UTRGV's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley students is 51.1%. Female students graduated at a rate of 56.9%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 44.0%.

51.1%

asian 65.2% 43 students
African American 82.3% 14 students
white 41.1% 30 students
unknown 60.7% 17 students
hispanic 50.6% 1,754 students
International Students 58.5% 62 students
Mixed Race 69.2% 9 students

Drop Out

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley has an overall drop-out rate of 23.2% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 28.4% and 19.0% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

23.2%

asian 12.1% 8 students
white 23.3% 17 students
unknown 17.9% 5 students
hispanic 23.6% 817 students
International Students 24.5% 26 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley at a rate of 17.1% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 16.0%, and male students' 18.4%

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

17.1%

asian 18.2% 12 students
African American 17.6% 3 students
white 26.0% 19 students
unknown 21.4% 6 students
hispanic 17.0% 590 students
International Students 10.4% 11 students
Mixed Race 15.4% 2 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

8.6%

asian 4.6% 3 students
white 9.6% 7 students
hispanic 8.8% 306 students
International Students 6.6% 7 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$65,185	$55,693	$70,393
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$60,833	$61,334	$66,863
Mechanical Engineering	$57,430	$52,107	$63,962
Civil Engineering	$48,240	$50,439	$60,219
Computer Engineering	$55,970	$47,846	$55,401
Engineering Physics	NA	$42,682	$54,482
Music	$47,631	$49,084	$52,815
Computer Science	$52,532	$42,682	$51,048
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	$48,280	$49,344	$50,819
Mathematics	$44,430	$44,276	$50,467
Social Sciences, General	NA	$42,682	$46,516
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$38,937	$41,193	$43,036
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services	NA	$40,467	$42,626
Chemistry	$31,631	$43,798	$40,552
Marketing	$25,201	$30,554	$39,680
Accounting and Related Services	$31,846	$34,467	$38,727
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$19,538	$19,592	$36,995
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$30,182	$28,312	$36,810
Biology, General	$23,287	$27,346	$36,078
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities	NA	$27,552	$35,062
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$23,978	$27,648	$35,051
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$30,605	$28,236	$33,805
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$23,575	$26,886	$33,512
Finance and Financial Management Services	$38,808	$32,094	$32,653
English Language and Literature, General	$23,797	$32,332	$32,612
Social Work	$30,048	$28,023	$31,834
Economics	$29,592	$29,141	$31,246
Psychology, General	$24,487	$26,977	$31,135
Communication and Media Studies	$21,663	$27,512	$30,634
Political Science and Government	$24,242	$21,850	$30,596
Sociology	$28,315	$25,194	$27,293
Fine and Studio Arts	$18,083	$19,410	$25,016
History	$21,656	$26,739	$24,632
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$21,821	$20,824	$20,606
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$27,477	NA	NA
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$48,807	$28,019	NA
Management Information Systems and Services	$33,930	$32,925	NA
Engineering Technology, General	NA	$29,685	NA
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft	$19,335	$18,771	NA
Non-Professional General Legal Studies (Undergraduate)	$26,395	NA	NA
Philosophy	NA	$30,988	NA
Anthropology	NA	$21,508	NA
Dance	NA	$26,933	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$92,380	$106,421	$116,099
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions	$108,041	$109,235	$108,882
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$55,464	$61,516	$62,120
Business/Commerce, General	$56,567	$52,464	$60,844
Business Administration, Management and Operations	NA	$61,516	$60,013
Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology	$57,391	$55,151	$59,030
Educational Administration and Supervision	$54,133	$56,234	$56,840
Social Work	$45,979	$50,258	$55,208
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$52,117	$49,449	$54,533
Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural Education	NA	$52,607	$53,800
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$48,576	$50,300	$52,222
Accounting and Related Services	$53,632	$47,260	$50,088
Special Education and Teaching	$48,190	$49,683	$49,930
Public Administration	$47,278	$49,214	$49,491
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods	$50,797	$48,432	$48,973
Communication and Media Studies	$47,403	$41,193	$48,128
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	NA	$42,682	$45,613
English Language and Literature, General	$47,559	$44,933	$43,760
Criminal Justice and Corrections	NA	$37,208	$40,383
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	NA	$15,552	NA
Information Science/Studies	NA	$49,683	NA
Curriculum and Instruction	$52,324	NA	NA
Educational/Instructional Media Design	$52,023	NA	NA
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	NA	$51,607	NA
Mechanical Engineering	$56,474	NA	NA
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	NA	$50,856	NA
Biology, General	NA	$53,697	NA
Mathematics	$49,717	$53,810	NA
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$40,204	NA	NA
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General	$44,674	$36,674	NA

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