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University of Rio Grande: cost, admission and results

University of Rio Grande is a private nonprofit college in Rio Grande, Ohio. It has about 1,400 undergraduate students. The average net price for students with federal aid is $25,227 a year.

At a glance

  • $25,227Net price a year
  • 42%Graduation rate
  • $40,572Median earnings, 10 years on
Location
Rio Grande, Ohio 45674
Type
Private nonprofit
Degrees
Mostly associate degrees (two-year)
Setting
Rural area some way from a city
Undergraduate students
1,400
Graduate students
221
Students per teacher
20 to 1
Accredited by
Higher Learning Commission
Website
rio.edu

Getting in

University of Rio Grande has an open admission policy: it does not turn applicants away on grades or test scores, though some courses can have their own requirements.

What it costs

Tuition and fees for a year$20,960
Room and meals on campus$10,500
Books and supplies$1,200
Average full cost of a year (tuition, living, books), before aid$33,246
Average net price after grants and scholarships$25,227

The net price is what students who got federal aid paid on average for a year after grants and scholarships were taken off. It is 42% above the median net price of colleges in Ohio on this site ($17,802). International students normally pay the published tuition and do not receive US federal aid.

Net price by family income

Family income a yearAverage net price
Up to $30,000$24,076
$30,001 to $48,000$23,823
$48,001 to $75,000$24,378
$75,001 to $110,000$26,830
Above $110,000$27,168

For students who received federal aid. A negative figure means grants were larger than the cost counted.

For an estimate that fits your own family, use the college's net price calculator.

Results

MeasureThis collegeOH medianUS median
Students who come back for a second year56%72%73%
Students who finish their degree (within one and a half times the normal length)42%47%49%
Median earnings 10 years after starting$40,572$55,997$53,132
Median federal loan debt of those who finish$17,054$21,500$19,994

Medians are the middle value of the colleges on this site in Ohio and in the whole country. Completion and return rates count first-time, full-time students. Earnings and debt count students who received federal aid.

The students

36% of undergraduates receive a Pell Grant, the federal grant for students from lower-income families. 54% take a federal student loan. The undergraduate body is 56% women and 44% men. By undergraduate numbers it is number 47 of the 117 colleges in Ohio on this site that report a size; the middle-sized one has 1,006.

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Common questions

How much is tuition at University of Rio Grande?

Published tuition and fees are $20,960 a year. Most students with aid pay less: see the net price.

What is the graduation rate of University of Rio Grande?

42% of first-time, full-time students finish within one and a half times the normal length of the course.

Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education, data released on 2 November 2026; checked in November 2026. Net price, debt and earnings describe students who received US federal aid. Costs change each year. This is official data for general information, not advice: confirm costs and admission rules on the college's own website and at collegescorecard.ed.gov.

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