The University of Texas at El Paso
El Paso, Texas · Public · 21,005 undergraduates · utep.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test flexible
SAT, ACT or other exams
Admit rate
100%
of 12,357 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
850 to 1050
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$28,160Est.Estimate
$44,030 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at The University of Texas at El Paso
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
100% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$44,030
a year in 2027-28, from a $44,030 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 950
Send your score
About 96% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 770, and yours is above it.
Named scholarships you may qualify for (1)
$2,000 to $8,000 a year
You meet the GPA and score minimums. Also needs a class rank in the top 25%, an application, essay or interview. · Application required
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test flexible
You can send SAT or ACT scores or other exams, like AP or IB results, instead.
- Doesn't superscore: it uses the scores from one test date.
- Send official score reports when you apply.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
- Top 25% Texas HS graduates: no test minimum. Others: SAT/ACT minimums by class rank (2nd quarter 920/19, 3rd 970/20, 4th 1010/21, no rank/GED/home-school 1070/23), OR college-readiness via TSIA scores, dual credit, or AP/IB credit; START reviewed/provisional admission for others. Optional writing sample for students unable to submit scores.
Source: First-Time Freshman Admission < UTEP (2026-2027 Edition catalog) · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- May1Priority deadline · May 1, 2027Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
Who gets in
100%
of applicants were admitted: 12,350 of 12,357 for fall 2025.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 2% of them sent SAT scores and 2.8% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 850 to 1050
Reading and Writing 430 to 540
Math 410 to 520
ACT composite 15 to 22
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16000.3%
- 1200 to 13996.3%
- 1000 to 119931%
- 800 to 99949%
- 600 to 79912%
- 400 to 5990.7%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.32
- 4.00.2%
- 3.75 to 3.9919%
- 3.50 to 3.7423%
- 3.25 to 3.4921%
- 3.00 to 3.2418%
- 2.50 to 2.9911%
- Below 2.507.3%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$28,160
a year, in state
$44,030
a year, out of state (tuition $23,800)
- Tuition (in state)$7,930
- Fees$2,130
- Food and housing$11,830
- Books and supplies$1,230
- Transportation and other$5,040
The University of Texas at El Paso published $27,372 in state for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$5,623
- $30,001 to $48,000$5,519
- $48,001 to $75,000$6,329
- $75,001 to $110,000$9,704
- Over $110,000$16,291
Financial aid
73%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$11,516
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
3.7%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $3,469 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 1/15
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-26
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
UTEP Excellence Scholarship
$2,000 to $8,000 a year
Competitive · Application required
- top 25% of junior class, ScholarMine application with short essays; scored on academics, leadership, service; SAT/ACT not considered
Deadline: January 31, 2027. To keep it: a 3.0 college GPA, stay a full-time student, complete 30 credit hours each year, and take part in service activities at the college.
DetailsPresidential Scholarship
Full cost of attendance
Competitive · Application required
Deadline: January 31, 2027.
Details
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
40 of 40
Earn credit with a score of 3
40 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $790Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | |
| African American Studies | 3 | 3 | AFST 2300 |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | ART 1300 |
| Biology | 3 | 6 | BIOL 1305 & 1306 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MATH 1411 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 7 | MATH 1411 & 1312 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 6 | CHEM 1305 & 1306 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 12 | CHIN 1301, 1302, 2301 & 2302 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 15 | CHIN 1301, 1302, 2301, 2302 & ASIA 3350 |
| Comparative Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 4 | CS 1401 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | CS 1310 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 6 | RWS 1301 & 1302 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 6 | RWS 1301 & 1302 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 4 | ESCI 1301 & 1101 |
| European History | 3 | 6 | |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 12 | FREN 1301, 1302, 2301 & 2302 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 15 | FREN 1301, 1302, 2301, 2302 & 3357 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 18 | FREN 1301, 1302, 2301, 2302, 3355 & 3357 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 12 | GERM 1301, 1302, 2301 & 2302 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEOG 1310 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | LING 2303 & 2304 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | LING 2303, 2304 & 2320 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 6 | LING 2303 & 2304 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 9 | LING 2303, 2304 & 2320 |
| Latin | 3 | 6 | LATN 2303 & 2304 |
| Macroeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 2303 |
| Microeconomics | 3 | 3 | ECON 2304 |
| Music Theory | 3 | 3 | MUST 1311 |
| Music Theory | 4 | 6 | MUST 1311 & 1312 |
| Music Theory | 5 | 10 | MUST 1311, 1312, 1313 & 1111 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 1403 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 1404 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2421 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2420 |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 5 | MATH 1508 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSYC 1301 |
| Research | 3 | 3 | |
| Seminar | 3 | 3 | UNIV 1301 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 12 | SPAN 1301, 1302, 2301 & 2302 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 15 | SPAN 1301, 1302, 2301, 2302 & 3357 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 12 | SPAN 1301, 1302, 2301 & 2302 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 18 | SPAN 1301, 1302, 2301, 2302, 3357 & 3300 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | STAT 1380 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POLS 2310 |
| United States History | 3 | 6 | HIST 1301 & 1302 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 6 | HIST 2301 & 2302 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
51%
Come back for a second year
79%
Typical earnings
$54,599
a year, 10 years after starting here
- The University of Texas at El Paso$57,529
- All colleges$57,284
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 35 majors here have earnings data.
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