pell Grant Rate
26.2%
Federal Loan Rate
$12,950
Median Debt
$137/mo
Monthly Payment
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
57.6%
Female
52.6%
First Generation
Outcomes
50.1%
4-Year Completion Rate
81.1%
Retention Rate
$35,812
Median Earnings (6yr)
$49,620
Median Earnings (10yr)
60.8%
Earning Over $25K
61.8%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Programs & Earnings
Top programs at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley by graduate earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Allied Health Diagnostic, …
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
$134,068 median earnings
- Registered Nursing, Nursin…
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$128,123 median earnings
- Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
$103,803 median earnings
- Registered Nursing, Nursin…
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing
$88,067 median earnings
- Mechanical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
$87,991 median earnings
- Business/Commerce, General
Business/Commerce, General
$87,822 median earnings
- Electrical, Electronics, a…
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering
$85,971 median earnings
- Computer and Information S…
Computer and Information Sciences, General
$80,857 median earnings
What this shows The highest-earning programs at a school are not necessarily its most popular ones - a small specialized program can post strong median earnings without reflecting the outcome most students here actually see.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the acceptance rate at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley? ▼
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a public institution in Edinburg, Texas. The acceptance rate is 94.2%. The average SAT score is 985. Total enrollment is 28,666 students.
How much do The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley graduates earn? ▼
Graduates of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley earn a median of $49,620 ten years after enrollment. Six years after enrollment, median earnings are $35,812.
How much does The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley cost? ▼
The average net price at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is $4,831. In-state tuition is $9,987 and out-of-state tuition is $19,827. Median student debt at graduation is $12,950.
What is the graduation rate at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley? ▼
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley has a 4-year completion rate of 50.1%. The first-year retention rate is 81.1%.
Is The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is $12,950, while graduates earn a median of $49,620 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 26% of first-year post-graduation earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 61.8% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $137.
Sources & methodology
According to the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard's 2024-25 release, PlainCollege tracks 6,243 postsecondary institutions and 70,827 individual school-and-program earnings records nationwide.
Every figure on this page is read live from official U.S. federal datasets, as of the 2024-25 release. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - graduate earnings, cost & completion (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- IPEDS, National Center for Education Statistics - enrollment, admissions, Carnegie class & demographics (nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
- U.S. Treasury / IRS earnings linkage - median earnings 6 & 10 years after enrollment for federal-aid recipients (irs.gov).
- College Scorecard, Field of Study - program-level (credential) earnings & debt (collegescorecard.ed.gov).
- Federal Student Aid (Title IV / NSLDS) - U.S. Department of Education - net price, student debt & aid-recipient repayment outcomes (studentaid.gov).
What this means for The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley's graduates land in the 34th percentile nationally for 10-year earnings among reporting colleges.
- The average net price after aid is $4,831 - compare it against schools with similar outcomes but a lower cost.Find similar schools that cost less
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