TX
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
0.80 incidents / 1,000 students
Edinburg, TX · Clery Act 2024 · Public
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Across 2022–2024, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley reported 22 incidents in the Clery Criminal Offenses section, and the yearly count fell over that span (largest filed category: Rape). Nearby same-state same-level comparison: The University of Texas at San Antonio.
- 0.80
- Incidents / 1k students
- #524
- Rank of 2,072
- #104
- TX rank
- 33,881
- Enrolled students
0.80 reported score-category incidents per 1,000 students
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley reports 0.80 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 76% below University of Illinois Chicago. Similar-enrollment scored peers: University of Illinois Chicago (6.87/1k); East Los Angeles College (0.36/1k); Colorado State University-Fort Collins (3.23/1k); Auburn University (4.04/1k); University of Arkansas (1.79/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes The University of Texas at San Antonio (1.98/1k); San Jacinto Community College (0.31/1k); The University of Texas at Dallas (1.20/1k); Collin County Community College District (0.56/1k); Austin Community College District (4.05/1k); South Texas College (0.22/1k); Texas State University (7.30/1k); Texas Tech University (3.66/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Rape.
Data source U.S. Department of Education, OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
- incidents / 1,000 students
- 0.80
- of 2,072 ranked nationally
- #524
- safer than ranked campuses its size
- 75%
- Criminal Offenses, 2024
- 5
Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety and Security Survey
Data updated August 2026
Clery Act plate
Sheet 227368 · The University of Texas 0.80/1k score rate · #524/2,072
RATE-QUIET · RANK-MID · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-LARGE · FIRE-ZERO
- RATE-QUIET 0.80/1k
- RANK-MID #524/2,072
- ST-MID #104 in state
- ABOVE-PEER East Los Angeles College · +0.44
- ZERO-NONE Scored
- TREND-DOWN ↓ 29%
- CAT-LEAD Rape
- ENR-LARGE 33,881
- FIRE-ZERO 0 fires filed
Nearest enrollment peer: East Los Angeles College (-0.44/1k)
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley sheet RATE-QUIET · RANK-MID · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-LARGE · FIRE-ZERO · peer East Los Angeles College. Codes from this campus OPE filing: score-category rate, national/state rank, named enrollment peer, zero posture, Criminal Offenses trend, lead category, enrollment band, fire filing. Not a moving recommendation.
Clery plate RATE-QUIET · RANK-MID · ST-MID · ABOVE-PEER · ZERO-NONE · TREND-DOWN · CAT-LEAD · ENR-LARGE · FIRE-ZERO. Nearest similar-enrollment peer is East Los Angeles College (-0.44/1k). National rank #524 of 2,072 scored campuses. Instrument codes from this campus OPE sheet; compare similarly sized peers before treating any single rate as decisive.
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley reports 0.80 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 - 76% below University of Illinois Chicago. Similar-enrollment scored peers: University of Illinois Chicago (6.87/1k); East Los Angeles College (0.36/1k); Colorado State University-Fort Collins (3.23/1k); Auburn University (4.04/1k); University of Arkansas (1.79/1k). Same-state same-level set also includes The University of Texas at San Antonio (1.98/1k); San Jacinto Community College (0.31/1k); The University of Texas at Dallas (1.20/1k); Collin County Community College District (0.56/1k); Austin Community College District (4.05/1k); South Texas College (0.22/1k); Texas State University (7.30/1k); Texas Tech University (3.66/1k). Largest Criminal Offenses total across filed years: Rape.
Peer-rate neighbourhood around The University of
Lowest/highest enrollment peers plus campuses nearest The on score-category rate. Full ladder: /rankings/safest-campuses.
- East Los Angeles College · lowest peer 0.36
East Los Angeles College — lowest peer
0.36 per 1,000 students
- The University of Texas · this campus 0.8
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley — this campus
0.8 per 1,000 students
- University of Arkansas · near 1.79
University of Arkansas — near
1.79 per 1,000 students
- Colorado State University-Fort Collins · near
Colorado State University-Fort Collins — near
3.23 per 1,000 students
- University of Illinois Chicago · highest peer
University of Illinois Chicago — highest peer
6.87 per 1,000 students
What this shows Neighbourhood of similar-enrollment peers around The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley's 0.80/1k rate, not a full-corpus distribution reprint.
