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U. Texas Rio Grande Valley
U. Texas at El Paso

Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    U. Texas Rio Grande Valley has 12 pts more first-gen students than U. Texas at El Paso (53% vs. 41%)

    First-generation students
  2. 2

    U. Texas at El Paso is more diverse (index 0.22 vs. 0.13)

    Diversity index
  3. 3

    U. Texas Rio Grande Valley is a bit larger (28,666 vs. 21,005)

    Undergrads

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
U. Texas at El Paso21K
Pell Grant share
U. Texas Rio Grande Valley65%
U. Texas at El Paso62%
First-gen share
U. Texas Rio Grande Valley53%
U. Texas at El Paso41%
Diversity index
U. Texas Rio Grande Valley0.13
U. Texas at El Paso0.22

Who they are

Men
U. Texas Rio Grande Valley43%
U. Texas at El Paso45%
Part-time students
U. Texas Rio Grande Valley25%
U. Texas at El Paso27%
Students 25 and older
U. Texas Rio Grande Valley14%
U. Texas at El Paso18%

Race & ethnicity

U. Texas Rio Grande Valley
U. Texas at El Paso
  • 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%
U. Texas at El Paso93%
First-years from other states
U. Texas Rio Grande Valley0%
U. Texas at El Paso2%
First-years from abroad
U. Texas Rio Grande Valley1%
U. Texas at El Paso5%
New transfer students this fall
U. Texas Rio Grande Valley1,335
U. Texas at El Paso1,591
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
U. Texas Rio Grande Valley16%
U. Texas at El Paso28%

Campus

U. Texas Rio Grande Valley
Midsize cityNCAA D-I FCS · Southland ConferenceROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research
U. Texas at El Paso
Large cityNCAA D-I FBS · Conference USAROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research

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 ValleyU. Texas at El Paso
Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expressionNondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression: listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse (2026-10-04)Nondiscrimination 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