by our College Data Analytics TeamBelow is the data on what it actually costs to attend Rio Grande Valley College, from sticker cost of attendance and projected degree cost to net price, debt at graduation, and aid breakdowns.
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Net price is what students actually pay after grants and scholarships are subtracted from the published sticker price. For most prospective students, net price gives a more realistic estimate than sticker tuition.
| Average net price (on-campus) | $19,500.00 |
| Average net price (off-campus) | $20,678.00 |
Net price varies sharply by family income, dropping as need-based aid grows. The table below shows the average net price by family-income bracket:
| Family income | Average net price |
|---|---|
| Under $30,000 | $20,028.00 |
| $30,000 to $48,000 | $20,037.00 |
| $48,001 to $75,000 | $22,275.00 |
| $75,001 to $110,000 | $25,301.00 |
| Over $110,000 | $26,070.00 |
Estimate your specific net price using the school’s Rio Grande Valley College Net Price Calculator.
Curious how grants and scholarships are distributed? Explore the grants & scholarships detail.
The median amount borrowed by graduates of Rio Grande Valley College comes to $10,473.00, categorized as a Low ($10-20k) debt-burden category.
The percentile breakdown reveals the full debt landscape:
| Percentile | Debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| 10th | $3,906.00 |
| 25th | $7,811.00 |
| Median (50th) | $10,473.00 |
| 75th | $15,101.00 |
| 90th | $18,069.00 |
The 10th-to-90th-percentile spread is one signal of how variable debt outcomes are across the student body.
Explore borrowing, repayment, and default in detail on the student-loan-debt breakdown.
Debt at graduation is far from uniform across income levels. Below the data splits borrowers across three income groups:
| Family income | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| Low income | $9,453.00 |
| Middle income | $12,323.00 |
| High income | $11,747.00 |
First-gen students typically face different financial-aid contexts than students whose parents attended college.
| Student group | Median debt at graduation |
|---|---|
| First-generation students | $10,083.00 |
| Continuing-generation students | $12,357.00 |
The Pell Grant is the largest federal grant for undergraduates from low-income families. The Pell vs non-Pell debt gap reveals how borrowing differs by need.
The median debt difference between Pell-eligible and non-Pell graduates of Rio Grande Valley College comes to $-4,685.00.
The federal default-rate classification for Rio Grande Valley College is Low (<5%).
For context on the loan portfolio, Stafford disbursements at Rio Grande Valley College total $23,727,180.00 spread across 2,156 disbursements.
Veterans and active-duty servicemembers can tap dedicated federal aid programs such as the Post-9/11 GI Bill and DoD Tuition Assistance.
| GI Bill recipients | 15 |
| Avg GI Bill amount | $13,390.00 |
Explore GI Bill and military aid in detail on the college veterans page.
Numbers only tell part of the story. As you weigh Rio Grande Valley College, consider the following:
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Data sources. Figures on this page draw from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), and MediaFactual editorial review. Net-price calculator and financial-aid office links are taken from the institution’s own published data.