The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley kicks off its 10th anniversary by being ranked seventh nationally and first in Texas for tuition and tax dollars in Washington Monthly’s 2025 College Guide, which ranks institutions’ commitment to affordability, access and student outcomes.

The ranking focuses on how colleges mobilize talent and resources for keeping education affordable, expanding access, has students graduating into strong outcomes and for community services.

The top rank in Texas marks the third time UTRGV has earned the position.

University President Guy Bailey said he couldn’t be prouder of the ranking and its stamp of approval on everything the school was set out to do a decade ago.

“Washington Monthly has the same kind of values we do about higher education,” Bailey said

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