Applying to The University of Texas at El Paso

How hard is UTEP to get into?

The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) acceptance rate is 99.90% for 2023-2024 admission. A total of 11,171 students applied and 11,160 were admitted to the school. Its acceptance rate is relatively high, making it somewhat easy to get into UTEP.

UTEP's acceptance rate places 59th out of 77 Texas colleges with competitive admission.

The median SAT score is 980 and the ACT score is 20 at UTEP. UTEP's SAT score ranks 48th out of 59 Texas colleges that consider SAT score for admission.

To apply to UTEP, it is required to submit high school GPA and record. The SAT and ACT score is not required, but considered for admission. In addition, english proficiency test score is also considered (required).

Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2023-24, UTEP's acceptance rate is 99.90% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 35.30%. 5,170 men and 6,001 women applied to UTEP and 5,163 men and 5,997 women students were accepted.

Among them, 1,871 men and 2,069 women were enrolled in UTEP (Fall 2023).

• Admission Trends

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2024)

Median SAT and ACT Score

In 2024, 2,425 students (62% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 75 students (2%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees at UTEP.

The median SAT score is 980 with 500 SAT EBRW and 480 SAT Math median scores. The 75^th percentile SAT score of EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading / Writing) is 550 and the 25^th percentile is 440. The SAT Math 75^th percentile score is 540 and 25^th percentile is 430 .

The median ACT composite score is 20 with 75^th percentile score of 23 and 25^th percentile score of 17 at UTEP. The median ACT math score is 19 and the ACT English score is 19.

How competitive is UTEP's score?

The SAT and ACT scores at The University of Texas at El Paso are low compared to similar colleges (SAT: 1,255, ACT: 27 - public research university with very high research activity).

• SAT Score Trends

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2024)

First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type

For the academic year 2023-24, total 3,940 first-year students enrolled in UTEP. The proportion of full-time students is 79.21% and part-time students is 20.79%.

By gender, the proportion of men students is 47.49% and women students is 52.51%.

The following table shows the first-year students by gender and enrolled type at UTEP.

Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2024)

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Rank, High School Record (or Transcript), Completion of College Preparatory Program, English Proficiency Test, and Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc) to its applicants.

The SAT and ACT test score is not reqired, but considered in admission process at UTEP. The english proficiency test is reqired .

The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply The University of Texas at El Paso.

For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .

General Admissions Information

Application fee is $45 for applying graduate schools. The following table provides general admission information for applying to UTEP.