U. Texas at El Paso vs. U. Texas Rio Grande Valley · Outcomes

U. Texas at El PasoEl Paso, TX

U. Texas Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg, TX

Key differences on Outcomes

1
U. Texas Rio Grande Valley graduates 8 pts more of its students than U. Texas at El Paso (60% vs. 52%)
Graduation rate
2
U. Texas at El Paso grads earn $1.3K more ten years out than U. Texas Rio Grande Valley's ($50,923 vs. $49,620)
Median earnings, 10 yrs

Outcomes

Earnings and finishing

Median earnings, 10 yrs

U. Texas at El Paso$50.9KHighest

U. Texas Rio Grande Valley$49.6K

Graduation rate

U. Texas at El Paso52%

U. Texas Rio Grande Valley60%Highest

Retention rate

U. Texas at El Paso79%

U. Texas Rio Grande Valley81%Highest

Borrowing

Median debt

U. Texas at El Paso$18K

U. Texas Rio Grande Valley$13KLowest

Undergrads with a federal loan

U. Texas at El Paso27%

U. Texas Rio Grande Valley26%

Median debt, Pell Grant recipients

U. Texas at El Paso$13.1K

U. Texas Rio Grande Valley$9.8KLowest

Eight-year outcomes

Credential within 4 years, all students

U. Texas at El Paso29%

U. Texas Rio Grande Valley34%

Credential within 8 years, all students

U. Texas at El Paso53%

U. Texas Rio Grande Valley57%

Enrolled at another college, 8 years on

U. Texas at El Paso19%

U. Texas Rio Grande Valley17%

Graduation by group

Graduated in 6 years, Pell Grant recipients

U. Texas at El Paso49%

U. Texas Rio Grande Valley50%

Graduated in 6 years, neither Pell nor subsidized loan

U. Texas at El Paso55%

U. Texas Rio Grande Valley53%

Pell graduation gap

U. Texas at El Paso6 pts lower

U. Texas Rio Grande Valley3 pts lower

Graduated in 6 years, by race and ethnicity

Group	U. Texas at El Paso	U. Texas Rio Grande Valley
White	40%	50%
Asian	Not shown: under 30 students	69%
Hispanic/Latino	51%	50%
Black	23%	Not shown: under 30 students
Two or more races	Not shown: under 30 students	Not shown: under 30 students
International	66%	55%

All outcome numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;College Scorecard, 2023–24;IPEDS Outcome Measures survey, Students entering fall 2016;IPEDS Graduation Rates survey (Pell Grant and subsidized loan recipients), Entered fall 2018About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)

Figures are the newest each college has published; years can differ between colleges. Each value's ⓘ shows its source and year. Why