University of Texas at El Paso

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 750,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 3,460 (98% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation 312 (95% 🏖️)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 16,313
Men / Women 46% / 54%
From State 93%
From Region 1%
Athletes 360 (2.4%)

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 87%
White 4%
International 4%
Black 2%
Asian 1%
Mixed 1%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
University of Texas at El Paso 3,794 40% 4% 1% 2% 88% 4% $65,237 28 -0.66 68 93% 5.2%
Aerospace and Aeronautical Engineering 15 — 80% 7% 0% 0% 87% 0% $92,845 9 -1.27 93 — — — — —
Civil Engineering 63 — 75% 2% 0% 0% 86% 10% $81,340 3 -1.57 86 98% — — — —
Computer Engineering 2 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $98,323 9 -0.88 95 — — — — —
Construction Engineering 9 — 67% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $84,680 12 -1.09 89 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering 78 — 81% 3% 0% 0% 90% 6% $93,546 3 -1.11 93 98% — — — —
General Engineering 12 — 50% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $92,730 31 -0.44 93 — — — — —
Industrial Engineering 31 — 58% 0% 0% 0% 71% 29% $87,694 1 -1.67 90 89% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 182 — 75% 4% 1% 1% 86% 8% $97,871 49 -0.17 95 93% — — — —
Metallurgical Engineering 17 — 47% 0% 0% 0% 88% 12% $100,222 77 +0.65 96 95% — — — —
Computer Science 181 — 81% 5% 1% 2% 83% 9% $102,229 26 -0.66 96 97% — — — —
Information Technology 21 — 71% 5% 5% 10% 76% 5% $102,229 66 +0.19 96 97% — — — —
Chemistry 10 — 50% 10% 0% 0% 90% 0% $56,487 3 -1.46 49 — — — — —
Geophysics and Seismology 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $53,373 8 -1.06 40 100% — — — —
Geosciences 15 — 53% 20% 0% 0% 73% 7% $53,373 8 -1.06 40 100% — — — —
Mathematics 33 +2 39% 6% 0% 0% 79% 12% $66,062 20 -0.73 69 92% — — — —
Physics 14 — 64% 7% 0% 0% 93% 0% $58,437 1 -1.81 54 — — — — —
Biochemistry 13 — 31% 15% 0% 0% 77% 8% $61,912 12 -0.85 62 91% — — — —
Biology 269 — 30% 4% 0% 1% 91% 2% $57,133 11 -1.08 50 97% — — — —
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 30 — 30% 10% 0% 3% 83% 0% $50,150 27 -0.68 31 — — — — —
Microbiology 18 — 56% 6% 0% 0% 83% 11% $59,303 10 -1.48 56 97% — — — —
Molecular Biochemistry 18 — 44% 6% 11% 0% 72% 11% $61,912 12 -0.85 62 91% — — — —
Neuroscience 37 — 22% 0% 0% 0% 81% 14% $55,861 12 -0.97 47 — — — — —
Environmental Science 27 — 30% 19% 0% 0% 78% 4% $46,835 5 -1.48 23 100% — — — —
Clinical Laboratory Science 10 — 40% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $68,106 16 -0.86 73 97% — — — —
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 132 — 48% 2% 0% 5% 89% 1% $54,729 22 -0.82 44 96% — — — —
Nursing 378 — 19% 6% 1% 2% 88% 2% $94,622 68 +0.24 94 97% 3.3% — — —
Public Health 28 — 18% 0% 0% 4% 89% 4% $51,090 7 -1.30 34 88% — — — —
Rehabilitation Science 108 +1 20% 4% 0% 2% 90% 2% $43,209 2 -1.71 15 89% — — — —
Accounting 111 +1 43% 7% 2% 0% 86% 5% $61,909 3 -1.62 62 92% — — — —
Advertising 47 — 28% 6% 0% 6% 83% 2% $46,237 0 -2.44 21 89% 7.7% — — —
