Similar & reach alternatives
Schools Similar to The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Compare alternatives to UT Rio Grande Valley
The comparison groups for The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley cover similar admissions profiles, higher reported earnings at similar cost, lower reported cost with similar earnings and options in the same state or region. Choose the question that matters to you, then compare the schools within that group.
Each decision angle has its own candidate list and ordering. A school may appear in more than one group, and a first-place match in one group should not be ranked against a first-place match in another.
Related institutional profiles are a separate comparison. Use the source notes to check the measures and reporting periods behind each list.
- Similar admissions profiles · 3 matches
- Nearby alternatives · 3 matches
- Higher earnings at similar cost · 2 matches
- Lower cost with similar earnings · 2 matches
- Similar overall profiles · 10 matches
Similar admissions profiles
This group compares colleges with admission rates within 10 percentage points of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley’s. Where comparable test-score data are available, the matching rules also limit the score difference.
Those reported school-level profiles are not application cutoffs or evidence that the same applicant would receive the same decision.
| School | UT Rio Grande Valley · admission rate | Admission rate | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M University-Kingsville | 94.2% | 90.9% | $56,982 4 years after completion |
| Life University | 94.2% | 93.0% | $51,860 4 years after completion |
| Nelson University | 94.2% | 89.0% | $46,199 4 years after completion |
Nearby alternatives
This group looks within The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley’s state or the region defined by the matching source, with four-year earnings within 20% of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley’s. The ordering gives local candidates priority when available.
Sharing a state or region does not establish a particular commute, housing arrangement or available program.
| School | State | Earnings |
|---|---|---|
| Texas A&M University-Kingsville | TX | $56,982 4 years after completion |
| Hendrix College | AR | $50,422 4 years after completion |
| Xavier University of Louisiana | LA | $49,328 4 years after completion |
Higher earnings at similar cost
This group looks for colleges with four-year median earnings at least 10% above The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley’s, while the reported net price is within 10% or $2,000 of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley’s. Admission rates must also be within 10 percentage points.
These are comparisons of reported school-level measures, not a forecast that changing schools would raise your earnings.
| School | UT Rio Grande Valley · earnings | Earnings | Average annual net price |
|---|---|---|---|
| College of Staten Island CUNY | $53,888 4 years after completion | $65,495 4 years after completion | $5,579 |
| University of North Texas at Dallas | $53,888 4 years after completion | $62,574 4 years after completion | $6,420 |
Lower cost with similar earnings
This group looks for a reported net price at least 15% below The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley’s, with four-year earnings within 15% of The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley’s figure. It can help identify schools worth comparing on cost, but the school-wide net price is not an aid offer or a matched price for your income band.
| School | UT Rio Grande Valley · average annual net price | Average annual net price | Earnings |
|---|---|---|---|
| San Diego Christian College | $4,831 | $992 | $50,741 4 years after completion |
| Trinity International University-Illinois | $4,831 | $2,835 | $51,985 4 years after completion |
Similar overall profiles
Related-profile colleges come from a separate comparison. The source requires the same institution type, a bounded enrollment range and a nearby composite score, then orders the matches using composite score, four-year earnings, enrollment and region.
Program-mix flags describe the returned comparison; they are not additional terms in this list’s ordering formula.
| School | State | Earnings |
|---|---|---|
| The University of Texas at San Antonio | TX | $60,333 4 years after completion |
| University of North Texas | TX | $58,743 4 years after completion |
| Texas State University | TX | $58,786 4 years after completion |
| The University of Texas at El Paso | TX | $58,771 4 years after completion |
| University of Nevada-Las Vegas | NV | $62,637 4 years after completion |
| Northern Arizona University | AZ | $60,629 4 years after completion |
| Sam Houston State University | TX | $57,044 4 years after completion |
| Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College | LA | $66,893 4 years after completion |
| Texas Tech University | TX | $66,144 4 years after completion |
| University of Arkansas | AR | $68,890 4 years after completion |
Matching methods and sources
Data & methodology
Sources and reporting periods: methodology.
Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.
Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.
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