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The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley welcomed 29,619 students to campus Monday, Aug. 26, the first day of the 2019 fall semester. Monday’s headcount marks the largest enrollment in UTRGV’s academic history, surpassing last year’s 28,644. This year also marks the third-straight enrollment increase for the university.
Monday, August 26, 2019
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By News and Internal Communications
UTRGV Fall Enrollment 2019 - 29,619
RIO GRANDE VALLEY, TEXAS – AUG. 26, 2019 – The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley welcomed 29,619 students to campus Monday, Aug. 26, the first day of the 2019 fall semester.
The official enrollment won’t be determined until later this semester when it is certified by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board, but Monday’s headcount marks the largest enrollment in UTRGV’s academic history, surpassing last year’s 28,644.
This year also marks the third-straight enrollment increase for the university.
“One of our top priorities is to expand educational opportunities in the Valley,” said UTRGV President Guy Bailey. “We’ve accomplished that by providing a high-quality education at an affordable price. It is fulfilling to see more and more students taking advantage of UTRGV’s unmatched value.”
ABOUT UTRGV
The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (UTRGV) was created by the Texas Legislature in 2013 as the first major public university of the 21st century in Texas. This transformative initiative provided the opportunity to expand educational opportunities in the Rio Grande Valley, including a new School of Medicine, and made it possible for residents of the region to benefit from the Permanent University Fund – a public endowment contributing support to the University of Texas System and other institutions.
UTRGV has campuses and off-campus research and teaching sites throughout the Rio Grande Valley including in Boca Chica Beach, Brownsville (formerly The University of Texas at Brownsville campus), Edinburg (formerly The University of Texas-Pan American campus), Harlingen, McAllen, Port Isabel, Rio Grande City, and South Padre Island. UTRGV, a comprehensive academic institution, enrolled its first class in the fall of 2015, and the School of Medicine welcomed its first class in the summer of 2016.
