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Acceptance Rate 94.19%
Yield 40.51%
SAT Score 990
ACT Score 18
Applicants 18,377

UTRGV Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 94.19% at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Total 18,377 students applied and 17,310 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 990 and the average ACT score is 18.
Open Admission Policy✗
Graduate Application Fees$50
Admission Informationwww.utrgv.edu/en-us/admissions/
Online Applicationhttps://www.applytexas.org/
Acceptance Rate94.19%
Average Test Scores990 SAT / 18 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 94.19%. A total of 18,377 students (8,124 men and 10,253 women) have applied to and 17,310 (7,439 men and 9,871 women) students admitted to The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.
Among them, 3,130 male and 3,883 female students have enrolled into UTRGV and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 40.51%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at UTRGV
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants18,3778,12410,25300
Admitted17,3107,4399,87100
Enrolled7,0133,1303,88300
Acceptance Rate 94.19% 91.57% 96.27% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 40.51% 42.08% 39.34% - -
[Chart] The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At UTRGV, 1,830 applicants (27% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 1,532 applicants (23%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 990 at UTRGV. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,090 and 25th percentile score is 880.
The average ACT score is 18 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 21 and the 25th percentile score is 15.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at UTRGV. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of UTRGV with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at UTRGV
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total8809901090
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing460510560
Math420480530
ACT Composite151821
Math151720
English141721
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, applicants require to submit 2 item(s) - High School Record, English Proficiency Test.
In addition, 6 item(s) are considered for admission - High School GPA, High School Rank, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, Admission Test Scores, Personal statement or essay.
Application Requirements for UTRGV
High School GPA✓
High School Rank✓
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✓
Recommendations✓
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✓
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✓
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at UTRGV

The calendar system at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is Semester. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✗
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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