UST vs UTRGV Academic Comparison

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

UST is a private (not-for-profit) and UTRGV is a public school and both are four-years schools.
UST has more expensive tuition & fees ($52,284) than UTRGV ($19,542).
It is harder to admit to UTRGV than UST.
UST has a higher submitted SAT score (1,350) than UTRGV (1,020).
UST has higher submitted ACT score (27) than UTRGV (19).
UTRGV has more students with 31,559 students while UST has 9,025 students.
UST has a lower number of students per faculty with 13 to 1 while UTRGV's ratio is 19 to 1.
UTRGV has more full-time faculties with 1,335 faculties while UST has 416 full-time faculties.

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

UST	vs.	UTRGV
Saint Paul, Minnesota	Location	Edinburg, Texas
Four-years, Private (not-for-profit)	School Type	four-years, Public
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Doctoral / Research University	Carnegie Classification	Research University (high research activity)
$52,284	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$9,467 Out-Of-State$19,542
94%	% Receiving Financial Aid	89%
$29,252	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,475

84.94 %	Acceptance Rates	84.82 %
22.46 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	49.05 %
1,350	SAT Score	1,020
27	ACT Score	19
79 %	Graduation Rate	52 %
13 %	Transfer-out Rate	17 %
86 %	Retention Rate	76 %
9,025	Student Population	31,559
416	Number of Faculties	1,335
13 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	19 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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