The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg, TX

We documented 9 protests at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley between Aug 2012 and Mar 2017, drawing roughly 11,696 participants.

Data from NCES IPEDS, 2018. To find recent institutional data, visit the IPEDS website or the NCES College Navigator.

Institution

Institution typePublic, 4-year or above
Carnegie classificationDoctoral Universities: High Research Activity
CountyHidalgo County
Locale typeCity: Small

Students

Total number of students33,012
Number of undergraduate students28,026
Acceptance rate81.0%
Nonwhite students97.3%
Pell grant recipients71.0%
STEM degrees (share of all degrees)17.6%

Finances

Tuition$6,345
Revenue (total)$567.2M
Expenses (total)$510.9M
Endowment assets (billions $)17.82

Faculty and staff

All staff3,901
Full-time professors (faculty status)1,228
Part-time instructors237
Graduate student teaching assistants (part-time)61
Women instructors42.5%
Nonwhite instructors63.7%

Campaigns

  • Campaign at University of Texas-Pan American around Cultural appropriation from November 2014 to January 2015 (2)
  • Campaign at University of California-Los Angeles around Labor and work from September 2016 to January 2017 (1)
  • AFSCME 3299 campaign across California against UC Irvine Medical Center worker layoffs, 2016 (1)