Rio Grande Valley College
Rio Grande Valley College has open admission, so it admits all applicants who meet basic requirements (effectively a 100% acceptance rate). 72% of students graduate within 150% of normal time, per 2024 IPEDS data. Fall enrollment is 832 students, and 1,436 enrolled over the full 12-month year (2024). Source: IPEDS.
About
Rio Grande Valley College is a vocational institution located in Pharr, Texas, established in 2008. The college offers nine training programs focused on nursing and allied health, with a notable emphasis on vocational nursing, medical assisting, and physical therapy. It has trained nearly 1,700 nurses and boasts one of the highest NCLEX pass rates in Texas.
Graduation rate & outcomes
Completion, retention, and the equity gap between Pell and non-Pell students.
Pell equity
Pell and non-Pell students graduate at nearly identical rates, a notably small equity gap.
Source: IPEDS Graduation Rates (GR) — Pell/SSL cohort, 2024 cohort.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 8 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 8 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing0 · 0.0%
- No Data8 · 100.0%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Debt vs earnings
Median completer debt against median graduate earnings, highest burden first.
Accreditation status & history
Who accredits the institution, current standing, and any past actions.
Accrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools
Programmatic accreditations · 1
Action history · 1
- Feb 2023Renewal of AccreditationAccrediting Bureau of Health Education Schools
Tuition & cost
What families actually pay, broken down by family income.
Net price by family income
Negative values mean aid exceeds the published cost of attendance for that income band.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 870 students received $5.2M in Pell grants, alongside $5.4M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 273 borrowers who entered repayment, 1 (0.3%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Rio Grande Valley College
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Rio Grande Valley College vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Rio Grande Valley College selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectRio Grande Valley College | — | Open admission | 832 | $19,500 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
American Career College-Anaheim | — | Open admission | 1,644 | $31,218 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
American Career College-Los Angeles | — | Open admission | 2,168 | $32,408 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
American Career College-Ontario | — | Open admission | 2,242 | $33,431 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe | 89% | 100.0% | 1,202 | $31,681 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Carrington College-Phoenix North | — | 89.5% | 1,080 | $27,050 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Concorde Career College-Memphis | — | 95.1% | 517 | $24,563 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Concorde Career College-San Bernardino | — | 98.3% | 222 | $26,029 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Fortis College-Columbus | — | Open admission | 766 | $27,708 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Fortis College-Landover | — | Open admission | 566 | $26,578 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
High Desert Medical College | — | Open admission | 2,280 | $29,627 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Hondros College of Nursing | — | 85.3% | 3,857 | $26,014 | — |
Jersey College | — | 67.6% | 4,478 | $52,558 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Martinsburg College | — | 100.0% | 2,812 | $11,956 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
MedQuest College | — | Open admission | 524 | $21,782 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Mildred Elley-New York Campus | — | Open admission | 961 | $25,431 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Pima Medical Institute-Denver | — | Open admission | 664 | $22,034 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Pima Medical Institute-Houston | — | Open admission | 1,068 | $21,396 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Pima Medical Institute-Las Vegas | — | Open admission | 678 | $23,188 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Pima Medical Institute-Mesa | — | Open admission | 705 | $21,461 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Rasmussen University-Illinois | — | Open admission | 1,145 | $19,854 | Baccalaureate |
Ross College-Sylvania | — | Open admission | 1,714 | $22,893 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
Southern Technical College | — | Open admission | 550 | $21,171 | — |
St Paul's School of Nursing-Queens | — | Open admission | 1,056 | $26,315 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
St Paul's School of Nursing-Staten Island | — | Open admission | 656 | $35,666 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
The College of Health Care Professions-Austin | — | Open admission | 974 | $27,575 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
The College of Health Care Professions-Fort Worth | — | Open admission | 1,076 | $27,606 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
The College of Health Care Professions-San Antonio | — | Open admission | 766 | $28,106 | Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions |
| Peer group median | 89% | 95.1% | 1,015 | $26,172 |
Institutions like Rio Grande Valley College
Explore the federal data for institutions in Rio Grande Valley College's comparison group.
- Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsCalifornia
American Career College-Anaheim
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment1,644Net price$31,218 - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsCalifornia
American Career College-Los Angeles
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment2,168Net price$32,408 - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsCalifornia
American Career College-Ontario
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment2,242Net price$33,431 - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsArizona
Arizona College of Nursing-Tempe
Grad rate89%Admit rate100.0%Enrollment1,202Net price$31,681 - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsArizona
Carrington College-Phoenix North
Grad rate—Admit rate89.5%Enrollment1,080Net price$27,050 - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsTennessee
Concorde Career College-Memphis
Grad rate—Admit rate95.1%Enrollment517Net price$24,563 - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsCalifornia
Concorde Career College-San Bernardino
Grad rate—Admit rate98.3%Enrollment222Net price$26,029 - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsOhio
Fortis College-Columbus
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment766Net price$27,708 - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsMaryland
Fortis College-Landover
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment566Net price$26,578 - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsCalifornia
High Desert Medical College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment2,280Net price$29,627 - Ohio
Hondros College of Nursing
Grad rate—Admit rate85.3%Enrollment3,857Net price$26,014 - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsNew Jersey
Jersey College
Grad rate—Admit rate67.6%Enrollment4,478Net price$52,558 - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsWest Virginia
Martinsburg College
Grad rate—Admit rate100.0%Enrollment2,812Net price$11,956 - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsKentucky
MedQuest College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment524Net price$21,782 - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsNew York
Mildred Elley-New York Campus
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment961Net price$25,431 - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsColorado
Pima Medical Institute-Denver
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment664Net price$22,034 - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsTexas
Pima Medical Institute-Houston
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment1,068Net price$21,396 - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsNevada
Pima Medical Institute-Las Vegas
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment678Net price$23,188 - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsArizona
Pima Medical Institute-Mesa
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment705Net price$21,461 - BaccalaureateIllinois
Rasmussen University-Illinois
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment1,145Net price$19,854 - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsOhio
Ross College-Sylvania
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment1,714Net price$22,893 - Florida
Southern Technical College
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment550Net price$21,171 - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsNew York
St Paul's School of Nursing-Queens
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment1,056Net price$26,315 - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsNew York
St Paul's School of Nursing-Staten Island
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment656Net price$35,666 - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsTexas
The College of Health Care Professions-Austin
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment974Net price$27,575 - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsTexas
The College of Health Care Professions-Fort Worth
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment1,076Net price$27,606 - Special Focus Two-Year: Health ProfessionsTexas
The College of Health Care Professions-San Antonio
Grad rate—Admit rateOpen admissionEnrollment766Net price$28,106
Reports & documents (1)
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