The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Healthcare Programs

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

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

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	5
High School Rank	5
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	5
Recommendations	5
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

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

With an acceptance rate of 88%, UT Rio Grande Valley is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 40% of accepted students are men and 60% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 85%, and the acceptance rate for women is 90%.

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 470 and 570. Math scores were between 360 and 520.

UT Rio Grande Valley received ACT scores from 23% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 14 and 21. Math scores were between 16 and 0. Composite scores were between 16 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

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At UT Rio Grande Valley, approximately 13% of students took out student loans averaging $3,651 a year. That adds up to $14,604 over four years for those students.

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.

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Healthcare Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences	98	1	138	0	237
Registered Nursing	195	0	0	0	195
Physician Assistant	0	0	102	0	102
Rehabilitation Science	83	0	0	0	83
General Communication Sciences & Disorders	40	0	22	0	62
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing	0	36	12	0	48
Medicine	0	0	0	45	45
Vocational Rehabilitation Counseling	0	0	29	5	34
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling	26	0	0	0	26
General Health & Wellness	24	0	0	0	24
Occupational Therapy	0	0	20	0	20
Laboratory Sciences & Medical Technology	19	0	0	0	19
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	0	0	14	0	14
Dietetics/Dietitian	0	0	9	0	9
Nursing Education	0	0	4	0	4
Nursing Administration	0	0	2	0	2
Health Information Management	0	0	0	0	0
Nursing Practice	0	0	0	0	0
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing	0	0	0	0	0
Physical Therapy/Therapist	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	485	37	352	50	924

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.