Reporting-period change
What changed in 2024
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley decreased from 10 to 5 reported on-campus incidents between the 2023 and 2024 reporting years in the U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey.
This is a change in reported incidents, not a measure of individual safety. Enrollment, reporting practice, and category coverage can affect the count.
See national reporting-year changesSignature insight · size does not equal danger
Campus size vs reported safety rate
Among 37 TX 4-year peers in this comparison, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is larger than 72% and safer-reporting than 78% - the larger, safer-reporting quadrant. Axes are within-sample percentiles so outliers share the same frame; a higher safety percentile means a lower Clery incidents-per-1,000 rate.
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- Point 1: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 75, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 50
- Point 2: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 69, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 89
- Point 3: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 67, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 67
- Point 4: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 78, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 81
- Point 5: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 81, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 22
- Point 6: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 64, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 94
- Point 7: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 83, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 8
- Point 8: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 86, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 25
- Point 9: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 61, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 72
- Point 10: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 89, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 42
- Point 11: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 58, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 36
- Point 12: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 92, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 28
- Point 13: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 56, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 6
- Point 14: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 53, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 75
- Point 15: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 94, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 19
- Point 16: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 50, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 39
- Point 17: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 47, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 69
- Point 18: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 44, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 47
- Point 19: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 97, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 86
- Point 20: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 100, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 53
- Point 21: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 42, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 92
- Point 22: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 39, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 33
- Point 23: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 36, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 11
- Point 24: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 33, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 14
- Point 25: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 31, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 58
- Point 26: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 28, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 61
- Point 27: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 25, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 31
- Point 28: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 22, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 100
- Point 29: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 19, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 56
- Point 30: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 17, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 44
- Point 31: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 14, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 83
- Point 32: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 11, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 97
- Point 33: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 8, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 0
- Point 34: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 6, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 17
- Point 35: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 3, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 64
- Point 36: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 0, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 3
- The University of Texas Ri…: Enrollment size, percentile in sample 72, Safer-reporting percentile (lower rate) 78
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| Campus | Enrollment | Rate / 1k | Size pct | Safety pct |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Rice University | 8,961 | 16.85 | 0 | 3 |
| Texas A & M International University | 8,991 | 1.22 | 3 | 64 |
| West Texas A & M University | 9,045 | 5.75 | 6 | 17 |
| Prairie View A & M University | 9,922 | 24.29 | 8 | 0 |
| Odessa College | 9,981 | 0.10 | 11 | 97 |
| Del Mar College | 10,256 | 0.49 | 14 | 83 |
| The University of Texas at Tyler | 10,362 | 2.32 | 17 | 44 |
| Stephen F Austin State University | 10,472 | 1.62 | 19 | 56 |
| Laredo College | 11,029 | 0.00 | 22 | 100 |
| Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi | 11,266 | 3.46 | 25 | 31 |
| Angelo State University | 11,542 | 1.30 | 28 | 61 |
| The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (this campus) | 33,881 | 0.80 | 72 | 78 |
Sample of 12 campuses from the plot (sorted by enrollment). Source: U.S. Department of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey + IPEDS enrollment. Rate = on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students; lower is safer-reporting, not a personal-risk forecast.
Enrollment scale
How campus size shapes the safety figures
With 33,881 enrolled students, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is the 85th largest of the 5,585 institutions in this dataset with a reported enrollment, ahead of 5,500 of them. Closest same-state same-level scored peers by enrollment: The University of Texas at San Antonio (1.98/1k); San Jacinto Community College (0.31/1k); The University of Texas at Dallas (1.20/1k); Collin County Community College District (0.56/1k); Austin Community College District (4.05/1k); South Texas College (0.22/1k); Texas State University (7.30/1k); Texas Tech University (3.66/1k). The score above normalizes 2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 students, so compare it with similarly sized campuses instead of treating a higher raw count as evidence that a campus is less safe (University of Illinois Chicago is the nearest similar-enrollment comparison on this profile).
What changed between 2023 and 2024
Reported on-campus incidents at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley fell from 10 to 5 (-50%). The increase shows up in Aggravated Assault (0 to 2). Falling over the same period: Rape (4 to 0), Fondling (3 to 1) and Motor Vehicle Theft (2 to 1).
