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University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, The

University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, The
1201 West University Drive
Edinburg, TX 78539


Website: https://www.utrgv.edu/
Screen last updated on: February 2024
STUDENT PROFILE
Total undergraduates: 26,434
Full-time undergraduates: 19,660
Part-time undergraduates: 6,774
Total graduate students: 5,125
Full-time graduate students: 1,738
Part-time graduate students: 3,387
Degree seeking undergraduate student breakdown:
0.0% American Indian or Alaskan Native
1.0% Asian, non-Hispanic/Latino
0.4% Black or African American, non-Hispanic/Latino
93.7% Hispanic/Latino
0.0% Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander, non-Hispanic/Latino
2.1% White, non-Hispanic/Latino
0.2% Two or more races non-Hispanic/Latino
1.7% Nonresident Alien
0.9% Race and/or Ethnicity unknown

CAMPUS ENVIRONMENT
Campus size: 665 acres
Nearest major city: McAllen, Edinburg, Mission

LIVING ON CAMPUS
Institution offers housing: yes
Housing types (% in housing type, if given):
  • women's dorms
  • men's dorms
  • special housing for disabled students
Percent of freshmen who live in school housing: 65%
Percent of students who live in school housing: 4%
Percent of students who live off campus: 96%

STUDY FACILITIES
Every student is required to lease or own a computer: no
Computer equipment is provided in: computer center/lab(s)
Total number of microcomputers available to students: 1800
School has a library on campus: yes
Additional library facilities/collections:
Other libraries on campus.

ASSISTANCE SERVICES
Additional services offered:
placement service, health service
Counseling services:
career, psychological
Career placement services:
on-campus job interviews, resumé assistance, alumni services, interview training, Job fairs are available to students through the career center.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIES
Student activities:
student newspaper, radio station, television station
Other student organizations, musical groups, activities, and committees:
Alpha Lambda Delta National Honor Society for First-Year Students; The National Society of Collegiate Scholars; Golden Key International Honor Society; Pre-Medical Bio-Medical Society; Environmental Awareness Club

ATHLETICS
Athletic conference memberships: NCAA Division 1

Sports offered Scholarships? Athletic Assoc.
Men's baseballyes 
Men's basketballyes 
Men's cross-country runningyes 
Men's golfyes 
Men's socceryes 
Men's tennisyes 
Men's track and fieldyes 
Women's basketballyes 
Women's cross-country runningyes 
Women's golfyes 
Women's socceryes 
Women's tennisyes 
Women's track and fieldyes 
Women's volleyballyes 


GETTING AWAY
Nearest international airport: McAllen Miller International

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