Valley Grande Institute for Academic Studies
Undergraduates
84
Student-faculty ratio 11:1
Graduation rate
88.0%
Within 150% of normal time; 200%: 88.0%
About
- Location
- Weslaco, Texas
- Website
- vgi.edu
- Undergraduates
- 84
- Student-faculty ratio
- 11 : 1
This collegeRanked colleges nearby
- Setting
- Suburb of a large city
- Nearest major city
- McAllen, about 15 mi
- Nearest international airport
- San Antonio International Airport (SAT), about 240 mi
- Also known as
- VGI
- Academic calendar
- Continuous
- Religious affiliation
- Not applicable
- President
- Anabell C. Cardona (President, CEO)
- Phone
- 9569731945
- Address
- 345 S. Texas Blvd., Weslaco, TX 78596
Degrees & Majors
Graduates in 2025 (first major)
Certificate440 international (0.0%)
U.S. studentsInternational
Students
84 students in 2025 · Undergraduate men to women 12:88 · Freshman retention 40.3%
- Continuing undergraduates 12
- First-year undergraduates 72
Undergraduate race and ethnicity (84)
International Students
International share over the last 10 years
4 in 2025 · 0.0% in 2016
20162025
Cost
Finances · fiscal year 2024
Revenue$5.5M
Expenses$1.8M
Campus Life
Athletics and varsity athletes NCAA · EADA
No athlete data available for 2025.
No athlete data available for 2024.
No athlete data available for 2023.
Nearby & Safety
Ranked colleges nearby
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University of Texas-Rio Grande ValleyEdinburg · 15.3 mi
U.S. News #250
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Trinity UniversitySan Antonio · 230.3 mi
Liberal Arts #38
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University of Texas-San AntonioSan Antonio · 239.8 mi
U.S. News #227
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Texas State UniversitySan Marcos · 257.8 mi
U.S. News #288
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The University of Texas at AustinAustin · 285.4 mi
U.S. News #34
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Rice UniversityHouston · 292.3 mi
U.S. News #16
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University of St. Thomas (TX)Houston · 293.7 mi
U.S. News #202
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University of HoustonHouston · 294.4 mi
U.S. News #137
References and Data Sources
Data from IPEDS (U.S. Department of Education), U.S. News, THE, QS, ARWU and Clery Act campus safety reports. Data insights are written by the Forward Pathway data team from public data.