Founded in 1914, the University of Texas at El Paso is a co-educational, non-denominational public research university. A Hispanic-Serving Institution committed to the ideals of access and excellence, the university is the only major research university in the country whose students are predominantly Mexican-American. The university works to capitalize on its bi-national location to create and maintain multicultural, inter-American educational and research collaborations among students, faculty, institutions and industries, especially in northern Mexico. As a public institution, the university seeks to extend the greatest possible educational access to a region which has been geographically isolated with limited economic and educational opportunities for many of its people. 

 

STUDENT PROFILE
# of degree-seeking undergraduates                                     11,112
% male/female                                                                               45/55
% African-American                                                                              3
% American Indian or Alaska Native                                                 0
% Asian or Pacific Islander                                                                 1
% Hispanic                                                                                           77
% White                                                                                                  9
% Pell grant recipients                                                                       60

Distinguished first-generation and minority alums Olapade Adeniken, Adriana Pirtea, Obadele Thompson, professional runners; Ana Alicia Ortiz, actress; Bob Beamer, Suleiman Nyambui, professional track and field athletes; Shoshana Johnson, first black female prisoner of war; John D. Olivas, astronaut; Tim Hardaway, Nate Archibald, professional basketball players

 

ACADEMICS
full-time faculty                                                                             662
full-time minority faculty                                                             128
student-faculty ratio                                                                    20:1
average class size                                                                       n/a
% first-year retention rate                                                            68
% graduation rate (6 years)                                                        31

Popular majors Interdisciplinary Studies, Criminal Justice, Psychology, Biology, History, Nursing

 

% live on campus (% freshmen)                                              n/a

Multicultural student clubs and organizations Black Student Coalition, Movimiento Estudiantil Chicana/o de Aztlan, National Association for Chicana/Chicano Studies, National Society of Black Engineers, Society of Mexican American Engineers and Scientists, Society of Hispanic Professionals, Union of African Students, Quartier Francais, Chicano/a Pre-Law Society, United Muslim Student Association

Athletics NCAA Division I, Conference USA (football I-A); m/w basketball, m/w cross country, football, m/w golf, m/w track and field (indoor and outdoor), w riflery, w soccer, softball, w tennis, volleyball

 

ADMISSIONS
# of applicants                                                                        5,147
% accepted                                                                                   99
# of first-year students enrolled                                           2,309
SAT Critical Reading range                                             420-530
SAT Math range                                                                  410-530
SAT Writing range                                                                       n/a
ACT range                                                                               18-23
average HS GPA                                                                       3.12
Deadlines
regular decision application                                                   7/31
application fee                                                                              $0

 

COST & AID
tuition                                        in-state: $6,224; out-of-state: $14,534
room & board                                                                                 $7,616
total need-based institutional
     scholarships/grants                                                       $44,005,514
% of students apply for need-based aid                                            66
% of students receive aid                                                                     78
% receiving need-based scholarship 
    or grant aid                                                                                          50
% receiving aid whose need was fully met                                       29
average aid package                                                                     $6,502
average student loan debt
    upon graduation                                                                       $23,807