Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares UTRGV's student enrollment with all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in Texas.
The enrollment is larger than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in Texas average (16,031 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley33,88128,6745,207
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Public, 4-Years Colleges11,3969,8102,541
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Public, 4-Years Colleges in Texas16,03113,7933,432
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 14,150 male and 19,731 female students attending UTRGV. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.72 to 1 and the ratio is similar to 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.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at UTRGV
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total28,67421,4297,245
Men12,3749,1103,264
Women16,30012,3193,981
Population by Gender/Attending Status at UTRGV
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total5,2072,0913,116
Men1,7767471,029
Women3,4311,3442,087

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 30,828 Hispanic students (90.99%) and 920 White students (2.72%) 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.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native835
Asian304148156
Black or African American17712057
Hispanic26,72811,35915,369
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander101
White564304260
Two or More Races603129
Race/Ethnicity Unknown317142175
Total 28,67412,37416,300
Population by Race/Ethnicity at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native615
Asian19166125
Black or African American15040110
Hispanic4,1001,3512,749
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander505
White356126230
Two or More Races21129
Race/Ethnicity Unknown461432
Total 5,2071,7763,431

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 26,811 students whose age under twenty five and 3,558 students whose age is over thirty years old at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
Especially, 1,483 students are younger than eighteen and 24 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.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
TotalMenWomen
Total28,674 12,37416,300
Under 181,482 612870
18-1911,068 4,7796,289
20-217,784 3,2654,519
22-244,883 2,1962,687
25-292,028 9831,045
30-34714 284430
35-39325 126199
40-49294 101193
50-6493 2766
65 and over3 12
Total 28,674 12,37416,300
Population by Student Age at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
TotalMenWomen
Total5,207 1,7763,431
Under 181 10
18-193 12
20-21226 58168
22-241,364 454910
25-291,484 527957
30-34759 272487
35-39523 197326
40-49600 197403
50-64226 59167
65 and over21 1011
Total 5,207 1,7763,431

Online Student Population

At The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, 22,474 students (66.33% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 5,219 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, 5,177 students live in Texas where The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is located in and 36 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total33,88128,6745,207
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes5,2192,9792,240
Enrolled Some in Online Classes17,25516,0471,208
Not Enrolled in Online Classes11,4079,6481,759
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)5,2192,9792,240
Texas Residents5,1772,9702,207
Other State in U.S.36630
Outside of U.S.633
Unknown000