Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location El Paso, TX
Population 750,000
Map of the United States

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 2.7%

Racial/Ethnic

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

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
University of Texas at El Paso 3,794 40% / 60% 4% $62,818 71 93%
Aerospace and Aeronautical Engineering 15 80% / 20% 0% $98,034 97
Civil Engineering 63 75% / 25% 10% $80,337 89 100%
Computer Engineering 2 100% / 0% 0%
Construction Engineering 9 67% / 33% 0% $79,954 89
Electrical Engineering 78 81% / 19% 6% $104,025 98 96%
General Engineering 12 50% / 50% 0% $86,307 93
Industrial Engineering 31 58% / 42% 29% $84,526 92 100%
Mechanical Engineering 182 75% / 25% 8% $95,522 96 94%
Metallurgical Engineering 17 47% / 53% 12% $76,861 86 100%
Computer Science 181 81% / 19% 9% $106,642 98 95%
Information Technology 21 71% / 29% 5% $106,642 98 95%
Chemistry 10 50% / 50% 0% $57,764 60
Geophysics and Seismology 1 0% / 100% 0% $53,374 49 100%
Geosciences 15 53% / 47% 7% $53,374 49 100%
Mathematics 33 +2 39% / 61% 12% $60,875 67 97%
Physics 14 64% / 36% 0% $61,090 67
Biochemistry 13 31% / 69% 8% $62,299 70 89%
Biology 269 30% / 70% 2% $54,463 52 91%
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 30 30% / 70% 0% $47,714 33
Microbiology 18 56% / 44% 11% $66,967 77 97%
Molecular Biochemistry 18 44% / 56% 11% $62,299 70 89%
Neuroscience 37 22% / 78% 14% $58,189 61
Environmental Science 27 30% / 70% 4% $46,835 30 100%
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist 10 40% / 60% 0% $63,911 72 100%
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 132 48% / 52% 1% $61,094 67 94%
Nursing 378 19% / 81% 2% $89,346 94 95%
Public Health 27 19% / 81% 4% $41,719 17 100%
Public Health Education and Promotion 1 0% / 100% 0% $41,719 17 100%
Rehabilitation Science 108 +1 20% / 80% 2% $43,209 20 89%
Accounting 111 +1 43% / 57% 5% $60,827 67 94%
Advertising 47 28% / 72% 2% $47,187 31 95%
Business Management and Administration 87 38% / 62% 6% $49,618 38 90%
Business/Managerial Economics 12 75% / 25% 8% $60,853 67 100%
Finance 97 64% / 36% 9% $55,656 56 95%
General Business 22 45% / 55% 5% $54,779 53 80%
International Business 40 45% / 55% 12% $23,296 2 94%
Management Information Systems and Statistics $58,381 62 94%
Marketing 75 41% / 59% 7% $55,298 55 90%
Operations Management 28 61% / 39% 4% $49,618 38 90%
Anthropology 4 +1 50% / 50% 0% $24,057 2 86%
Creative Writing 17 18% / 82% 6% $59,105 63 93%
English 41 +2 34% / 66% 0% $49,942 39 92%
French $57,113 59 86%
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies 7 +1 14% / 86% 0% $43,709 21
History 47 +1 77% / 23% 0% $49,480 38 94%
Interdisciplinary Studies 206 42% / 58% 2% $53,220 49
Interdisciplinary Studies 3 0% / 100% 0% $57,582 60 92%
Linguistics 18 6% / 94% 0% $26,356 2 91%
Organizational Communication 24 33% / 67% 0% $47,187 31 95%
Philosophy 7 71% / 29% 0% $44,366 23
Political Science 55 45% / 55% 0% $47,416 32 90%
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing $59,105 63 93%
Psychology 299 +2 20% / 80% 2% $46,377 29 92%
Social Work 36 8% / 92% 0% $51,291 43 92%
Sociology 15 +3 33% / 67% 0% $49,866 39 82%
Spanish 6 17% / 83% 17% $57,113 59 86%
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 15 +1 47% / 53% 0% $59,925 65 80%
Women's Studies 2 0% / 100% 0% $49,236 37
Education 205 9% / 91% 1% $55,174 54
Art History 4 +1 0% / 100% 0% $36,105 8 85%
Dance 7 +1 14% / 86% 0% $40,156 14
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia 77 +1 58% / 42% 5% $43,469 21 92%
Fine Arts 36 +1 28% / 72% 6% $36,105 8 85%
Fine/Studio Arts 30 33% / 67% 0% $36,105 8 85%
Music 35 66% / 34% 0% $62,308 70 100%
Music Management 2 100% / 0% 0% $34,934 7 91%
Theater 7 +1 29% / 71% 0% $40,355 14
Theatre/Theatre Arts Management 2 0% / 100% 0% $34,934 7 91%
Criminal Justice 264 +3 40% / 60% 0% $51,850 45 93%
Forensic Science and Technology 32 25% / 75% 0% $66,916 77 100%
National Security Policy Studies 20 70% / 30% 0% $73,939 84

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 71th

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/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 21.1% 802 32% / 68% 1% $48,931 36 92%
Health Sciences 17.3% 656 26% / 74% 2% $73,645 84 94%
Business & Economics 13.7% 519 46% / 54% 7% $52,194 46 92%
Engineering 10.8% 409 73% / 27% 9% $92,661 95 96%
Life & Natural Sciences 10.1% 385 31% / 69% 4% $55,511 55 91%
Professional 8.3% 316 41% / 59% 0% $54,774 53 94%
Education 5.4% 205 9% / 91% 1% $55,174 54
Computer Science 5.3% 202 80% / 20% 8% $106,642 98 95%
Arts 5.3% 200 46% / 54% 3% $43,793 21 91%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.9% 73 48% / 52% 7% $58,846 63 98%
Agriculture & Food Science 0.7% 27 30% / 70% 4% $46,835 30 100%

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 #236
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.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 95%
Yield (Unbound) 27%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 95% 95% 95%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 56%
SAT Range 860 – 1080
SAT Math Range 410 – 530
SAT RW Range 450 – 550