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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

Edinburg, USA

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
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The University of Texas Rio Grande is a public research university established in 2013. The parent institution of this university is the University of Texas system. This university has over 1 thousand academic staff with over 1 thousand administrative staff. There are over 27 thousand undergraduate students and over 5 thousand postgraduate students in this university. The campus is in Midsize City7 with 665 acres area. The university has other campuses including Boca Chica Beach, Brownsville, Harlingen, Port Isabel and so on. The colours of the university areorange and grey and the Nickname is Vaqueros. The mascot of the university is The Vaqueros and the motto is the cultivated mind is the guardian genius of democracy. According to US News, The University of Texas Rio Grande is ranked 299 out of 443 National Universities.The vision and mission of this university is to transform the valley and the world through an accessible and innovative educational environment which promotes success, creative works, research, community engagement, health and well-being and sustainable development of the students. It ranks 299 in the Regional Umniversities North and was established in 2013. ...Read more

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Anthropology (Archaeology), Bachelor of Arts

Edinburg, USACourse duration : 4 years
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Addiction Studies, Bachelor of Science

Edinburg, USACourse duration : 4 years
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1201 W University Dr, Edinburg, TX 78539, United States

Founded in 2013

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Accreditation, Number of Students and Faculties

The University of Texas Rio Grande is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges to grant master's. Baccalaureate, specialist and doctoral degrees. All the nursing programmes are accredited by the Texas Board of Nursing.  Business and Entrepreneurship is accredited by AACSB and CCNE accredited agencies given accreditation to The School of Nursing. The University of Texas Rio Grande was developed by the Texas Legislature in 2013 after the consolidation of the  University of Texas-Pan American and Texas Southmost College. The former names were  Texas Southmost College and Edinburgh College. This university enrolled its first class in the fall of 2015 and the school of medicine opened in 2016. This university is ranked 36 in Top Performers on Social Mobility and 156 in Top Public Schools.

University Campus, Facilities, Labs and Courses

This university has 105 buildings with some other properties including educational and administration buildings and a library and labs. There are many facilities available in the campus area such as 24 hours emergency telephone service, a late-night car facility, day-night security services, and a health insurance scheme. There is a recreation centre for the students and also has stadiums for baseball, soccer, a fieldhouse and so on.  This university has many courses including undergraduate, postgraduate and many certification courses, post-doctoral courses and many online courses are also available here. There are many lab facilities provided by this university such as a coastal studies lab, clinical lab, marine biology lab, microbiology lab and so on.

Streams, Number of Courses and Other Offerings

This university has many programs including graduate schools, colleges, global universities and online programs. The highlighted programmes are multi or interdisciplinary studies, biological and biomedical science, business and management and so on. Homeland security, law enforcement, firefighting and related protective services, psychology, leisure and fitness, social science and engineering are also popular majors. Bachelor's, master's, Post- master's certificate, doctorate-professional practice, doctorate research and scholarship programmes are offered by the university.

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Acceptance Rate

The University of Texas Rio Grande admissions is selective with an acceptance rate of 93%. Half of the applicants admitted to this university have an SAT score between 930 and 1120 or an ACT score of 16 and 21. On the other hand, one-quarter of the admitted students achieved scores above these ranges and one-quarter scored below these ranges.

Admission Eligibility Criteria

Undergraduate 

For undergraduate programmes, a candidate's GPA is a very important academic factor. High school rank and recommendation letters are also required for this course. 

Postgraduate 

For postgraduate programmes, a candidate should have to submit undergraduate certificates with internship records. International students need TEFL and ILTS and TOEFL  is not accepted instead of SAT or ACT. Early decisions and early action are applicable here.

Documents, Test and Average Score Required

Undergraduate 

The following documents are needed for the undergraduate applicants:

  • The age proof from a recognised authority.
  • The school leaving certificate with all academic records.
  • The official transcript of academic records in original language with professional translation.
  • Recommendation letters from a recognised authority.
  • Elementary maths known certificates.
  • Requires ACT or SAT score proof.
  • Optional tests in some special cases.

Postgraduate 

The following documents are needed for the postgraduate candidates:

  • Undergraduate certification proof
  • Language proficiency certificate.
  • TOEFL, GPA for international students.
  • Proper immunisation records for students from other countries.
  • Passport copy and one photograph.
  • Internship certificate on special courses.
  • Reading or writing skills proof.

Popular Courses at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

 The popular courses of this university include biological and biomedical science, business, management, marketing and related supportive services, multi or interdisciplinary studies and many more. Parks, recreation, leisure, fitness and kinesiology, engineering, health professionals and related programmes, social science and visual and performing arts are also popular majors.

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