99.92%
Acceptance Rate
980
SAT Median
The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP)'s acceptance rate is 99.92% for 2023 admission. A total of 10,493 students applied and 10,485 were admitted to the school. Judging by the acceptance rate, it is relatively easy (higher than the national average) to get into UTEP.
UTEP's acceptance rate places 60th out of 77 Texas colleges with competitive admission.
The median SAT score is 980 and the ACT score is 19 at UTEP. UTEP's SAT score ranks 47th 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 2022-23, UTEP's acceptance rate is 99.92% and the yield (also known as enrollment rate) is 35.95%. 4,908 men and 5,585 women applied to UTEP and 4,901 men and 5,584 women students were accepted.
Among them, 1,762 men and 2,007 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2022).
The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield at UTEP.
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)
SAT and ACT Score Distribution
In 2023, 2,184 students (58% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 98 students (3%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees at UTEP.
The median SAT score is 980 with 490 SAT EBRW and 490 SAT Math median scores. The 75th percentile SAT score of EBRW (Evidence-Based Reading / Writing) is 550 and the 25th percentile is 440. The SAT Math 75th percentile score is 540 and 25th percentile is 430 .
The median ACT composite score is 19 with 75th percentile score of 22 and 25th percentile score of 16 at UTEP. The median ACT math score is 18 and the ACT English score is 19.
The SAT and ACT scores at The University of Texas at El Paso are low compared to similar colleges (SAT: 1,256, ACT: 27 - public research university with very high research activity).
Data source: IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) (Last update: December 11, 2023)
First-year Enrollment by Gender and Enrolled Type
For the academic year 2022-23, total 3,769 first-year students enrolled in UTEP. The proportion of full-time students is 78.59% and part-time students is 21.41%.
By gender, the proportion of men students is 46.75% and women students is 53.25%.
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, 2023)
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.