GCU 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.

GCU is a private (for-profit) and UTRGV is a public school and both are four-years schools.
UTRGV has more expensive tuition & fees ($19,939) than GCU ($17,450).
It is harder to admit to GCU than UTRGV.
GCU has more students with 101,816 students while UTRGV has 31,559 students.
UTRGV has a lower number of students per faculty with 19 to 1 while GCU's ratio is 20 to 1.
UTRGV has more full-time faculties with 1,335 faculties while GCU has 461 full-time faculties.

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

GCU	vs.	UTRGV
Phoenix, Arizona	Location	Edinburg, Texas
Four-years, Private (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)
$17,450	2024 Tuition & Fees	In-State$9,859 Out-Of-State$19,939
80%	% Receiving Financial Aid	89%
$7,183	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,475

77.87 %	Acceptance Rates	87.70 %
36.98 %	Yield (Enrollment Rates)	47.87 %
-	SAT Score	1,030
-	ACT Score	19
45 %	Graduation Rate	52 %
-	Transfer-out Rate	17 %
70 %	Retention Rate	76 %
101,816	Student Population	31,559
461	Number of Faculties	1,335
20 to 1	Students to Faculty Ratio	19 to 1
Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification	Special Learning Opportunities	Distance Learning (Online Classes), ROTC, Study Abroad, Weekend/Evening College, Teacher Certification
Academic/career counseling service, Employment services	On Campus Student Services	Academic/career counseling service, Employment services, Placement services, On-campus daycare

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GCU vs UTRGV

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