14,552 students (72% of total 20,165 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 $7,861.

For the first-time, full-time beginning students (freshmen), 88% of total 2,971 enrolled students have received any kind of financial aid and its average amount of aid received is $9,043.


All Undergraduate Financial Aid

At The University of Texas at El Paso, 14,552 undergraduate students (72% of total 20,165 students) have received financial aid including grants, scholarships, and/or federal student loans. The average amount of aid received is $7,861.

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 Scholarship14,55272% $114,394,142$7,861
Pell Grants12,22061% $63,166,007$5,169
Federal Student Loan5,94029% $35,279,547$5,939

Beginning Undergraduate Students (Freshmen) Financial Aid

2,606 beginning undergraduate students (88% of total 2,971 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 $9,043.

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 Aid2,60688% --
Grants or Scholarships2,36880%$21,414,877$9,043
Federal Grants2,07970%$12,250,310$5,892
Pell Grants2,07870%$12,043,038$5,795
Other Federal Grants28310%$207,272$732
State/Local Grants1,42948%$6,122,654$4,285
Institutional Grants1,31844%$3,041,913$2,308
Student Loan Aid62921%$2,774,090$4,410
Federal Student Loans62221%$2,584,328$4,155
Other Student Loans191%$189,762$9,987

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 2022-2023 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 level2,2822,118$19,627,831$8,601
0-30,0001,1611,161$11,510,198$9,914
30,001-48,000501501$4,734,874$9,451
48,001-75,000366363$2,941,834$8,038
75,001-110,00013178$398,024$3,038
110,001 or more12315$42,901$349

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