Business Economics 12 — 75% 8% 8% 0% 75% 8% $66,409 4 -1.49 70 95% — — — —
Business Management and Administration 87 — 38% 2% 0% 1% 90% 6% $59,757 9 -0.93 57 93% — — — —
Finance 97 — 64% 7% 1% 0% 79% 9% $65,090 2 -1.17 68 93% — — — —
General Business 22 — 45% 9% 0% 0% 82% 5% $54,778 2 -1.19 44 80% — — — —
International Business 40 — 45% 0% 0% 0% 82% 12% $23,296 0 -2.67 2 94% — — — —
Management Information Systems and Statistics — — — — — — — — $59,292 1 -1.90 56 88% — — — —
Marketing 75 — 41% 0% 0% 0% 91% 7% $56,632 3 -1.63 49 87% — — — —
Operations Management 28 — 61% 4% 0% 0% 89% 4% $59,757 1 -1.87 57 93% — — — —
Creative Writing 17 — 18% 6% 0% 0% 88% 6% $59,105 84 +0.82 55 93% — — — —
English 41 +2 34% 12% 0% 0% 85% 0% $56,220 73 +0.46 48 91% — — — —
French — — — — — — — — $50,184 22 -0.70 32 96% — — — —
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies 7 +1 14% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $47,839 13 -0.91 25 — — — — —
History 47 +1 77% 9% 2% 0% 87% 0% $55,875 53 -0.10 47 94% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 206 — 42% 9% 0% 10% 77% 2% $56,504 51 -0.08 49 — — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 3 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $61,108 79 +0.36 60 93% 5.4% — — —
Linguistics 18 — 6% 6% 0% 0% 94% 0% $48,564 17 -0.84 27 97% — — — —
Philosophy 7 — 71% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $48,083 10 -1.01 26 — — — — —
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing — — — — — — — — $59,105 84 +0.82 55 93% — — — —
Spanish 6 — 17% 0% 0% 0% 83% 17% $50,184 22 -0.70 32 96% — — — —
Women's Studies 2 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $52,057 30 -0.51 37 — — — — —
Anthropology 4 +1 50% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $24,057 0 -2.98 2 86% — — — —
Organizational Communication 24 — 33% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $46,237 1 -2.32 21 89% 7.7% — — —
Political Science 55 — 45% 2% 2% 2% 93% 0% $58,326 11 -1.02 53 90% — — — —
Psychology 299 +2 20% 3% 1% 2% 91% 2% $50,477 24 -0.70 32 92% — — — —
Social Work 36 — 8% 6% 3% 0% 92% 0% $60,937 93 +0.91 60 77% — — — —
Sociology 15 +3 33% 0% 0% 13% 87% 0% $52,848 38 -0.37 39 86% — — — —
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 15 +1 47% 0% 0% 13% 80% 0% $59,925 48 -0.18 57 80% — — — —
Education 205 — 9% 1% 0% 0% 97% 1% $57,388 65 +0.27 51 — — — — —
Art History 4 +1 0% 25% 0% 0% 75% 0% $40,520 13 -0.88 10 85% — — — —
Dance 7 +1 14% 14% 0% 0% 71% 0% $47,673 82 +0.62 25 — — — — —
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia 77 +1 58% 3% 0% 0% 92% 5% $44,924 17 -0.73 18 90% — — — —
Fine Arts 36 +1 28% 6% 3% 3% 78% 6% $40,520 21 -0.68 10 85% — — — —
Music 35 — 66% 0% 0% 0% 94% 0% $63,565 99 +1.81 65 93% — — — —
Music Management 2 — 100% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $39,224 13 -0.81 9 90% — — — —
Studio Art 30 — 33% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $40,520 21 -0.68 10 85% — — — —
Theater 7 +1 29% 14% 14% 0% 71% 0% $42,933 50 -0.02 14 — — — — —
Theatre/Theatre Arts Management 2 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $39,224 28 -0.51 9 90% — — — —
