The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley is 13.3 miles from Monte Alto
No college sits inside Monte Alto’s boundary, but The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley’s campus in Edinburg, with 26,858 students on campus, is 13.3 miles from the center of town, and South Texas College is 20.5 miles away in McAllen. About 1% of Monte Alto’s residents are enrolled in college, below 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 Monte Alto. Colleges are described, not graded.
What stands out about college from Monte Alto
Facts about the town and its distance to campus; each college’s own figures follow.
Colleges within 15 miles of Monte Alto
It is public. Every other college is more than 15 miles from Monte Alto.
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 $30–48k, where Monte Alto’s median household income ($30,486) falls.
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 Monte Alto: 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 Monte Alto
Is Monte Alto a college town?
No. About 1 of every 100 Monte Alto residents are enrolled in college (Census, 2020–24), below Texas (6). The nearest campus, The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, is 13.3 miles away in Edinburg.
What colleges are near Monte Alto?
Within 15 miles: The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley (13.3 miles, 26,858 students on campus).
What is the closest community college to Monte Alto, and what does it cost?
South Texas College in McAllen, 20.5 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 Monte Alto. 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 →