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University of Texas at El Paso

Basic Information

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

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 20,547
Men / Women 45% / 55%
Hispanic 83%
White 5%
International 4%
Black 2%
Asian 1%
Mixed 1%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 29%
Life & Natural Sciences 28%
Engineering, Computing & Math 16%
Business & Economics 15%
Education 7%
Arts 5%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,744
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $25,502
Est. In-State Cost $12,605
Est. Out-of-State Cost $32,989
10-Year ROI $172,000
ROI Percentile 69th

Retention & Graduation

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

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 3,460 (98th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 312 (95th pctl)
Muggyness Very Dry

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 95%
Yield (Unbound) 27%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R1
Expenditure
Engineering, Computing & Math $61M #106
Humanities & Social Sciences $11M #124
Life & Natural Sciences $58M #141
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 38 #124
Life & Natural Sciences 127 #185
Humanities & Social Sciences 35 #304

Honors College

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 56%
SAT Range 860 – 1,080
ACT Range 17 – 22

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
University of Texas at El Paso 4,022 40% / 60% 3% $67,845
Aerospace and Aeronautical Engineering 5 40% / 60% 20%
Civil Engineering 87 67% / 33% 0% $79,323
Computer Science 154 83% / 17% 6% $104,974
Construction Engineering 12 42% / 58% 0%
Electrical Engineering 82 85% / 15% 10% $102,711
General Engineering 16 62% / 38% 12%
Industrial Engineering 42 64% / 36% 12% $83,459
Information Technology 22 82% / 18% 5% $104,974
Mathematics 23 +1 39% / 61% 13% $59,160
Mechanical Engineering 154 82% / 18% 10% $96,924
Metallurgical Engineering 12 75% / 25% 0% $75,890
Physics 17 71% / 29% 6%
Biochemistry 14 50% / 50% 7% $61,068
Biology 251 +1 33% / 67% 1% $53,387
Chemistry 16 44% / 56% 0%
Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist 16 19% / 81% 0% $62,341
Ecology and Evolutionary Biology 37 49% / 51% 3%
Environmental Science 16 19% / 81% 0%
Exercise Science and Kinesiology 174 48% / 52% 3% $59,751
Geophysics and Seismology 2 50% / 50% 0%
Geosciences 5 0% / 100% 0%
Microbiology 23 22% / 78% 4% $65,643
Molecular Biochemistry 18 33% / 67% 11% $61,068
Neuroscience 29 28% / 72% 7%
Nursing 392 17% / 83% 1% $109,765
Public Health 31 10% / 90% 0% $40,694
Public Health Education and Promotion 9 44% / 56% 0% $40,694
Rehabilitation Science 95 22% / 78% 1% $78,238
Accounting 146 48% / 52% 1% $70,058
Advertising 44 +1 25% / 75% 2% $46,501
Business Management and Administration 102 44% / 56% 2% $69,959
Business/Managerial Economics 23 +1 43% / 57% 4% $59,362
Finance 105 61% / 39% 10% $54,292
General Business 7 43% / 57% 14% $53,436
International Business 32 31% / 69% 12%
Management Information Systems and Statistics 3 100% / 0% 0% $56,951
Marketing 101 +1 44% / 56% 2% $53,942
Operations Management 24 71% / 29% 0% $69,959
Anthropology 7 14% / 86% 14% $23,813
Creative Writing 25 32% / 68% 0% $57,799
Criminal Justice 309 +4 42% / 58% 0% $50,565
English 43 40% / 60% 0% $48,838
Forensic Science and Technology 45 24% / 76% 0% $65,258
French 1 +2 0% / 100% 0% $55,624
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies 5 +4 60% / 40% 0%
History 49 +1 61% / 39% 2% $48,013
Interdisciplinary Studies 6 50% / 50% 0% $65,889
Interdisciplinary Studies 191 46% / 54% 5%
Linguistics 21 +1 14% / 86% 0% $25,669
Organizational Communication 30 +1 37% / 63% 3% $46,501
Philosophy 5 +3 80% / 20% 40%
Political Science 58 +2 48% / 52% 0% $46,936
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing 1 100% / 0% 0% $57,799
Psychology 296 +5 21% / 79% 2% $45,289
Social Work 45 9% / 91% 0% $58,190
Sociology 11 +2 27% / 73% 0% $49,361
Spanish 6 0% / 100% 17% $55,624
Speech Communication and Rhetoric 27 52% / 48% 0%
Women's Studies 3 0% / 100% 0%
Education 273 11% / 89% 0%
Art History 6 +2 33% / 67% 0% $35,227
Dance 9 11% / 89% 0%
Digital Communication and Media/Multimedia 76 55% / 45% 5% $42,837
Fine Arts 34 +1 15% / 85% 9% $35,227
Fine/Studio Arts 31 42% / 58% 0% $35,227
Music 22 41% / 59% 9%
Music Management 10 80% / 20% 10% $34,085
Theater 11 55% / 45% 18%
Theatre/Theatre Arts Management 10 20% / 80% 10% $34,085
National Security Policy Studies 15 60% / 40% 0%