The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is 12.9 miles from Harding Gill Tract
No college sits inside Harding Gill Tract’s boundary, but The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley’s campus in Edinburg, with 26,858 students on campus, is 12.9 miles from the center of town, and South Texas College is 20.7 miles away in McAllen. About —% of Harding Gill Tract’s residents are enrolled in college, about the same as Texas (6%).
From the U.S. Department of Education (College Scorecard, June 2026; IPEDS fall 2023 enrollment) and the Census Bureau’s American Community Survey, 2020–24. Straight-line distances from the center of Harding Gill Tract. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Harding Gill Tract
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Harding Gill Tract
It is public. Every other college is more than 15 miles from Harding Gill Tract.
Degree-granting colleges with 100 or more students on campus (fall 2023 enrollment, minus students who study only online). Admitted: share of applicants offered a place. Net price: the average a year after grants, for students on federal aid. Graduate: within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting.
What would your family pay?
The average a year after grants, for families on federal aid, at the colleges within 15 miles. Pick your family’s income.
Starts at Under $30k; the Census has no median household income for Harding Gill Tract.
The average a year after grants and scholarships, for first-time, full-time students on federal aid, from the College Scorecard. Your own price depends on your aid package; every college has a net price calculator. For community colleges the net price counts housing and food at full cost, so tuition is shown beside it. “—”: not reported for that income.
Do students finish, and does it pay?
Each dot is a college within 15 miles of Harding Gill Tract: across is the share who graduate, up is what they earn ten years after starting.
Graduation: first-time, full-time students within 6 years (4-year colleges) or 3 years (2-year). Earnings: median, 10 years after starting, for students who got federal aid.
Questions about college near Harding Gill Tract
Is Harding Gill Tract a college town?
No. About — of every 100 Harding Gill Tract residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), about the same as Texas (6). The nearest campus, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, is 12.9 miles away in Edinburg.
What colleges are near Harding Gill Tract?
Within 15 miles: The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (12.9 miles, 26,858 students on campus).
What is the closest community college to Harding Gill Tract, and what does it cost?
South Texas College in McAllen, 20.7 miles away. Tuition and fees are $4,920 a year for Texas residents; the federal net price, $1,751, counts housing and food at full cost.
How much does The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley cost if we live in Texas?
Tuition and fees are $9,987 a year in-state and $19,827 from out of state. After grants, families on federal aid paid an average of $3,785 (under $30,000 income) to $13,782 (over $110,000), housing and food included.
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Colleges: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023 enrollment). “On campus” is fall enrollment minus students who study only online. Distances are straight-line from the center of Harding Gill Tract. Residents in college, age, rent and poverty (including poverty without college students, table B14006): U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–24. Colleges are described, not graded; the College town label marks towns where 15% or more of residents are enrolled. How TownRatings describes colleges →