The University of Texas at El Paso

The University of Texas at El Paso is a public college in El Paso, TX. Its average net price is $6,803 a year - and the price families actually pay swings a lot by income, as the receipt below shows.

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Money

Tuition and room and board for the 2025-26 academic year

Average Net Price by Family Income

Family IncomeAverage Net Price
$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
$110,001 and up$16,291
$9,772Tuition 2025-26, In-State
$25,110Tuition 2025-26, Out-of-State
$6,803Average Net Price
$10,996Room and Board 2025-26, On-Campus
$1,646Books and Supplies
$3,756Other Expenses
67.2%Students on Pell Grants
25.6%Students With Federal Loans

Admissions

99.9%Acceptance Rate
450 to 550SAT Reading, Middle Half
410 to 530SAT Math, Middle Half
17 to 22ACT, Middle Half

Outcomes

HorizonMedian Earnings
6 years after entry$43,226
8 years after entry$48,960
10 years after entry$54,599
50.8%Graduation Rate
78.9%Retention Rate
$16,000Median Debt at Graduation

Campus Facts

El Paso, TXLocation
Large citySetting
21,005Undergraduate Enrollment
PublicControl

Programs and What They Pay

Each figure prints the sample size behind it. A college figure appears only when at least 30 graduates sit behind it; smaller programs show the national median for the major instead. Read Why We Show Sample Sizes.

MajorMedian EarningsMedian Debt
Accounting$40,499 n=182$17,000 n=134
Aerospace, Aeronautical, and Astronautical/Space Engineering$78,673 National median for this major n=4,568Not published
Anthropology$34,245 National median for this major n=8,063Not published
Arts, Entertainment, and Media Management$37,052 National median for this major n=3,388Not published
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology$43,049 National median for this major n=8,694$20,250 Small program - rough guide n=33
Biology$27,269 n=260$13,709 n=247
Business Administration, Management and Operations$44,057 n=192$16,500 n=127
Business and Commerce$54,795 National median for this major n=25,511Not published
Business/Managerial Economics$56,982 National median for this major n=4,348Not published
Chemistry$47,486 National median for this major n=10,597Not published
Civil Engineering$62,525 Small program - rough guide n=91$18,240 Small program - rough guide n=86
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions$56,486 Small program - rough guide n=32Not published
Communications$42,882 National median for this major n=55,154Not published
Computer Science$71,534 n=185$17,378 n=175
Construction Engineering$78,954 National median for this major n=809Not published
Criminal Justice$37,036 n=384$15,500 n=289
Dance$28,513 National median for this major n=2,991Not published
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft$29,768 National median for this major n=14,923Not published
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology$34,501 National median for this major n=3,700$17,875 Small program - rough guide n=30
Education$44,614 National median for this major n=9,571$20,625 n=178
Electrical, Electronics, and Communications Engineering$72,199 Small program - rough guide n=86$18,500 Small program - rough guide n=87
Engineering$72,868 National median for this major n=2,850Not published
English Language and Literature, General$42,977 Small program - rough guide n=58$21,800 Small program - rough guide n=47
Environmental Conservation$40,925 National median for this major n=16,925Not published
Ethnic and Gender Studies$38,739 National median for this major n=5,496Not published
Finance and Financial Management Services$55,245 n=173$11,674 Small program - rough guide n=94
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences$45,534 National median for this major n=4,652Not published
History$40,731 Small program - rough guide n=54$16,500 Small program - rough guide n=55
Industrial Engineering$55,166 Small program - rough guide n=47$11,500 Small program - rough guide n=31
International Business$56,014 National median for this major n=5,265Not published
International Relations and National Security Studies$45,779 National median for this major n=7,065Not published
Languages and Linguistics$23,338 Small program - rough guide n=30Not published
Management Information Systems and Services$65,673 National median for this major n=9,101Not published
Marketing$33,653 n=146$12,969 Small program - rough guide n=90
Mathematics$58,874 Small program - rough guide n=44Not published
Mechanical Engineering$65,020 n=196$14,750 n=135
Metallurgical Engineering$79,926 National median for this major n=109Not published
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology$41,538 National median for this major n=2,315Not published
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, General$42,320 n=225$21,802 n=253
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other$53,618 n=320Not published
Music$33,156 National median for this major n=13,251Not published
Neurobiology and Neurosciences$37,389 National median for this major n=7,500Not published
Philosophy$37,154 National median for this major n=6,052Not published
Physics$52,079 National median for this major n=4,999Not published
Political Science and Government$35,120 Small program - rough guide n=62$20,937 Small program - rough guide n=62
Psychology$32,667 n=307$14,750 n=282
Public Health$30,303 Small program - rough guide n=45$23,679 Small program - rough guide n=38
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication$38,172 n=111$22,792 Small program - rough guide n=82
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication$29,120 Small program - rough guide n=88$14,592 Small program - rough guide n=61
Registered Nursing$75,043 n=535$16,069 n=451
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions$26,786 Small program - rough guide n=50$16,500 n=101
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies$35,087 National median for this major n=7,289Not published
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics$40,236 National median for this major n=8,855Not published
Security Science and Technology$30,722 Small program - rough guide n=35Not published
Social Work$38,514 Small program - rough guide n=30$14,653 Small program - rough guide n=56
Sociology$40,712 National median for this major n=29,430Not published
Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness$29,912 n=181$18,250 n=161
Studio Art$27,149 Small program - rough guide n=82$20,950 Small program - rough guide n=70

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