Enrollment Comparison

The following chart compares UTEP's student enrollment with similarly ranked schools, all colleges nationwide, Public, 4-Years Colleges, 4-Years Colleges, and Public, 4-Years Colleges in Texas.
UTEP has smaller enrollment compared to similarly ranked schools (average: 40,363 students). The enrollment is larger than the Public, 4-Years Colleges in Texas average (16,031 students).
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
The University of Texas at El Paso25,03921,1183,921
Similarly Ranked Schools40,36331,8368,527
All Colleges2,9312,6851,440
Public, 4-Years Colleges11,3969,8102,541
4-Years Colleges4,6864,2051,445
Public, 4-Years Colleges in Texas16,03113,7933,432
The below chart compares the student population between The University of Texas at El Paso and similar colleges.

Enrollment by Gender/Attending Status

By gender, there are 11,230 male and 13,809 female students attending UTEP. The male-to-female student ratio is 0.81 to 1 and the ratio is similar to national average (the national average is 0.75 to 1).
The following table and chart show the student population by gender and attending status at UTEP.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Gender/Attending Status at UTEP
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total21,11815,2945,824
Men9,5836,9942,589
Women11,5358,3003,235
Population by Gender/Attending Status at UTEP
TotalFull-timePart-time
Total3,9211,6052,316
Men1,647749898
Women2,2748561,418

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity

By race/ethnicity, there are 21,265 Hispanic students (84.93%) and 1,208 White students (4.82%) at The University of Texas at El Paso(top 2 most races/ethnicities). The following table summarizes the population diversity by race at The University of Texas at El Paso.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Race/Ethnicity at The University of Texas at El Paso
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native352015
Asian1569066
Black or African American402231171
Hispanic18,5918,25310,338
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander281414
White838460378
Two or More Races1607387
Race/Ethnicity Unknown1335479
Total 21,1189,58311,535
Population by Race/Ethnicity at The University of Texas at El Paso
TotalMenWomen
American Indian or Alaska Native853
Asian682642
Black or African American1407070
Hispanic2,6749641,710
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander413
White370173197
Two or More Races743
Race/Ethnicity Unknown573720
Total 3,9211,6472,274

Enrollment by Student Age

By age, there are 18,331 students whose age under twenty five and 3,439 students whose age is over thirty years old at The University of Texas at El Paso.
Especially, 336 students are younger than eighteen and 23 students are older than sixty five.
The following table and chart show the student population by student age at The University of Texas at El Paso.
UndergraduateGraduate
Population by Student Age at The University of Texas at El Paso
TotalMenWomen
Total21,118 9,58311,535
Under 18336 146190
18-196,760 3,0803,680
20-215,777 2,5193,258
22-244,534 2,1302,404
25-292,076 9971,079
30-34780 344436
35-39390 165225
40-49345 156189
50-64117 4473
65 and over3 21
Total 21,118 9,58311,535
Population by Student Age at The University of Texas at El Paso
TotalMenWomen
Total3,921 1,6472,274
18-194 22
20-2180 2159
22-24840 343497
25-291,193 521672
30-34673 304369
35-39408 182226
40-49511 193318
50-64192 70122
65 and over20 119
Total 3,921 1,6472,274

Online Student Population

At The University of Texas at El Paso, 11,460 students (45.77% of total enrollment) take online classes to get their degrees. Among them, 2,333 students enrolled exclusively in online classes (i.e. no off-line attendance required) and others are taking online courses with off-line courses. The following tables describe the number of students who enrolled in one or more online courses.
By location of enrolled students, 2,058 students live in Texas where The University of Texas at El Paso is located in and 237 students have enrolled from other states.
Enrollment TypeStudent Location
Online Student Population
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total25,03921,1183,921
Enrolled Exclusively in Online Classes2,3331,335998
Enrolled Some in Online Classes9,1278,778349
Not Enrolled in Online Classes13,57911,0052,574
Online Student Population by Student Location
TotalUndergraduateGraduate
Total (Enrolled Excl.)2,3331,335998
Texas Residents2,0581,262796
Other State in U.S.23758179
Outside of U.S.381523
Unknown000