Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Edinburg, TX
Population 900,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 60 (5% 🥵) muggy
Sunshine Hours 2,820 (77%)
Days Without Precipitation 293 (92% 🏖️)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 22,181
Men / Women 43% / 57%
From State 99%
From Region 0%
Athletes 1.7%

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 93%
White 2%
International 2%
Asian 1%
Black 1%
Native American 0%
Mixed 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Business and Entrepreneurship 607 45% / 55% 4% $55,790 61 91%
Accounting 169 41% / 59% 3% $60,625 71 93%
Business Administration 150 +5 47% / 53% 5% $53,581 56 91%
Entrepreneurship 20 +1 40% / 60% 5% $54,049 57
Finance 115 +5 66% / 34% 4% $53,380 55 93%
Hospitality Management 8 12% / 88% 0% $46,917 37
International Business 33 +2 36% / 64% 3% $50,448 47 92%
Logistics 11 55% / 45% 18% $53,581 56 91%
Management Information Systems $62,616 74
Marketing 101 +3 28% / 72% 4% $56,763 63 87%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education and P-16 Integration 128 5% / 95% 0% $49,978 46 95%
Child Care Provider/Assistant $43,054 26
Early Childhood and Family Studies 88 5% / 95% 0% $43,499 27 95%
Education 34 9% / 91% 0% $63,758 75
Special Education and Teaching 6 0% / 100% 0% $66,922 79 95%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Engineering and Computer Science 567 79% / 21% 5% $83,852 92 91%
Civil Engineering 74 70% / 30% 9% $80,007 90 93%
Computer Engineering 29 76% / 24% 3% $93,784 97 90%
Electrical Engineering 77 86% / 14% 4% $93,783 97 92%
Manufacturing Engineering 22 68% / 32% 27% $84,964 93
Mechanical Engineering 124 83% / 17% 6% $82,607 92 85%
Computer Science 174 +3 83% / 17% 3% $76,588 88 94%
Cybersecurity 36 +1 78% / 22% 3% $100,503 98
Information Science/Studies 26 65% / 35% 0% $86,255 94
Engineering Technologies 5 60% / 40% 0% $76,653 88
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Fine Arts 203 34% / 66% 1% $43,484 27 92%
Dance 7 +1 0% / 100% 0% $38,297 14
Fine Arts 17 0% / 100% 0% $35,737 10 91%
Fine/Studio Arts 69 29% / 71% 1% $35,737 10 91%
Graphic Design 49 31% / 69% 2% $48,944 43
Music 25 60% / 40% 0% $64,584 77 96%
Music Performance 6 50% / 50% 0% $64,584 77 96%
Music Technology 5 100% / 0% 0% $64,584 77 96%
Theatre 25 44% / 56% 0% $30,508 5 88%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Health Professions 625 17% / 83% 1% $74,965 87 96%
Nutrition Sciences 30 23% / 77% 3% $56,407 62
Clinical Laboratory Science 22 +1 9% / 91% 0% $61,187 72 100%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 45 2% / 98% 0% $60,533 70 92%
Exercise Science $56,709 63 96%
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences 217 15% / 85% 0% $63,753 75 96%
Health and Wellness 18 28% / 72% 6% $63,753 75 96%
Medical/Health Humanities 1 100% / 0% 0%
Nursing 247 20% / 80% 1% $95,729 97 98%
Rehabilitation Science 36 +1 11% / 89% 0% $51,954 52 91%
Substance Abuse/Addiction Counseling 9 33% / 67% 0% $57,631 65
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Liberal Arts 1,924 30% / 70% 1% $52,349 53 91%
Sign Language Interpretation and Translation 5 0% / 100% 0% $55,454 60
Economics 15 +2 73% / 27% 13% $53,103 55 83%
Anthropology 12 +2 33% / 67% 0% $36,628 11 91%
