The University of Rio Grande | Achieve your academic goals The University of Rio Grande is America's only private/public higher education institution, that offers students the opportunity to obtain a high-quality and high-value education. Its personalized, learner-centered environment fosters successful lives, careers, and civic responsibility. The institution's strengths include a faculty of teachers/scholars who commit themselves to each student's academic and humanistic growth, challenging programs, and numerous opportunities for extracurricular involvement.  Rio ...