UTRGV vs St. Mary's University

The next list compares two colleges briefly in important perspectives. You can compare two colleges with comprehensive information on the full comparison page.

UTRGV is a public and St. Mary's University is a private (not-for-profit) school and both are four-years schools.
St. Mary's University has more expensive tuition & fees ($36,242) than UTRGV ($19,542).
It is harder to admit to UTRGV than St. Mary's University.
UTRGV has a higher submitted SAT score (1,020) than St. Mary's University (1,000).
UTRGV has higher submitted ACT score (19) than St. Mary's University (17).
UTRGV has more students with 31,559 students while St. Mary's University has 3,253 students.
St. Mary's University has a lower number of students per faculty with 11 to 1 while UTRGV's ratio is 19 to 1.
UTRGV has more full-time faculties with 1,335 faculties while St. Mary's University has 209 full-time faculties.

The following table compares the two rival schools - The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and St. Mary's University.

UTRGV	vs.	St. Mary's University
Edinburg, Texas	Location	San Antonio, Texas
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (not-for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Master's College and University (larger programs)
In-State$9,467 Out-Of-State$19,542	2024 Tuition & Fees	$36,242
89%	% Receiving Financial Aid	97%
$7,475	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$26,675

85.00 %	Acceptance Rates	89.01 %
49.00 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	10.99 %
1,020	SAT Score	1,000
19	ACT Score	17
52 %	Graduation Rate	55 %
17 %	Transfer-out Rate	-
76 %	Retention Rate	68 %
31,559	Student Population	3,253
1,335	Number of Faculties	209
19 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	11 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services

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