Communication 26 +1 38% / 62% 8% $51,957 52 89%
English 120 +2 29% / 71% 1% $55,750 61 92%
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies 3 +1 33% / 67% 0% $35,695 10 100%
History 67 +1 64% / 36% 0% $45,850 34 86%
Interdisciplinary Studies 258 6% / 94% 1% $59,475 68 94%
Interdisciplinary Studies 101 +1 49% / 51% 2% $55,557 60
Language Interpretation and Translation 5 20% / 80% 0% $46,888 37
Liberal Arts and Sciences Studies and Humanities 3 33% / 67% 0% $56,461 62 93%
Mass Communication/Media Studies 60 25% / 75% 5% $51,957 52 89%
Philosophy 21 +6 29% / 71% 0% $34,508 9 91%
Political Science 64 +1 45% / 55% 0% $51,958 52 86%
Psychology 479 +8 22% / 78% 1% $47,939 40 91%
Social Sciences 9 78% / 22% 0% $56,992 64 100%
Social Work 170 11% / 89% 0% $50,079 46 91%
Sociology 47 +2 26% / 74% 4% $46,468 36 93%
Spanish 22 9% / 91% 0% $48,974 43 81%
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration 437 +2 49% / 51% 0% $55,399 60 93%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Sciences 931 37% / 63% 1% $60,223 70 93%
Chemistry 39 33% / 67% 0% $67,147 80 96%
Mathematics 56 +3 57% / 43% 2% $66,551 79 100%
Physics 8 88% / 12% 0% $71,074 84
Statistics 2 50% / 50% 0% $87,828 94
Biology 409 +1 29% / 71% 1% $60,049 69 92%
Biomedical Sciences 64 31% / 69% 0% $60,049 69 92%
Agroecology and Sustainable Agriculture 10 60% / 40% 0% $54,268 57
Environmental Science 43 37% / 63% 0% $49,491 45
Marine Biology and Biological Oceanography 17 35% / 65% 6% $50,657 48
Exercise Science 283 46% / 54% 1%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,492
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $21,093
Est. In-State Cost $13,572
Est. Out-of-State Cost $27,286
ROI Percentile 70th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 81%
4-Year Graduation Rate 32%
6-Year Graduation Rate 51%
Transfer-Out Rate 18%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 29.6% 1,476 24% / 76% 1% $51,461 50 91%
Health Sciences 17.5% 874 26% / 74% 1% $76,008 87 96%
Business & Economics 12.5% 622 45% / 55% 4% $55,726 61 91%
Life & Natural Sciences 9.5% 473 29% / 71% 1% $60,049 70 92%
Professional 8.9% 442 49% / 51% 0% $55,639 61 93%
Engineering 6.5% 326 79% / 21% 8% $85,810 94 89%
Computer Science 4.7% 236 80% / 20% 3% $81,301 91 94%
Arts 4.1% 203 34% / 66% 1% $43,485 27 92%
Education 2.6% 128 5% / 95% 0% $49,978 46 95%
Physical Sciences & Math 2.1% 105 50% / 50% 1% $67,522 80 98%
Agriculture & Food Science 2.0% 100 35% / 65% 2% $52,242 52

Research R2

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Life & Natural Sciences $19.7M #128 42% $0.2M 19 13
Engineering $15.3M #166 67% $0.7M 20 1
Health Sciences $15.2M #111 40% $0.0M 7 #161
Physical Sciences & Math $12.2M #166 39% $0 54 2
Humanities & Social Sciences $10.2M #150 12% $0 36
Business & Economics $6.6M #88 1% $0 5 #188
Education $3.5M #135 35% $0 38 #94
Agriculture & Food Science $2.8M #110 87% $0.1M
Computer Science $2.2M #189 23% $0 20
Total $87.7M #162 40% $0.9M 50 #253 149 16

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App No
Acceptance Rate 72%
Yield (Unbound) 32%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 72% 72% 72%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 50%
SAT Range 880 – 1090
SAT Math Range 420 – 530
SAT RW Range 460 – 560