Quad
U. Texas Rio Grande Valley
Texas Southern

Key differences on Students & campus

  1. 1

    U. Texas Rio Grande Valley has 4.2× as many undergrads as Texas Southern

    Undergrads
  2. 2

    U. Texas Rio Grande Valley has 14 pts more first-gen students than Texas Southern (53% vs. 39%)

    First-generation students
  3. 3

    Texas Southern is more diverse (index 0.25 vs. 0.13)

    Diversity index

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
Texas Southern6.8K
Pell Grant share
U. Texas Rio Grande Valley65%
Texas Southern72%
First-gen share
U. Texas Rio Grande Valley53%
Texas Southern39%
Diversity index
U. Texas Rio Grande Valley0.13
Texas Southern0.25

Who they are

Men
U. Texas Rio Grande Valley43%
Texas Southern35%
Part-time students
U. Texas Rio Grande Valley25%
Texas Southern13%
Students 25 and older
U. Texas Rio Grande Valley14%
Texas Southern14%

Race & ethnicity

U. Texas Rio Grande Valley
Texas Southern
  • 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%
Texas Southern78%
First-years from other states
U. Texas Rio Grande Valley0%
Texas Southern20%
First-years from abroad
U. Texas Rio Grande Valley1%
Texas Southern0%
New transfer students this fall
U. Texas Rio Grande Valley1,335
Texas Southern448
Transfers, share of new undergraduates
U. Texas Rio Grande Valley16%
Texas Southern22%

Campus

U. Texas Rio Grande Valley
Midsize cityNCAA D-I FCS · Southland ConferenceROTCStudy abroadUndergrad research
Texas Southern
Large 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 ValleyTexas Southern
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