Gender Diversity
Based on the 2021-2022 data, the undergraduate student population at UTEP is largely skewed towards women students, with 55.9% of undergraduate students being women and 44.1% being men. The total number of full-time, first-year undergraduate students is 20,065, with 11,226 women and 8,839 men.
On the other hand, the graduate student population at UTEP is largely skewed towards women students, with 57.0% of undergraduate students being women and 43.0% being men. The total number of full-time, graduate students is 3,938, with 2,246 women and 1,692 men.
Undergraduate Students
- men 44.1% 8,839 students
- women 55.9% 11,226 students
Graduate Students
- men 43.0% 1,692 students
- women 57.0% 2,246 students
Racial Diversity
2021-2022 Academic Year
The largest ethnic group among the students is Hispanic, comprising 87.3% of the undergraduates population , with a total of 17,487 students.
Following behind are White students, constituting 4.6% of the student body, with 912 students. African American students represent 2.1% of the population, with 420 students, while Mixed race students account for 0.8%, with 159 students. Asian students account for 0.6% of the undergraduate student body, comprising 128 students. Finally, Hawaiian students have the smallest representation at 0.1% , with 29 students.
International students make up 3.8% of the undergraduate population, totaling 761 students.
There is also a notable percentage of students with an unknown race, making up 0.7% of the population, totaling 138 students.
The statistics/chart presented below provide an overview of the racial composition of all students (including undergraduate, graduate and transfer-in students) offering insights into the diversity present within UTEP.
Undergraduate Students
- Hispanic 87.3% 17,487 students
- White 4.6% 912 students
- International students 3.8% 761 students
- African American 2.1% 420 students
- Mixed race 0.8% 159 students
- Unknown race 0.7% 138 students
- Asian 0.6% 128 students
- Hawaiian 0.1% 29 students
Graduate Students
- Hispanic 66.0% 2,593 students
- International students 14.0% 552 students
- White 13.0% 509 students
- African American 3.3% 128 students
- Asian 2.1% 81 students
- Unknown race 1.5% 57 students
- Hawaiian 0.2% 6 students
- Mixed race 0.1% 3 students
Transfer Students
- Hispanic 82.8% 1,263 students
- White 7.9% 120 students
- African American 4.0% 61 students
- International students 2.3% 35 students
- Mixed race 1.5% 23 students
- Asian 0.9% 14 students
- Unknown race 0.4% 6 students
- Hawaiian 0.3% 4 students
Students Age Diversity
- 20-21 27% 5,518 students
- 18-19 27% 5,358 students
- 22-24 24% 4,722 students
- 25-29 12% 2,361 students
- 30-34 4% 895 students
- 35-39 2% 435 students
- 40-49 2% 385 students
- 50-64 1% 116 students
- 25-29 31% 1,217 students
- 22-24 20% 786 students
- 30-34 18% 695 students
- 40-49 13% 506 students
- 35-39 12% 469 students
- 50-64 5% 188 students
- 20-21 2% 62 students
- 18-19 0% 1 students
Residency of Students
The following interactive map shows the residency of undergraduate students who enrolled at The University of Texas at El Paso in the 2022 academic year.
| State name | Students Count | Percentage | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Texas | 2,851 | 97.94% | |
| New Mexico | 24 | less than 1% | |
| California | 12 | less than 1% | |
| Florida | 3 | less than 1% | |
| Arizona | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Hawaii | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Maryland | 2 | less than 1% | |
| North Carolina | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Virginia | 2 | less than 1% | |
| Alaska | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Colorado | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Illinois | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Kansas | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Michigan | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Minnesota | 1 | less than 1% | |
| New Jersey | 1 | less than 1% | |
| New York | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Ohio | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Oklahoma | 1 | less than 1% | |
| Wisconsin | 1 | less than 1% |
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