University of Texas Rio Grande Valley

"UTRGV" redirects here. For other uses, see UTRGV (disambiguation).
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Former names
Texas Southmost College (1930–1995)
Edinburg College (1932–1952)
Pan American College (1952–1971)
Pan American University (1971–1989)
Pan American University at Brownsville (1988–1989)
University of Texas Pan American (1989–2015)
University of Texas Pan American at Brownsville (1989–1991)
University of Texas at Brownsville (1991–2016)[1]
MottoDisciplina Praesidium Civitatis (Latin)
Motto in English
"The cultivated mind is the guardian genius of democracy"[2]
TypePublic research university
EstablishedJune 14, 2013 (as UTRGV)
Parent institution
University of Texas System
AccreditationSACS
Academic affiliation
Endowment$103.771 million (2020)[3]
PresidentGuy Bailey
ProvostLuis H. Zayas
Academic staff
1,239 (Fall 2015)[4]
Administrative staff
1,338 (2015)[5]
Students34,343 (Fall 2024)[4]
Undergraduates27,124 (Fall 2021)[4]
Postgraduates5,073 (Fall 2021)[4]
Location
Edinburg
,
Texas
,
United States

26°18′16″N 98°10′27″W / 26.304551°N 98.174165°W / 26.304551; -98.174165
CampusMidsize City, 665 acres (2.69 km2)
Other campsuses
NewspaperThe Rider
Colors  Orange
  Gray[6]
NicknameVaqueros
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division I – Southland (FCS, starting in 2025)
MascotVaqueros
Websitewww.utrgv.edu

The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) is a public research university with multiple campuses throughout the Rio Grande Valley region of Texas. It is the southernmost member of the University of Texas System. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley was created by the Texas Legislature in 2013 after the consolidation of the University of Texas at Brownsville/Texas Southmost College and the University of Texas–Pan American.[7]

In the fall of 2024 the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley enrolled 34,343 students, making it the ninth-largest university in the state of Texas and the fourth largest (student enrollment) academic institution in the University of Texas system. In 2018, UTRGV was also one of the largest universities in the U.S. to have a majority Hispanic student population; 89.2%[8] of its students are Hispanic, virtually all of them Mexican Americans.[9]

It is classified in 2020 among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".[10]

  1. ^ "UTRGV Accreditation History" (PDF).
  2. ^ "Seal of the University". University of Texas System. Retrieved 1 December 2014.
  3. ^ "2020 Annual Report". utrgv.edu. Retrieved 2021-11-04.
  4. ^ a b c d "UTRGV preliminary enrollment steady". UTRGV Student Media. August 23, 2021. Retrieved September 27, 2021.
  5. ^ "Faculty & Staff". The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley. Retrieved 29 June 2015.
  6. ^ "UTRGV Color Palette" (PDF). UTRGV.edu. Retrieved March 6, 2024.
  7. ^ LaCoste-Caputo, Jenny; Adler, Karen (December 12, 2013). "Board of Regents votes to name new UT in South Texas The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley" (Press release). Austin, Texas: The University of Texas System Office of Public Affairs. Retrieved December 12, 2013.
  8. ^ "Fast Facts September 2018" (PDF). www.utsystem.edu. Retrieved 2018-12-14.
  9. ^ "2016 Fast Facts" (PDF). Utsystem.edu. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-08-22. Retrieved 2016-09-10.
  10. ^ "Carnegie Classifications Institution Lookup". carnegieclassifications.iu.edu. Center for Postsecondary Education. Retrieved 13 September 2020.