This describes reported incidents, not crime. Clery counts move with reporting policy, awareness campaigns and how a campus staffs its security authorities, so a rise can reflect better capture of reports and a fall can reflect worse capture. One year of movement at a single campus is not a trend.
What actually gets reported at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley
Across 3 reporting years, on-campus incidents were recorded in 5 Clery Act categories here: Rape, Fondling, Aggravated Assault, Burglary and Motor Vehicle Theft.
The remaining 6 categories were reported with no on-campus incidents, among them Arson, Incest, Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter and Negligent Manslaughter. Under the Clery Act that zero is an affirmative report that nothing in the category occurred, not an absence of data, which is why the table below lists those rows rather than dropping them.
Counts describe incidents reported under the Clery Act for the on-campus geography. Reporting practice varies between institutions, so counts are not a direct measure of relative safety.
Crime Statistics by Year
11 categories 3 reporting years on-campus onlyThe University of Texas Rio Grande Valley: Criminal Offenses by year
Declining 29% (7 → 5 incidents)
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| Period | On-campus incidents |
|---|---|
| 2022 | 7 |
| 2023 | 10 |
| 2024 | 5 |
| Crime Type | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Rape | 0 | 4 | 4 |
| Fondling | 1 | 3 | 1 |
| Aggravated Assault | 2 | 0 | 1 |
| Burglary | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Motor Vehicle Theft | 1 | 2 | 0 |
| Arson | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Incest | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Murder / Non-Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Negligent Manslaughter | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Robbery | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Statutory Rape | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Source: US Dept of Education OPE Campus Safety Survey. Table figures show the Criminal Offenses section; other Clery tables are separate
Fire Safety
| Year | Fires | Inj. | Deaths | Cat I | Cat II |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Arrests & Disciplinary Actions
99 category-year records| Category | Year | Arrests | Discipline |
|---|---|---|---|
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 2 | 0 |
| Drugs | 2024 | 1 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
| Liquor | 2024 | 0 | 0 |
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley vs peer institutions
Side-by-side safety scores for 3 peers of similar enrollment
Scores are $2024 Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students (lower is fewer in those categories).
IL
University of Illinois Chicago
6.87 incidents / 1,000 students
CA
East Los Angeles College
0.36 incidents / 1,000 students
Cost context
Where The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley sits on price and outcomes
At $4,831, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley's reported average net price is cheaper than 9% among 337 Texas colleges with a reported figure. The state median is $18,267.
- $4,831
- average net price
- $18,267
- Texas median
- 2.8×
- six-year earnings to median debt
- $9,997
- reported income-bracket spread
Aid here is steeply income-scaled. Families reporting under $30,000 of income record a net price of $3,785, while those above $110,000 record $13,782 - roughly 3.6 times as much. A published average of $4,831 therefore describes very few families well; the bracket nearest your own income is the more useful figure.
Six years after enrolling, the median former student who received federal aid reports $35,812 - about 7.4 times one year of the reported net price here. On that ratio the cost is recovered quickly.
Average net price reflects grant and scholarship aid for aided students, not a personal offer. Earnings cover former students who received federal aid; neither measure predicts an individual's outcome.
Academic & Financial Profile
Tuition & Costs
- In-State Tuition
- $9,987
- Out-of-State Tuition
- $19,827
- Avg Net Price
- $4,831
- Median Debt
- $12,950
- Pell Grant Recipients
- 65%
Admissions
- Acceptance Rate
- 94%
- SAT Average
- 985
- SAT Math Range
- 420-530
- ACT Range
- 15-21
Outcomes
- 4-Year Graduation Rate
- 50%
- Retention Rate
- 81%
- Median Earnings (6yr)
- $35,812
- Median Earnings (10yr)
- $49,620
- Loan Repayment (3yr)
- 62%
Source: IPEDS & College Scorecard. Methodology.
Similar Institutions
Showing 5 of 252 similar institutions by enrollment size.
