The University of Texas at El Paso

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for The University of Texas at El Paso

The University of Texas at El Paso operates as a public institution located in El Paso, Texas (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 21,005 students of which 23,771 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. The University of Texas at El Paso is categorized as “15” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 99.9%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 962. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $9,403, with published in-state tuition of $9,744 and a Pell grant recipient share of 61.6%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $18,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 48.0%, and the first-year retention rate is 78.9%. Graduates earn a median of $50,923 ten years after enrolling, compared with $37,978 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 790700.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 58.4% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.