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Applying to UTRGV

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Acceptance Rate 88.00%
Yield 48.00%
SAT Score 1,030
ACT Score 19
Applicants 13,744

Applying To UTRGV

For the academic year 2022-23, the acceptance rate is 88% at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley where a total of 13,744 students applied and 12,095 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,030 and the average ACT score is 19. It requires one items to submit to their applicants.
The following table describes the general admission information for applying to UTRGV.
Open Admission Policy✗
Graduate Application Fees$50
Admission Informationwww.utrgv.edu/en-us/admissions/
Online Applicationhttps://www.applytexas.org/
Acceptance Rate88.00%
Average Test Scores1,030 SAT / 19 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2022-2023, the acceptance rate is 88.00% where a total of 13,744 students (5,687 men and 8,057 women) have applied to UTRGV and 12,095 (4,834 men and 7,251 women) students have been admitted to the school.
Among them, 2,417 male and 3,408 female students have enrolled into UTRGV and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 48.00%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at UTRGV
TotalMenWomen
Applicants13,7445,6878,057
Admitted12,0954,8347,251
Enrolled5,8062,4173,408
Acceptance Rate 88.00% 85.00% 90.00%
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 48.00% 50.00% 47.00%
[Chart] Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At UTRGV, 5 applicants (1% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 1,315 applicants (23%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,030 and the average ACT score is 19 at UTRGV. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,090 and 25th percentile score is 830. For ACT scores, the 75th percentile score is 64 and the 25th percentile score is 46. The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at UTRGV.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at UTRGV
25th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing470570
SAT Math360520
ACT Composite1622
ACT Math1621
ACT English1421
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Admission Requirements

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley requires 1 item(s) (High School Record (or Transcript)) to submit to their applicants. In addition, 5 item(s) (High School GPA, High School Rank, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Recommendations, TOEFL) are considered but not required to submit.
Application Requirements for UTRGV
High School GPA△
High School Rank△
High School Record (or Transcript)✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program△
Recommendations△
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✗
TOEFL△
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)✗
✔ Required △ Considered (not Required) ✓ Recommended ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Calendar System and Accepted Credits

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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