UTEP Housing Costs

$10,864 On-Campus Room Typical Cost

$3,662 On-Campus Meals Typical Cost

$1,646 Books & Supplies Typical Cost

$3,662 Other Living Expenses Typical Cost

What Are the Living Expenses at UTEP?

Do you know how much it will cost to live on campus? Check out how much extra living expenses are at The University of Texas at El Paso.

On this page you will find:

Living Expenses Outline
Room & Board Trends and Total Expenses
Meal Plans and Housing Requirements
References

Housing and Meal Plan Costs at UTEP

This school charges students for housing and dining together as a bundle. The cost of living on campus for a typical student was about $10,864 in 2026. All told, an on-campus student at The University of Texas at El Paso paid roughly $19,834 in 2026 for room, board, books and other living costs combined.

The table below shows the expected costs of on-campus and off-campus housing and dining plans for The University of Texas at El Paso.

Expense	On Campus	Off Campus
Room and Board	$14,526	$16,972
— Housing	$10,864
— Meals	$3,662
Other Living Expenses	$3,662	$4,520
Books and Supplies	$1,646	$1,646
Total	$19,834	$23,138

Room & Board Over Four Years? Estimated Four-Year Cost: $85,800

Room and board is a moving target: it tends to creep up every year you are enrolled. A forward look helps you avoid sticker shock later in your degree.

Over four years you could pay about $85,800 in room, board and other essentials.

Here is how combined on-campus room and board has moved over the last few reported years, with a projection of where it is headed, at The University of Texas at El Paso.

Year	Room & Board
Three Years Ago	$12,878
Two Years Ago	$12,994
One Year Ago	$14,526
Most Recent Year (2026)	$14,526
One Year From Now *	$15,145
Two Years From Now *	$15,791
Three Years From Now *	$16,465
Four Years From Now *	$17,167

* estimated

Room and board changed an average of 4.3% a year over the last three years. Carrying that rate forward one year puts on-campus living costs near $20,453 for room, board and essentials in year one.

Continuing the same trend, the final-year cost would be roughly $22,475 for a bachelor’s degree, while a two-year (associate) student would pay around $21,099 in the final year of a two-year (associate) degree.

Over a four-year stay, the projected room, board and living-cost total is about $85,800 over four years — compared with roughly $41,552 over a two-year associate program.