University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago, IL · 33,906 enrolled
Safety Score 6.87
East Los Angeles College
Monterey Park, CA · 33,677 enrolled
Safety Score 0.36
Colorado State University-Fort Collins
Fort Collins, CO · 34,096 enrolled
Safety Score 3.23
Auburn University
Auburn, AL · 34,145 enrolled
Safety Score 4.04
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR · 33,610 enrolled
Safety Score 1.79
Closest by National Rank
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (national rank #524) sits near CUNY Hunter College (#525) and Dakota State University (#523) on the scored national list, nearest by rank, not by size or state.
CUNY Hunter College
New York, NY
National Rank #525
Dakota State University
Madison, SD
National Rank #523
University of Mount Saint Vincent
Bronx, NY
National Rank #522
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Guayama
Guayama, PR
National Rank #526
Coastal Alabama Community College
Bay Minette, AL
National Rank #521
Nationwide campuses with similar scale or Clery rate
Two Clery-derived peer sets for The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, both outside TX so the neighborhoods are not state containment (Similar Institutions and national-rank neighbors above stay enrollment- or rank-based).
Similar enrollment (nationwide)
University of Illinois Chicago
Chicago, IL · 33,906 enrolled
Safety score 6.87
Colorado State University-Fort Collins
Fort Collins, CO · 34,096 enrolled
Safety score 3.23
Auburn University
Auburn, AL · 34,145 enrolled
Safety score 4.04
University of Arkansas
Fayetteville, AR · 33,610 enrolled
Safety score 1.79
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY · 34,709 enrolled
Safety score 8.53
Chamberlain University-Illinois
Addison, IL · 32,944 enrolled
Safety score 0.00
University of Nevada-Las Vegas
Las Vegas, NV · 32,911 enrolled
Safety score 3.16
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA · 34,944 enrolled
Safety score 1.55
Similar 2024 Clery rate (nationwide)
CUNY Hunter College
New York, NY · 22,538 enrolled
Safety score 0.80
Dakota State University
Madison, SD · 3,774 enrolled
Safety score 0.79
University of Mount Saint Vincent
Bronx, NY · 3,774 enrolled
Safety score 0.79
University of Northwestern Ohio
Lima, OH · 2,525 enrolled
Safety score 0.79
Kean University
Union, NJ · 13,905 enrolled
Safety score 0.79
Marywood University
Scranton, PA · 2,530 enrolled
Safety score 0.79
Inter American University of Puerto Rico-Guayama
Guayama, PR · 2,487 enrolled
Safety score 0.80
University of Wisconsin-Green Bay
Green Bay, WI · 11,174 enrolled
Safety score 0.81
Frequently Asked Questions
Is The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley safe?
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley has a safety score of 0.80 (2024 on-campus Criminal Offenses and VAWA incidents per 1,000 enrolled students) and ranks #524 nationally out of 2,072 ranked institutions - nearest similar-enrollment comparison: University of Illinois Chicago (6.87/1k). Same-state same-level set: The University of Texas at San Antonio (1.98/1k); San Jacinto Community College (0.31/1k); The University of Texas at Dallas (1.20/1k); Collin County Community College District (0.56/1k); Austin Community College District (4.05/1k); South Texas College (0.22/1k); Texas State University (7.30/1k); Texas Tech University (3.66/1k).
What crimes are reported at The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley?
For calendar year 2024, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley reported Aggravated Assault (2), Burglary (1), Fondling (1) and Motor Vehicle Theft (1) in the Criminal Offenses section. Every other category in that section was reported at zero; other Clery tables are separate.
How does The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley compare to similar schools?
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley reports 76% fewer 2024 score-category incidents per 1,000 than University of Illinois Chicago. Scored similar-enrollment peers on this page: University of Illinois Chicago (6.87/1k); East Los Angeles College (0.36/1k); Colorado State University-Fort Collins (3.23/1k); Auburn University (4.04/1k); University of Arkansas (1.79/1k). Same-state same-level set: The University of Texas at San Antonio (1.98/1k); San Jacinto Community College (0.31/1k); The University of Texas at Dallas (1.20/1k); Collin County Community College District (0.56/1k); Austin Community College District (4.05/1k); South Texas College (0.22/1k); Texas State University (7.30/1k); Texas Tech University (3.66/1k).
Does The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley have fire safety data?
Yes. The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley reports fire safety data for on-campus residential facilities, including total fires, injuries, deaths, and fire damage categories. No fires were reported in the most recent year.
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