Criminal Justice 264 +3 40% 4% 1% 3% 91% 0% $54,965 23 -0.68 45 93% 7.2% — — —
Forensic Science and Technology 32 — 25% 6% 0% 0% 94% 0% $66,916 85 +0.97 71 100% — — — —
National Security Policy Studies 20 — 70% 15% 0% 5% 75% 0% $56,012 3 -1.81 47 — — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $10,237
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $27,131
Est. In-State Cost $13,243
Est. Out-of-State Cost $35,097
ROI Percentile 68th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 79%
4-Year Graduation Rate 23%
6-Year Graduation Rate 50%
Transfer-Out Rate 15%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Health Sciences 17.3% 656 26% 5% 0% 2% 89% 2% $75,868 45 -0.38 82 95% 3.3%
Business & Economics 13.7% 519 46% 5% 1% 1% 85% 7% $56,671 2 -1.57 49 91% 7.7%
Social Sciences 11.8% 448 24% 2% 1% 2% 92% 1% $52,214 19 -0.69 37 90% 7.7%
Engineering 10.8% 409 73% 3% 0% 0% 86% 9% $93,203 12 -0.72 93 95% —
Life & Natural Sciences 10.1% 385 31% 5% 1% 1% 88% 4% $56,953 10 -1.04 50 96% —
Humanities 9.3% 354 42% 8% 0% 6% 82% 2% $55,678 55 -0.06 46 93% 5.4%
Professional 8.3% 316 41% 5% 1% 3% 90% 0% $56,241 13 -0.58 48 94% 7.2%
Education 5.4% 205 9% 1% 0% 0% 97% 1% $57,388 74 +0.27 51 — —
Computer Science 5.3% 202 80% 5% 1% 2% 83% 8% $102,229 36 -0.58 96 97% —
Arts 5.3% 200 46% 4% 1% 0% 90% 3% $46,557 26 -0.20 22 89% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.9% 73 48% 10% 0% 0% 82% 7% $60,507 6 -1.11 59 95% —
Agriculture & Food Science 0.7% 27 30% 19% 0% 0% 78% 4% $46,835 4 -1.48 23 100% —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $48.7M #103 65% $0.4M 29 #107 212 10
Life & Natural Sciences $29.5M #108 53% $0 19 #110 89 11
Humanities & Social Sciences $19.3M #109 33% $0 12 #220 56 5
Physical Sciences & Math $18.8M #137 52% $0.4M 21 #121 139 15
Health Sciences $12.4M #128 26% $0.0M 16 #106 41 1
Computer Science $9.4M #96 66% $0.2M 11 #90 75 —
Business & Economics $8.3M #75 2% $0.2M 4 #199 — —
Education $4.3M #110 39% $0 18 #235 — —
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 — $0 — — — —
Total $150M #137 49% $1.1M 130 #151 612 42

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 114 $13.1M $11.1M $2.1M
Track & Field (combined) 71 $318K $1.1M -$778K
Basketball 16 $7.6M $3.7M $3.9M
Golf 10 $426K $659K -$232K
Total 186 $21.5M $16.6M $4.9M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 73 $403K $1.3M -$891K
Soccer 30 $469K $1.1M -$674K
Softball 23 $352K $1.1M -$752K
Beach Volleyball 19 $148K $371K -$223K
Volleyball 19 $674K $1.4M -$752K
Basketball 14 $1.4M $2.1M -$702K
Golf 8 $198K $529K -$331K
Rifle 8 $55K $303K -$247K
Tennis 8 $264K $635K -$370K
Total 174 $4.0M $8.9M -$4.9M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 144 $722K $2.4M -$1.7M
Football 114 $13.1M $11.1M $2.1M
Basketball 30 $9.0M $5.9M $3.2M
Soccer 30 $469K $1.1M -$674K
Softball 23 $352K $1.1M -$752K
Beach Volleyball 19 $148K $371K -$223K
Volleyball 19 $674K $1.4M -$752K
Golf 18 $624K $1.2M -$564K
Rifle 8 $55K $303K -$247K
Tennis 8 $264K $635K -$370K
Total 360 $32.4M $32.4M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 100%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 100% 99% 98%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional