10-yr median earnings
$33,472
Federal aid recipients only
Private Nonprofit · Weslaco, Texas
Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies
Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies is a private nonprofit institution in Weslaco, Texas. as a private nonprofit, published Scorecard outcomes cover federal-aid recipients at this campus — endowment and sticker price sit outside those cohort fields.
- $33,472
- 10-yr median earnings
- $12,051
- Avg net price / yr
- 84.4%
- 150%-time completion
The verdict
Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies posts modest former-student earnings.
According to the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard.
- 28th pct.
- former-student earnings, US
- 84.4%
- 150%-time completion
- +9%
- earnings, 6→10 yrs
Suburb: Large
Institution data retrieved July 2026; field-of-study data retrieved March 2026.
How to read this Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies profile
Figures above come from IPEDS institution records published through the College Scorecard (retrieved July 2026 for institution fields; March 2026 for field-of-study). Peer groups and cost cohorts follow IPEDS ownership sector, Carnegie class, and locale, not an editorial shortlist.
Average net price subtracts grant and scholarship aid from cost of attendance for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV recipients. It is a defined cohort average, not a personalized price; income-band fields add context but do not replace the school's current net-price calculator.
Earnings use Treasury-linked records for federally aided former students who were working and not enrolled in the measurement year (completers and noncompleters). IPEDS completion and retention use separate first-time, full-time cohorts, so those denominators are not the earnings cohort. Read cost, completion, and earnings as distinct historical measures, not a causal verdict or individual forecast.
College Value Score
C
College Value Score
57/100
Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies
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 F
$33,472
10-year median former-student earnings
Net Price B-
$12,051
Average annual cost after grants and aid
Completion Rate A+
84.4%
Completion within 150% of normal time
Debt B+
$9,500
Median federal debt at graduation
Loan Repayment F
28.2%
Borrowers repaying loans within 3 years
Retention N/A
N/A
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
$12,051
After grants and scholarships
150%-time completion
84.4%
Full-time, first-time cohort
150%-time completion vs portal median (57.1%) 84.4%
Less-than-four-year-institution cohort
College ROI Quadrant - Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies vs peers
Each dot is a college plotted by 10-year median earnings (x-axis) vs average net price (y-axis), colored by completion within 150% of normal time. Bottom-right = high earnings/lower price; top-left = lower earnings/higher price.
How Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies ranks nationally
Where this school's former-student earnings fall within the full national distribution of every US college that reports to the College Scorecard, not just its peer set.
Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies: former-student earnings vs. every US college
10-year median earnings, College Scorecard
$33,472 28th percentile higher than 28% 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 · Mar–Jul 2026 retrievals
| Metric | Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies | National rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $33,472 | #3653 of 5103 | 28th |
| Average net price | $12,051 | #1506 of 5020 | 70th (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 84.4% | #464 of 4858 | 90th |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 84 | #4510 of 5462 | 17th |
National ranks count every operating US college reporting each metric to the College Scorecard, separate from the earnings histogram above.
Quick Facts
84
Undergraduate enrollment
-
Acceptance rate
-
SAT average
84.4%
150%-time completion
$33,472
10-yr median earnings
-
First-year retention
How Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies ranks in Texas
State rank among 324 reporting Texas colleges with College Scorecard data, a separate lens from the national distribution above.
| Metric | Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies | State rank | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10-yr median earnings | $33,472 | #201 of 324 | 38th |
| Average net price | $12,051 | #97 of 340 | 71st (lower is better) |
| 150%-time completion | 84.4% | #28 of 324 | 91st |
| Undergraduate enrollment | 84 | #286 of 366 | 22nd |
Highest former-student earnings in Texas
| # | School | 10-yr earnings | Net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Coast University-Texas | $102,672 | $53,020 |
| 2 | University of North Texas Health Science Center | $93,615 | - |
| 3 | The University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston | $92,961 | - |
| 4 | Chamberlain University-Texas | $92,405 | $32,209 |
| 5 | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center | $92,348 | - |
| 6 | The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center | $90,232 | - |
| 7 | Rice University | $89,718 | $13,370 |
| 8 | The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston | $88,757 | - |
| 9 | The University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio | $82,206 | - |
| 10 | Denver College of Nursing-Houston | $81,809 | - |
| 11 | Covenant School of Nursing and Allied Health | $78,724 | - |
| 12 | Southern Methodist University | $78,354 | $40,892 |
| 201 | Valley Grande Institute for Academic StudiesThis school | $33,472 | $12,051 |
Costs & Financial Aid
Net price by family income at Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies
Average annual net price after grants; Title IV recipient cohort by income bracket
- $0 – $30k
$0 – $30k
$12,079 net price / yr
- $30k – $48k
$30k – $48k
$12,415 net price / yr
- $48k – $75k
$48k – $75k
$8,680 net price / yr
What this shows Need-based aid pulls net price down at lower brackets at Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies - compare the bar for your income band, not the overall average alone.
