UTEP's Graduation and Dropout Rate

Graduation Rate

The following chart shows the graduation rate of The University of Texas at El Paso students who enrolled in 2015 and after. The stat covers all undergraduates registered as full-time students to study a 4-year bachelor's degree program for the first time.

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

As of August 31, 2021, the average graduation rate of The University of Texas at El Paso students is 45.4%. Female students graduated at a rate of 49.9%, whereas male students graduated at a rate of 40.1%.

45.4%

asian 66.7% 18 students
African American 23.6% 17 students
white 38.8% 54 students
unknown 41.7% 5 students
hispanic 44.8% 1,126 students
International Students 67.7% 105 students
Mixed Race 52.4% 11 students

Drop Out

The University of Texas at El Paso has an overall drop-out rate of 22.7% as of August 31, 2021. The dropout rate of male students and female students is 26.5% and 19.4% respectively.

Below is a breakdown of the dropout rate of US students by race/ethnicity and international students.

22.7%

asian 14.8% 4 students
African American 51.4% 37 students
white 33.1% 46 students
hawaiian 75.0% 3 students
hispanic 21.1% 532 students
International Students 23.9% 37 students
Mixed Race 33.3% 7 students

Transferred Out

Students transfer out of The University of Texas at El Paso at a rate of 20.9% yearly. As of 2015,female students' transfer rate was 21.1%, and male students' 20.6%

The breakdown shows the graduation rate by race/ethnicity of US students. All international students are represented under one group.

20.9%

asian 14.8% 4 students
African American 16.7% 12 students
white 19.4% 27 students
unknown 25.0% 3 students
hispanic 22.5% 566 students
International Students 1.3% 2 students
Mixed Race 9.5% 2 students

Still Enrolled

The data represent all cohorts between 2015 and August 31, 2021

11.0%

African American 8.3% 6 students
white 8.6% 12 students
unknown 25.0% 3 students
hispanic 11.6% 292 students
International Students 7.1% 11 students

Bachelor's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Mechanical Engineering	$54,748	$58,943	$72,926
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering	$58,729	$66,821	$72,486
Computer and Information Sciences, General	$60,587	$60,623	$71,523
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$58,760	$62,710	$64,380
Industrial Engineering	$52,972	$48,823	$63,093
Civil Engineering	$55,467	$51,607	$57,596
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology	NA	$32,925	$49,760
Mathematics	$47,460	$48,139	$47,836
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions	$47,227	$47,930	$46,221
Accounting and Related Services	$31,362	$36,560	$44,126
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$41,719	$36,668	$40,178
Finance and Financial Management Services	$34,191	$33,664	$40,142
Business/Commerce, General	$29,706	$30,771	$39,830
Management Information Systems and Services	$34,777	$31,236	$39,685
English Language and Literature, General	$28,456	$28,598	$36,795
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$33,263	$31,874	$35,680
Criminal Justice and Corrections	$28,359	$28,073	$35,603
History	$28,278	$28,816	$34,239
Marketing	$30,261	$36,560	$34,239
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics	$31,000	$24,421	$32,297
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication	$24,484	$24,904	$32,162
Health and Physical Education/Fitness	$23,496	$25,194	$32,059
Social Work	$22,388	$28,870	$31,202
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology	$24,670	$24,421	$30,881
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication	$20,907	$26,353	$30,828
Political Science and Government	$24,928	$24,035	$30,783
Biology, General	$21,716	$22,554	$30,166
Psychology, General	$24,153	$23,621	$28,852
Public Health	$26,367	$24,421	$23,548
Fine and Studio Arts	$22,700	$19,335	$22,811
Natural Resources Conservation and Research	$14,764	NA	NA
Metallurgical Engineering	$61,588	$57,318	NA
Business/Managerial Economics	$35,196	$37,208	NA
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services	$10,968	$24,035	NA
Music	$48,653	$47,846	NA
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences	$32,144	$28,598	NA
Security Science and Technology	NA	$31,305	NA
Anthropology	NA	$19,045	NA
Arts, Entertainment,and Media Management	NA	$21,508	NA

Master's Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	$90,721	$100,522	$105,629
Mechanical Engineering	$79,395	$65,332	$74,084
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services	$64,194	$65,821	$69,171
Business Administration, Management and Operations	$60,525	$52,420	$67,643
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other	$53,832	$54,035	$63,912
Accounting and Related Services	$51,188	$59,485	$61,450
Educational Administration and Supervision	$52,728	$53,984	$54,958
Public Administration	$59,248	$44,747	$52,431
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$63,329	$47,260	$52,240
Social Work	$41,956	$48,112	$50,724
Curriculum and Instruction	$50,163	$47,416	$50,484
Student Counseling and Personnel Services	$50,109	$46,738	$48,766
Special Education and Teaching	$52,117	$45,500	$46,557
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies	$42,173	$35,060	$44,905
Construction Management	$68,367	NA	NA
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas	$50,348	$47,260	NA
Computer Engineering	$76,379	$84,653	NA
Systems Engineering	$73,179	$68,219	NA
English Language and Literature, General	NA	$42,682	NA
Mathematics	$49,398	NA	NA
Bioethics/Medical Ethics	NA	$76,460	NA
Public Health	NA	$43,798	NA

Doctoral Degrees

Degree/Program	Year 1	Year 2	Year 3
Rehabilitation and Therapeutic Professions	$74,463	$76,802	$78,144
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing	NA	$126,504	NA

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