Student Population at UTRGV
Total Enrollment
31,559
Undergraduate
26,434
Graduate
5,125
Online Enrollment
5,587
Men Students
12,532
Women Students
19,027
For the academic year 2023-2024, a total of 31,559 students have enrolled at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley - 26,434 undergraduate and 5,125 graduate.
By gender, 12,532 male and 19,027 female students are attending The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. By attendance status, there are 21,452 full-time students and 10,107 part-time students.
The number of students at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is very large compared to Public, 4-Years Colleges in Texas. Compared to similar schools in rankings such as The University of Texas at Dallas and Texas Tech University, its population is average (average population is 31,804).
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley offers online degree/certificate programs and 5,587 students enrolled in online programs.
*Gender, Race, Age, and Online population based on 2022-2023 data.
Enrollment Comparison Chart
The below chart compares the student population between The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and similar colleges.
Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status
By gender, there are 12,532 male and 19,027 female students attending UTRGV. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.66 to 1 and the ratio is than national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at UTRGV.
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 26,434 | 19,660 | 6,774 |
Men | 10,766 | 7,779 | 2,987 |
Women | 15,668 | 11,881 | 3,787 |
Total | Full-time | Part-time | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 5,125 | 1,792 | 3,333 |
Men | 1,766 | 696 | 1,070 |
Women | 3,359 | 1,096 | 2,263 |
Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity
By race/ethnicity, there are 28,699 Hispanic students (90.94%) and 978 White students (3.10%) at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 12 | 5 | 7 |
Asian | 270 | 137 | 133 |
Black or African American | 109 | 59 | 50 |
Hispanic | 24,765 | 9,922 | 14,843 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 11 | 5 | 6 |
White | 545 | 285 | 260 |
Two or More Races | 44 | 21 | 23 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 234 | 108 | 126 |
Total | 26,434 | 10,766 | 15,668 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
American Indian or Alaska Native | 7 | 1 | 6 |
Asian | 161 | 58 | 103 |
Black or African American | 158 | 54 | 104 |
Hispanic | 3,934 | 1,286 | 2,648 |
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander | 3 | 2 | 1 |
White | 433 | 145 | 288 |
Two or More Races | 7 | 4 | 3 |
Race/Ethnicity Unknown | 44 | 15 | 29 |
Total | 5,125 | 1,766 | 3,359 |
Enrollment by Student Age
By age, there are 23,566 students whose age under twenty five and 4,056 students whose age is over thirty years old at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
Especially, 4,475 students are younger than eighteen and 32 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 26,434 | 10,766 | 15,668 |
Under 18 | 4,475 | 1,852 | 2,623 |
18-19 | 4,706 | 1,869 | 2,837 |
20-21 | 7,674 | 2,939 | 4,735 |
22-24 | 5,572 | 2,494 | 3,078 |
25-29 | 2,336 | 1,043 | 1,293 |
30-34 | 830 | 305 | 525 |
35-39 | 378 | 124 | 254 |
40-49 | 370 | 115 | 255 |
50-64 | 88 | 23 | 65 |
65 and over | 5 | 2 | 3 |
Total | 26,434 | 10,766 | 15,668 |
Total | Men | Women | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 5,125 | 1,766 | 3,359 |
18-19 | 2 | 2 | 0 |
20-21 | 98 | 23 | 75 |
22-24 | 1,039 | 334 | 705 |
25-29 | 1,601 | 598 | 1,003 |
30-34 | 799 | 295 | 504 |
35-39 | 593 | 187 | 406 |
40-49 | 691 | 224 | 467 |
50-64 | 275 | 85 | 190 |
65 and over | 27 | 18 | 9 |
Total | 5,125 | 1,766 | 3,359 |
Online Student Population
At The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 21,462 students (68.01% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 5,587 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 5,491 students live in Texas where The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is located in and 85 students have enrolled from other states.
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total | 31,559 | 26,434 | 5,125 |
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes | 5,587 | 3,265 | 2,322 |
Enrolled Some in Online Classes | 15,875 | 14,801 | 1,074 |
Not Enrolled in Online Classes | 10,097 | 8,368 | 1,729 |
Total | Undergraduate | Graduate | |
---|---|---|---|
Total (Enrolled Excl.) | 5,587 | 3,265 | 2,322 |
Texas Residents | 5,491 | 3,248 | 2,243 |
Other State in U.S. | 85 | 9 | 76 |
Outside of U.S. | 11 | 8 | 3 |
Unknown | 0 | 0 | 0 |