Tuition & Net Price
| Average Net Price | $12,051 |
95.2%
Pell Grant Rate
95.2%
Federal Loan Rate
$9,500
Median Debt
$101/mo
Monthly Payment
Net price at Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies swings rather than trends
Across 11 reported years between 2013 and 2023, the average net price here has ranged from $10,008 to $14,856 without settling into a rise or a fall. Comparing only the first and last years would read as +0.8%, but the years in between do not follow that line, so the honest summary is the range rather than a trend. Budget against the upper end, not the average.
Lowest year
$10,008
Highest year
$14,856
Most recent (2023)
$11,260
11 reported years. Nominal dollars, not adjusted for inflation.
2013 · $11,1672023 · $11,260
Over the same years, enrollment went +52.5% (118 → 180 students).
Source: U.S. Department of Education, College Scorecard, per-year fields (2013–2023). Net price is the average cost after grant and scholarship aid for federally-aided undergraduates.
Student Demographics
Race & ethnicity
Student body at a glance
82.8%
Female
64.3%
First Generation
Outcomes
$30,701
Median Earnings (6yr)
49.7%
Earning Over $25K
28.2%
Loan Repayment, Completers (3yr)
Outcomes & debt snapshot
| Measure | Cohort / horizon | Value |
|---|---|---|
| Completion within 150% of normal time | First-time, full-time | 84.4% |
| Median earnings | 6 years after entry | $30,701 |
| Median earnings | 10 years after entry | $33,472 |
| Share earning over $25,000 | Working, not enrolled | 49.7% |
| Loan repayment rate | Completers, 3 years after leaving | 28.2% |
| Median federal student debt | At completion | $9,500 |
| Estimated monthly payment | Standard 10-year plan | $101/mo |
Programs & Earnings
Top programs at Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies by completer earnings
Median earnings of program completers, College Scorecard field-of-study file
- Practical Nursing, Vocatio…
Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants
$36,642 median earnings
- Allied Health Diagnostic, …
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions
$31,943 median earnings
- Allied Health and Medical …
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services
$28,810 median earnings
- Health and Medical Adminis…
Health and Medical Administrative Services
$21,565 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.
| Program | Credential | Completers | Median Earnings | Median Debt |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Practical Nursing, Vocational Nursing and Nursing Assistants | Certificate | 64 | $36,642 | $7,917 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions | Certificate | 17 | $31,943 | $9,500 |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services | Certificate | 6 | $28,810 | $9,500 |
| Health and Medical Administrative Services | Certificate | 5 | $21,565 | $7,019 |
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the admissions statistics for Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies? ▼
Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies is a private nonprofit institution in Weslaco, Texas. Undergraduate enrollment is 84 students.
How much do Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies former students earn? ▼
Federally aided former students at Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies who were working and not enrolled had median earnings of $33,472 ten years after entry; the cohort is not limited to graduates. Six years after entry, the corresponding median is $30,701.
How much does Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies cost? ▼
The average net price at Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies is $12,051.. Median student debt at graduation is $9,500.
What is the graduation rate at Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies? ▼
Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies has a 84.4% completion rate within 150% of normal program time at a less-than-four-year institution.
Is Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies worth the student debt? ▼
The median student debt at Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies is $9,500, while former students earn a median of $33,472 ten years after enrollment. That debt represents about 28% of those annual earnings. Among borrowers who completed their program, 28.2% are repaying their loans within 3 years. Estimated monthly loan payment is $101.
Sources & methodology
Private-nonprofit profiles emphasize Scorecard cost-after-aid and completion alongside IPEDS Carnegie class. Endowment, gifts, and sticker price are not Scorecard fields on this page.
Figures are the Mar–Jul 2026 federal retrievals. Nonprofit campuses vary widely in aid practice — net price here is the Title-IV-recipient cohort average, not an individual award letter. Read the full methodology for how the data is sourced, computed, and verified.
- College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education - former-student 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).
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