Quad
U. Texas Rio Grande Valley
Jackson State

Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    U. Texas Rio Grande Valley has 6.2× as many undergrads as Jackson State

    Undergrads
  2. 2

    U. Texas Rio Grande Valley has 21 pts more first-gen students than Jackson State (53% vs. 32%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Jackson State has 7 pts more Pell recipients than U. Texas Rio Grande Valley (72% vs. 65%)

    Pell Grant recipients

Students

Students & campus

Who's on each campus, how many get Pell Grants or are the first in their family, and campus life.

Who's on campus

Undergrads
U. Texas Rio Grande Valley28.7K
Jackson State4.6K
Pell Grant share
U. Texas Rio Grande Valley65%
Jackson State72%
First-gen share
U. Texas Rio Grande Valley53%
Jackson State32%
Diversity index
U. Texas Rio Grande Valley0.13
Jackson State0.11

Who they are

Men
U. Texas Rio Grande Valley43%
Jackson State37%
Part-time students
U. Texas Rio Grande Valley25%
Jackson State10%
Students 25 and older
U. Texas Rio Grande Valley14%
Jackson State19%

Race & ethnicity

U. Texas Rio Grande Valley
Jackson State
  • White
  • Asian
  • Hispanic/Latino
  • Black
  • Two or more
  • International
  • Other/unknown

Where they're from

First-years from in state
U. Texas Rio Grande Valley99%
Jackson State26%
First-years from other states
U. Texas Rio Grande Valley0%
Jackson State72%
First-years from abroad
U. Texas Rio Grande Valley1%
Jackson State2%
New transfer students this fall
U. Texas Rio Grande Valley1,335
Jackson State386
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
U. Texas Rio Grande Valley16%
Jackson State29%

Campus

U. Texas Rio Grande Valley
Midsize cityNCAA D-I FCS · Southland ConferenceROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research
Jackson State
Midsize cityNCAA D-I FCS · Southwestern Athletic ConferenceROTCStudy abroad

LGBTQ+ policies

Each item is dated: either the college's own page, checked on that date, or a national list's claim, read on that date — never a plain “yes” or “no.” A key missing for a college isn't shown as “no”: nothing was found for it.

PolicyU. Texas Rio Grande ValleyJackson State
Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expressionNondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression: listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse (2026-10-04)–

All student numbers in the table

Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26About 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