The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Edinburg, Texas · Public · 28,666 undergraduates · utrgv.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
94%
of applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
880 to 1090
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$27,460Est.Estimate
$40,790 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
94% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$40,790
a year in 2027-28, from a $40,790 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 990
Send your score
About 55% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 890, and yours is above it.
Source: College Navigator (federal data on fall 2024 freshmen)
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
Source: Freshman Admissions | UTRGV · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- May1Priority deadline · May 1, 2027Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
Source: Freshman Admissions | UTRGV
Who gets in
94%
of applicants are admitted.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above.
SAT total 880 to 1090
Reading and Writing 460 to 560
Math 420 to 530
ACT composite 15 to 21
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$27,460
a year, in state
$40,790
a year, out of state (tuition $24,470)
- Tuition (in state)$11,140
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$3,980
- $30,001 to $48,000$3,681
- $48,001 to $75,000$4,614
- $75,001 to $110,000$7,274
- Over $110,000$14,327
Financial aidEstimate
72%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
93%
of freshmen receive grants
$11,663
average grant to freshmen
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
Top 10% Scholarship
$1,000 a year
Automatic · In-state students · No separate application
- top 10% of high school class, high school in Cameron, Hidalgo, Willacy, Starr or Zapata county
Deadline: December 1, 2026 (admission). To keep it: take at least 12 credit hours each semester.
DetailsUTRGV Luminary Scholarship
Competitive · In-state students · Application required
Total value: $10,000 x 4 undergraduate tuition and fees + $8,500 x 2 room and board, plus $9,000 x 2 UTRGV graduate tuition ($75,000) or $20,000 x 4 School of Medicine ($137,000); work-in-RGV commitment for funded graduate years
- application, two recommendations, resume, official ACT/SAT, interview; U.S. citizen, permanent resident, or Texas resident
Deadline: December 1, 2026. To keep it: a 3.0 college GPA, take 15 credit hours each fall and spring and pass at least 12 of them, pass 30 credit hours each year, and live on campus your first two years.
DetailsUTRGV Scholars Program: Distinguished Scholarship
$42,000 a year
Competitive · No separate application
Deadline: December 1, 2026 (admission). To keep it: a 3.0 college GPA, take 15 credit hours each fall and spring and pass at least 12 of them, and pass 30 credit hours at the college each academic year.
DetailsUTRGV Scholars Program: Presidential Scholarship
$32,000 a year
Competitive · No separate application
Deadline: December 1, 2026 (admission). To keep it: a 3.0 college GPA, take 15 credit hours each fall and spring and pass at least 12 of them, and pass 30 credit hours at the college each academic year.
Details
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UTRGV Scholars Program: Meritorious Scholarship
$20,000 a year
Competitive · No separate application
Deadline: December 1, 2026 (admission). To keep it: a 3.0 college GPA, take 15 credit hours each fall and spring and pass at least 12 of them, and pass 30 credit hours at the college each academic year.
DetailsUTRGV Housing Scholarship
$10,000 a year
Competitive · No separate application
Deadline: December 1, 2026 (admission). To keep it: a 3.0 college GPA, take 12 credit hours each fall and spring, and pass 24 credit hours each year.
DetailsGateway Scholarship
$3,000 a year
Competitive · No separate application
Deadline: December 1, 2026 (admission).
DetailsMSA Scholarship
Full tuition
Competitive · No separate application
Deadline: December 1, 2026 (admission). To keep it: a 3.0 college GPA, take 15 credit hours each fall and spring and pass at least 12 of them, and pass 30 credit hours each year; it lasts 2 years.
Details
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AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
38 of 38
Earn credit with a score of 3
38 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $1,110Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ARTS 1311 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ARTS 1312 |
| African American Studies | 3 | 3 | HIST 1076A |
| Art History | 3 | 6 | ARTS 1301, ARTS 1303 |
| Biology | 3 | 8 | BIOL 1406, BIOL 1407 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MATH 2413 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 8 | MATH 2413, MATH 2414 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 8 | CHEM 1311, CHEM 1111, CHEM 1312, CHEM 1112 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | FORL 1311, FORL 1312 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POLS 2330 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 4 | CSCI 1470 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 1 | CSCI 1101 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | ARTS 1316 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1301 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL 2341 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 8 | ENVR 1401, ENVR 1402 |
| European History | 3 | 3 | HIST 1076B |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | FREN 1311, FREN 1312 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | FREN 1311, FREN 1312, FREN 2311 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | FREN 1311,FREN 1312,FREN 2311,FREN 2312 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 3 | GERM 1311 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 6 | GERM 1311, GERM 1312 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 9 | GERM 1311,GERM 1312, FORL 1311 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEOG 1076A |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | FORL 1311, FORL 1312 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | FORL 1311, FORL 1312 |
| Latin | 3 | 6 | FORL 1311, FORL 1312 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 2301 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 2302 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | MUSI 1076A |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 1401 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 1402 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | PHYS 1402 or PHYS 2426 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | PHYS 1401 or PHYS 2425 |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 4 | MATH 2412 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSYC 2301 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | SPAN 1311, SPAN 1312 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | SPAN 1311, SPAN 1312, SPAN 2311 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 12 | SPAN 1311, SPAN 1312, SPAN 2311, SPAN 2312 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 6 | SPAN 1311, SPAN 1312 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 9 | SPAN 1311, SPAN 1312, SPAN 2311 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 5 | 12 | SPAN 1311, SPAN 1312, SPAN 2311, SPAN 2312 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | MATH 1342 or PSYC 2302 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POLS 2305 |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | HIST 1301 |
| United States History | 4 | 6 | HIST 1301, HIST 1302 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | HIST 2321 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
55%
Come back for a second year
81%
Typical earnings
$52,947
a year, 10 years after starting here
- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley$52,481
- All colleges$57,826
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 39 majors here have earnings data.
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