The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is a public research university in Edinburg, TX (city setting), with 27,040 undergraduates (59% women). It admitted 85% of 13,542 applicants — lower half for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 910–1110 on the SAT and 16–22 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $34,557 a year for out-of-state students and $24,477 in-state; aided first-year students paid $6,978 on average after grants (top 10% for affordability in its division). 49% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, health professions & nursing, biological sciences. The campus reported 0.16 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — top 10% for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley ranks
6 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 49%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $9,467 in-state · $19,542 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 2 burglaries · 4 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 6 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Southland Conference | 29 | 1 over | 3 | $820k | $28,259 | 988 | |
| Baseball | Southland Conference | 40 | 6 over | 4 | $1.5M | $36,731 | 961 | |
| Men's Basketball | Southland Conference | 17 | 2 over | 6 | $2M | $116,600 | 970 | |
| Women's Basketball | Southland Conference | 16 | 1 over | 5 | $1.5M | $92,962 | 959 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Southland Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 957 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Southland Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 968 | |
| Football | Southland Conference | — | — | 11 | — | — | — | |
| Men's Golf | Southland Conference | 11 | 2 over | 3 | $413k | $37,570 | 1000 | |
| Women's Golf | Southland Conference | 10 | 1 over | 1 | $391k | $39,091 | 966 | |
| Men's Soccer | Ohio Valley Conference | 28 | at cap | 3 | $774k | $27,626 | 960 | |
| Women's Swimming & Diving | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Swimming | 18 | room 12 | 2 | $387k | $21,514 | — | |
| Men's Tennis | Southland Conference | 12 | 2 over | 1 | $327k | $27,288 | 989 | |
| Women's Tennis | Southland Conference | 9 | room 1 | 1 | $390k | $43,388 | 975 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Southland Conference | 67 | 22 over | 4 | $644k | $9,615 | 942 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Southland Conference | 94 | 49 over | 4 | $914k | $9,728 | 985 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Southland Conference | 16 | room 2 | 2 | $1M | $63,953 | 1000 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.