Quad

Head-to-head

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

Key differences

The biggest gaps between these schools, largest first.

  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 Rio Grande Valley's grants cover 44% of its full price on average, vs. 33% at U. Texas at El Paso

    Aid generosity
  3. 3

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

    Diversity index
  4. 4

    U. Texas Rio Grande Valley graduates 8 pts more of its students than U. Texas at El Paso (60% vs. 52%)

    Graduation rate
  5. 5

    U. Texas Rio Grande Valley's yield is 7 pts higher than U. Texas at El Paso's

    Yield rate
  6. 6

    U. Texas Rio Grande Valley costs about $4K less per year on average than U. Texas at El Paso ($13,672 vs. $17,692, all students)

    Average cost, all students

The shape of each school

Each axis is a national rank among 4-year colleges; further out = more of it.

SelectivityTest scoresSizePell shareFirst-genDiversity

Who's hardest to get into

U. Texas Rio Grande Valley admits 94%, U. Texas at El Paso 100%; U. Texas Rio Grande Valley's yield is higher, at 41%.

Acceptance rate
U. Texas Rio Grande Valley94%
U. Texas at El Paso100%
Quad's selectivity
  • U. Texas Rio Grande ValleyOpen
  • U. Texas at El PasoOpen
SAT middle 50%Axis 800–1600
U. Texas Rio Grande Valley
880–1090
U. Texas at El Paso
860–1080
How they read a recordfirst-years at 3.75+
  • U. Texas Rio Grande ValleySchool record required
  • U. Texas at El PasoGPA, school record, and rank required

Who's on each campus

U. Texas Rio Grande Valley is a bit larger than U. Texas at El Paso (28,666 vs. 21,005 undergrads) and has the larger Pell share.

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%

Majors and faculty

Psychology leads at U. Texas Rio Grande Valley, and Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse at U. Texas at El Paso.

Students per faculty member
U. Texas Rio Grande Valley20 to 1
U. Texas at El Paso21 to 1
Most popular majorshare of graduates
  • U. Texas Rio Grande ValleyPsychology, General10%
  • U. Texas at El PasoRegistered Nursing/Registered Nurse10%

What each costs

U. Texas Rio Grande Valley costs about $4K less a year than U. Texas at El Paso on average, and its grants cover the larger share of its price.

Average cost, all students
U. Texas Rio Grande Valley$13.7K
U. Texas at El Paso$17.7K
Aid generosity
U. Texas Rio Grande Valley44%
U. Texas at El Paso33%

What each pays off

U. Texas at El Paso's former students earn more, a median $50.9K ten years after enrolling; both graduate more than 50% within six years.

Median earnings, 10 years
U. Texas Rio Grande Valley$49.6K
U. Texas at El Paso$50.9K
Graduation rate
U. Texas Rio Grande Valley60%
U. Texas at El Paso52%

How each has changed

Applications grew at both; U. Texas Rio Grande Valley got less selective while U. Texas at El Paso held steady.

Applications, 10-year change
  • U. Texas Rio Grande ValleyGrowing+72%
  • U. Texas at El PasoGrowing+68%
All the numbersEvery figure for these colleges in one table, with differences highlighted.
Sources for this comparisonEvery dataset and year behind the numbers in this comparison; tap any ⓘ for one number's source

Sources:IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Student Financial Aid survey, 2023–24;College Scorecard, Entered fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part D), Fall 2024;IPEDS Completions survey (degrees awarded by field), 2024–25 graduates;College Scorecard, 2023–24;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