16,872 students (84% of total 20,065 undergraduate students) have awarded federal, state, local, institutional or other sources of grant aid at The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP). The average amount of the aid awarded is $8,236.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 91% of total 2,717 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $10,564.


All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At The University of Texas at El Paso, 16,872 undergraduate students (84% of total 20,065 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $8,236.

Financial Aid Statistics (All Undergraduate Students) - UTEP
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Grant or Scholarship16,87284% $138,951,480$8,236
Pell Grants11,71658% $55,781,127$4,761
Federal Student Loan5,69128% $34,465,373$6,056

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

2,466 beginning undergraduate students (91% of total 2,717 enrolled freshmen) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans at The University of Texas at El Paso. The average amount of aid received is $10,564.

Financial Aid Statistics (First-time Full-time Beginning Undergraduate Students) - UTEP
Type of AidNumber Receiving AidPercent Receiving Aid Total Amount of Aid ReceivedAverage Amount of Aid Received
Any Financial Aid2,46691% --
Grants or Scholarships2,35187%$24,837,070$10,564
Federal Grants2,20781%$14,404,167$6,527
Pell Grants1,85468%$10,338,067$5,576
Other Federal Grants1,70963%$4,066,100$2,379
State/Local Grants1,79866%$8,738,686$4,860
Institutional Grants65424%$1,694,217$2,591
Student Loan Aid54520%$2,580,764$4,735
Federal Student Loans53920%$2,476,826$4,595
Other Student Loans12-$103,938$8,662

Grants and Scholarship Aid By Income Level (Paying In-State Tuition)

The following table shows the number of students awarded and the average grants / scholarship aid amount by income level for the academic year 2021-2022 at The University of Texas at El Paso.

The sources of grants and scholarship aid are the federal government, state/local government, or the institution. For the statistics, only students who paid the in-state or in-district tuition rate are considered.

Grants of Scholarship Aid Statistics By Income Level
Income LevelNumber of StudentsNumber of Students AwardedTotal Amount Aid Awarded Average Amount Aid Awarded
All level2,1241,982$19,717,554$9,283
0-30,0001,1061,106$11,787,054$10,657
30,001-48,000437437$4,367,641$9,995
48,001-75,000335319$2,771,246$8,272
75,001-110,00014388$625,486$4,374
110,001 or more10332$166,127$1,613

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