UTRGV vs GCU 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.

UTRGV is a public and GCU is a private (for-profit) 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 - The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley and Grand Canyon University.

UTRGV	vs.	GCU
Edinburg, Texas	Location	Phoenix, Arizona
Four-years, Public	School Type	four-years, Private (for-profit)
Doctor's degree	Highest Degree Offered	Doctor's degree
Research University (high research activity)	Carnegie Classification	Doctoral / Research University
In-State$9,859 Out-Of-State$19,939	2024 Tuition & Fees	$17,450
89%	% Receiving Financial Aid	80%
$7,475	Average Amount of Financial Aid	$7,183

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

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UTRGV vs GCU

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