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) |
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| Motto | Disciplina Praesidium Civitatis (Latin) |
Motto in English | "The cultivated mind is the guardian genius of democracy" |
| Type | Public research university |
| Established | June 14, 2013 (as UTRGV) |
Parent institution | University of Texas System |
| Accreditation | SACS |
Academic affiliation | |
| Endowment | $190.5 million (FY2024) (UTRGV only) $47.47 billion (FY2024) (system-wide) |
| Budget | $744.6 million (FY2025) |
| President | Guy Bailey |
| Provost | Luis H. Zayas |
Academic staff | 1,797 (fall 2023) |
Administrative staff | 352 (fall 2024) |
Total staff | 6,178 (fall 2024) |
| Students | 35,812 (fall 2025) |
| Undergraduates | 28,674 (fall 2024) |
| Postgraduates | 5,207 (fall 2024) |
| Location | , United States 26°18′16″N 98°10′27″W / 26.304551°N 98.174165°W |
| Campus | Midsize City, 665 acres (2.69 km2) |
| Other campuses | |
| Newspaper | The Rider |
| Colors | Orange Gray |
| Nickname | Vaqueros |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division I – Southland (FCS, starting in 2025) |
| Mascot | Vaqueros |
| Website | www |
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) is a public research university with its main campus in Edinburg, Texas, United States, and multiple other campuses throughout the Rio Grande Valley. 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 and the University of Texas–Pan American.
In the fall of 2025, the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley enrolled 35,812 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% of its students are Hispanic, virtually all of them Mexican Americans.
It was classified in 2020 among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity".