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The University of Texas at El Paso Data & Information Overview

283 awards Ranking Badges
Fair Price Value for Your Money
100% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is The University of Texas at El Paso Ranked?

#1,072 Best Colleges in Nation
#56 Best Colleges in TX
Registered Nursing Highest Ranked Major

2024 Rankings

College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.

The University of Texas at El Paso was awarded 283 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is registered nursing.

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Overall Quality

UTEP is ranked #1,072 out of 2,217 schools in the nation for overall quality on College Factual's 2024 Best Colleges list.

UTEP is also ranked #56 out of 115 schools in Texas.

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Is It Hard to Get Into UTEP?

100% Acceptance Rate
56% Of Accepted Are Women

Acceptance Rate

Because it has a high acceptance rate of 100%, some consider UTEP to be a safety school. But don't just assume that admittance is in the bag. Make sure to spend enough time on your application so that it is in tip-top shape.

Learn more about The University of Texas at El Paso admissions.

The University of Texas at El Paso Faculty

20 to 1 Student to Faculty
70% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

The student to faculty ratio is often used as a measure to gauge how much access students will have to their professors - the lower the number, the better. At The University of Texas at El Paso, this rate is 20 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.

The full-time faculty percentage at The University of Texas at El Paso is 70%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  70 out of 100
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100

Retention and Graduation Rates at The University of Texas at El Paso

70% Freshmen Retention
13% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at The University of Texas at El Paso is 70%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.

Freshmen Retention Rate  70 out of 100
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100

Graduation Rate

When we say that a student has graduated on time, we mean that they have finished their bachelor's degree within four years. The on-time graduation rate at UTEP is 13%. That's lower than the national rate of 33.3%

On-Time Graduation Rate  13 out of 100
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100

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The University of Texas at El Paso Undergraduate Student Diversity

14,632 Full-Time Undergraduates
89.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
55.3% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 21,117 undergraduates at UTEP with 14,632 being full-time and 6,485 being part-time.

How Much Does The University of Texas at El Paso Cost?

$9,000 Net Price
21% Take Out Loans
$18,012 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of UTEP is $9,000. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for UTEP

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$7,505 $8,495 $10,682 $13,058 $15,754

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of UTEP, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UTEP, approximately 21% of students took out student loans averaging $4,503 a year. That adds up to $18,012 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UTEP is 7.1%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.

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How Much Money Do UTEP Graduates Make?

$44,770 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from UTEP with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $44,770 in their early years. That's great news for UTEP students since it is 5% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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Location of The University of Texas at El Paso

Texas State
14,632 Full-Time Undergraduates
Large City Campus Setting
Located in El Paso, Texas, The University of Texas at El Paso is a public institution. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

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Contact details for UTEP are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 500 W. University Ave, El Paso, TX 79968-0691
Phone: 915-747-5000
Website: www.utep.edu/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/UTEPMiners
Twitter: http://www.twitter.com/utepnews

The University of Texas at El Paso Majors

87 Majors With Completions
4,011 Undergraduate Degrees
1,312 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 87 majors graduated from The University of Texas at El Paso. Of these students, 4,011 received undergraduate degrees and 1,312 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Nursing 297 $58,760
General Biology 278 $21,716
Criminal Justice & Corrections 256 $28,359
General Psychology 241 $24,153
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 237 $41,719
Health & Physical Education 202 $23,496
Interdisciplinary Studies 183 NA
Business Administration & Management 170 $33,263
Accounting 163 $31,362
Computer Science 163 NA

Learn more about the majors offered at The University of Texas at El Paso along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at UTEP

62% Take At Least One Class Online
16% Take All Classes Online

Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.

In 2020-2021, 14,902 students took at least one online class at The University of Texas at El Paso. This is a decrease from the 23,960 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 14,902 3,739
2019-2020 23,960 21,559
2018-2019 10,039 2,226
2017-2018 9,827 2,299
2016-2017 9,764 2,259

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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