The University of Texas at El Paso
El Paso, Texas
- Public
- City
- 21,005 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 100%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $6,803per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 50%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $54,59910 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
The Paydirt Promise uses federal, state, and institutional grants and scholarships to cover tuition and fees for Texas residents with family income of $100,000 or less.
Source: The Paydirt Promise
The Paydirt Promise covers 100% of tuition and mandatory fees for eligible Texas resident students with a family income of $100,000 or less.
Source: The Paydirt Promise - UTEP
Getting in
- Admit rate
- 100%About 10 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 860–1080Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 17–22Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
From The University of Texas at El Paso's own report
These numbers come from the school's Common Data Set for 2025–26, a standard report colleges publish about their applicants and first-year students. Open the report.
- SAT, middle 50%
- 850–1050First-years who sent scores
- ACT, middle 50%
- 15–22First-years who sent scores
Where you'd stand
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Sources: The University of Texas at El Paso Common Data Set 2025–26; College Scorecard. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $6,803full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $17,245sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $9,772Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $25,110Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 50%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 79%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $54,59910 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $16,000federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 21,005Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 67%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 41%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Also worth a look
- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX — admits 94%
- California State University-Fresno Fresno, CA — admits 95%
- The University of Texas at San Antonio San Antonio, TX — admits 87%
- University of Houston-Downtown Houston, TX — admits 90%
- San Francisco State University San Francisco, CA — admits 96%
- California State University-Northridge Northridge, CA — admits 93%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for The University of Texas at El Paso, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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