Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at UTEP

Over the past 10 years (2015-2023), the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 14,757, which is 71.44 % of all undergraduate students. 7,750 students which is 37.33% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,246.

For full-time, first-time beginning students (freshmen), 78.22% of students received grants or scholarships and 29% of students received student loans.

Trends by Subject

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table shows the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at The University of Texas at El Paso since 2014.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 14,757, which is 71.44 % of all undergraduate students. 7,750 students which is 37.33% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $6,246.

YearGrant or Scholarship*Pell GrantsFederal Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2014-1513,630 (69%)$7,60611,648 (59%)$4,8238,762 (44%)$6,508
2015-1613,319 (66%)$7,64111,506 (57%)$4,8268,486 (42%)$6,431
2016-1713,475 (66%)$7,26711,486 (56%)$4,6828,764 (43%)$6,372
2017-1814,069 (66%)$6,97012,520 (59%)$4,5838,853 (41%)$6,313
2018-1914,976 (70%)$6,97912,310 (57%)$4,6878,496 (40%)$6,366
2019-2015,506 (72%)$7,36212,280 (57%)$4,6527,944 (37%)$6,094
2020-2116,415 (78%)$7,85112,180 (58%)$4,6766,812 (32%)$6,135
2021-2216,872 (84%)$8,23611,716 (58%)$4,7615,691 (28%)$6,056
2022-2314,552 (72%)$7,86112,220 (61%)$5,1695,940 (29%)$5,939
Average14,757 (71.44%)$7,53011,985 (58.00%)$4,7627,750 (37.33%)$6,246
*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.
**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students.

Freshmen (First-time, Full-time Undergraduate) Financial Aid Over Time

For the last 10 years, on average, 2,301 (78.22 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $9,426. It can cover 36.96% of tuition & fees ($25,502) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 860 (29.11 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $4,554).

Year Grants or Scholarships*Student Loans
Number Received (percent**)Average AmountNumber Received (percent**)Average Amount
2014-152,209 (76%)$9,788960 (33%)$4,867
2015-162,230 (73%)$9,584972 (32%)$4,395
2016-172,002 (70%)$9,183989 (35%)$4,444
2017-182,351 (76%)$9,0681,216 (39%)$4,465
2018-192,263 (78%)$8,906980 (34%)$4,674
2019-202,523 (82%)$9,673826 (27%)$4,491
2020-212,413 (82%)$9,029626 (21%)$4,503
2021-222,351 (87%)$10,564545 (20%)$4,735
2022-232,368 (80%)$9,043629 (21%)$4,410
Average2,301 (78.22%)$9,426860 (29.11%)$4,554
*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.
**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students.

The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time. For the last 10 years, on average, 1,941 (65.78 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $5,278.

In addition, 1,681 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (57.11 % of students).

Year Federal (Pell) GrantsOther Federal State/Local governmentInstitutional
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2014-151,909 (66%)$5,056508 (17%)$5861,721 (59%)$4,9301,111 (38%)$2,868
2015-162,020 (66%)$5,06333 (1%)$7001,804 (59%)$4,873838 (27%)$2,782
2016-171,781 (62%)$4,983250 (9%)$4831,513 (53%)$4,979768 (27%)$2,416
2017-182,101 (68%)$5,06443 (1%)$7911,846 (60%)$5,020545 (18%)$2,529
2018-191,858 (64%)$5,21579 (3%)$9561,561 (54%)$5,012968 (33%)$2,649
2019-202,007 (65%)$5,3451,276 (42%)$7262,078 (68%)$5,052833 (27%)$2,704
2020-211,865 (63%)$5,4021,690 (57%)$1,6231,378 (47%)$4,5371,463 (50%)$1,857
2021-221,854 (68%)$5,5761,709 (63%)$2,3791,798 (66%)$4,860654 (24%)$2,591
2022-232,078 (70%)$5,795283 (10%)$7321,429 (48%)$4,2851,318 (44%)$2,308
Average1,941 (65.78%)$5,278652 (22.56%)$9971,681 (57.11%)$4,839944 (32.00%)$2,523
*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.
**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students.

The following table describes number of students and average amount of loans by loan type. The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time.

For the last 10 years, on average, 860 (29.11 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $860.

YearTotalFederal student loansOther student loans
Number Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average AmountNumber Received (percent)Average Amount
2014-15960 (33%)$4,867930 (32%)$4,186113 (4%)$6,895
2015-16972 (32%)$4,395969 (32%)$4,34812 (0%)$4,909
2016-17989 (35%)$4,444984 (34%)$4,38015 (1%)$5,652
2017-181,216 (39%)$4,4651,216 (39%)$4,36918 (1%)$6,537
2018-19980 (34%)$4,674974 (34%)$4,56516 (1%)$8,369
2019-20826 (27%)$4,491809 (26%)$4,26827 (1%)$9,519
2020-21626 (21%)$4,503620 (21%)$4,38012 (0%)$8,605
2021-22545 (20%)$4,735539 (20%)$4,59512 (0%)$8,662
2022-23629 (21%)$4,410622 (21%)$4,15519 (1%)$9,987
Average860 (29.11%)$4,554851 (28.78%)$4,36127 (1.50%)$7,682

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