The University of Texas at El Paso
El Paso, TX
The University of Texas at El Paso is a public research university in El Paso, Texas, a large city, with 21,005 undergraduates. Criminal justice is its signature field: 7% of its bachelor's degrees, about three times its share across the colleges we cover. 50% of students finish within six years, and former students who are working earn a median of $50,923 ten years after starting.
The University of Texas at El Paso admitted 11,160 of 11,171 applicants for the fall 2023 entering class (99.9%).
- Acceptance rate
- 99.9%
- Fall 2023 class
- In-state tuition
- $9,744
- $25,502 out of state
- Paid after aid
- $9,403
- Average, students with aid
- ACT, middle 50%
- 17–23
Every figure on this page is published by the college or a federal survey, compiled by GoodGoblin, and carries the source it came from. They describe the fall 2023 entering class, a read on the school, not a prediction about any one applicant.
What The University of Texas at El Paso is known for
Measured by the 3,867 bachelor's degrees it awarded in 2022–23, and what its graduates went on to earn.
Criminal justice
7.1%
of its bachelor's degrees: about three times the 2.2% share across the colleges we cover.
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing3549.2% of degrees$89,077About the $88,910 national median
- Biology2727.0% of degrees$49,396−14% vs $57,214 nationally
- Education2697.0% of degreesToo few graduates to publish
- Psychology2666.9% of degrees$42,190−17% vs $50,706 nationally
- Criminal Justice and Corrections2546.6% of degrees$47,681−14% vs $55,378 nationally
- Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies2065.3% of degreesToo few graduates to publish
Source: the College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education), field-of-study data. Degrees are bachelor's degrees awarded in 2022–23. Earnings are the median for 2017–18 and 2018–19 graduates, in 2024 dollars, working and not enrolled, four years after graduating. Shares across the colleges we cover count every bachelor's degree at the colleges with a page here.
The place
Where it is, how big it is, and how students live.
Setting
Large city
El Paso, TX
Undergraduates
21,005
Fall 2024
Type
Public
Doctoral university, very high research activity
Living on campus
Under a quarter
of undergraduates live on campus
Students per faculty member
21 to 1
Fall 2024
International students
4%
of undergraduates, fall 2024
Source: the College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education), including the Carnegie Classification and the federal locale code it publishes.
Every figure, in full
The same measured fields on every one of these pages. Nothing is filled in where the school published nothing.
Acceptance rate
99.9%
11,160 admitted of 11,171 applicants
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
SAT, middle 50%
Reading 440–550Math 430–540
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
ACT, middle 50%
17–23
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
Enrolled students who sent an SAT
62%
Counted per test: a student may send both.
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
Enrolled students who sent an ACT
2%
Counted per test: a student may send both.
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
Where do you actually stand at The University of Texas at El Paso?
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What The University of Texas at El Paso costs
The published price first, then what students who received aid actually paid, by family income.
In-state tuition and fees for 2024–25 were $9,744 ($25,502 out of state), and the full in-state cost of attendance, with housing, food and books, was $19,836. After grants and scholarships, students who received financial aid paid $9,403 a year on average.
In-state tuition and fees
$9,744
2024–25 school year
Out-of-state tuition and fees
$25,502
2024–25 school year
Full cost, in state
$19,836
Tuition, fees, housing, food and books
Paid after aid
$9,403
Average, students who received aid
What students paid, by family income
Each bar is that figure as a share of the $19,836 full cost.
- Under $30k$7,863Typical public university: $10,013
- $30k–$48k$8,136Typical public university: $10,847
- $48k–$75k$10,120Typical public university: $13,703
- $75k–$110k$14,093Typical public university: $17,979
- Over $110k$18,282Typical public university: $22,475
Source: the federal College Scorecard. Tuition and cost of attendance are for the 2024–25 school year; colleges usually raise them each year. What students paid is the average net price for first-year students who received federal financial aid. Typical public university: the median across the 338 public universities on GoodGoblin, for in-state students, compiled by GoodGoblin from the same federal data.
Where it leads
Who finishes, who stays, and what they earn and owe afterwards.
Finish within six years
50%
Our colleges' median: 63%
Return for a second year
79%
Our colleges' median: 79%
Earnings after 10 years
$50,923
Our colleges' median: $57,440
Median debt at graduation
$18,000
Our colleges' median: $23,725
Source: the College Scorecard (U.S. Department of Education). Six-year completion describes students who started in fall 2018; second-year return describes students who started in fall 2023; earnings describe students who started in 2009–10 and 2010–11, measured in 2020 and 2021, in 2022 dollars; debt describes federal loans of students who graduated in fiscal years 2020 and 2021. Medians are across the 1,034 colleges with a page here.
What The University of Texas at El Paso says it weighs
The school's own words, from the form it fills in every year. Ranked as it ranks them.
- Course rigorrequired
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- GPArequired
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Class rankrequired
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Test scoresconsidered
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
Not considered
- Essay
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Recommendations
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
- Legacy
Source: the federal IPEDS survey, fall 2023
Published deadlines
Each date is read from the college's own materials and re-checked on a schedule.
More colleges on the record
Each of these pages carries the same measured figures and sources.
Other colleges in Texas
Closest acceptance rates in the same state.
- Hardin-Simmons University96.5%
- University of Mary Hardin-Baylor95.1%
- Texas Lutheran University94.8%
- Tarleton State University94.2%
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Closest acceptance rates anywhere in the country.
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