Enrollment Trends at UTEP

The student population at The University of Texas at El Paso is 25,039 (21,118 undergraduate and 3,921 graduate students) . The number of students has increased by 1,642 over the past decade.

The percentage of undergraduate students at UTEP is 84.34% which is increased by 898 over last 10 years. The graduate student population increased by 744 and it has been increasing.

The female to male ratio is 1.23 to 1 which means that female students enrolled slightly more than male students.

2,333 students enrolled in online degree program exclusively and the number of online students has increased by 57.85% since 2015.

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Student Population Changes

The average student population over the last 11 years is 24,488 where 25,039 students are attending the school for the academic year 2024-2025.

84.34% of total students is undergraduate students and 15.66% students is graduate students. The number of undergraduate students has increased by 898 and the graduate enrollment has increased by 744 over past 10 years.

The female to male ratio is 1.23 to 1 and it means that there are slightly more female students enrolled in UTEP than male students.

The following table and chart illustrate the changes in student population by gender at The University of Texas at El Paso since 2015.

Year	Total	Undergraduate			Graduate
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	23,397	20,220	9,358	10,862	3,177	1,413	1,764
2016-17	23,922 525	20,521 301	9,606 248	10,915 53	3,401 224	1,481 68	1,920 156
2017-18	25,078 1,156	21,341 820	9,960 354	11,381 466	3,737 336	1,630 149	2,107 187
2018-19	25,151 73	21,464 123	10,003 43	11,461 80	3,687 -50	1,543 -87	2,144 37
2019-20	25,177 26	21,427 -37	9,876 -127	11,551 90	3,750 63	1,603 60	2,147 3
2020-21	24,879 -298	21,117 -310	9,340 -536	11,777 226	3,762 12	1,632 29	2,130 -17
2021-22	24,003 -876	20,065 -1,052	8,839 -501	11,226 -551	3,938 176	1,692 60	2,246 116
2022-23	23,880 -123	20,165 100	9,036 197	11,129 -97	3,715 -223	1,563 -129	2,152 -94
2023-24	24,351 471	20,609 444	9,379 343	11,230 101	3,742 27	1,549 -14	2,193 41
2024-25	25,039 688	21,118 509	9,583 204	11,535 305	3,921 179	1,647 98	2,274 81
Average	24,488	20,805	9,498	11,307	3,683	1,575	2,108

The University of Texas at El Paso Enrollment Trends Chart

Undergraduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Undergraduate students over the last 11 years is 20,805 where 21,118 students are attending the Undergraduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Undergraduate enrollment by attending status and gender at The University of Texas at El Paso since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	20,220	13,203	6,282	6,921	7,017	3,076	3,941
2016-17	20,521	13,341	6,463	6,878	7,180	3,143	4,037
2017-18	21,341	14,025	6,817	7,208	7,316	3,143	4,173
2018-19	21,464	14,044	6,698	7,346	7,420	3,305	4,115
2019-20	21,427	13,858	6,539	7,319	7,569	3,337	4,232
2020-21	21,117	14,632	6,545	8,087	6,485	2,795	3,690
2021-22	20,065	13,290	5,894	7,396	6,775	2,945	3,830
2022-23	20,165	13,683	6,054	7,629	6,482	2,982	3,500
2023-24	20,609	14,588	6,710	7,878	6,021	2,669	3,352
2024-25	21,118	15,294	6,994	8,300	5,824	2,589	3,235
Average	20,805	20,805	6,500	7,496	20,805	2,998	3,811

The University of Texas at El Paso Undergraduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Graduate Enrollment Changes

The average number of Graduate students over the last 11 years is 3,683 where 3,921 students are attending the Graduate school for the academic year 2024-2025. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in Graduate enrollment by attending status and gender at The University of Texas at El Paso since 2015.

Year	Total	Full-time			Part-time
Year	Total	Total	Men	Women	Total	Men	Women
2015-16	3,177	1,281	627	654	1,896	786	1,110
2016-17	3,401	1,340	636	704	2,061	845	1,216
2017-18	3,737	1,411	714	697	2,326	916	1,410
2018-19	3,687	1,387	670	717	2,300	873	1,427
2019-20	3,750	1,518	711	807	2,232	892	1,340
2020-21	3,762	1,524	698	826	2,238	934	1,304
2021-22	3,938	1,536	701	835	2,402	991	1,411
2022-23	3,715	1,471	666	805	2,244	897	1,347
2023-24	3,742	1,566	705	861	2,176	844	1,332
2024-25	3,921	1,605	749	856	2,316	898	1,418
Average	3,683	3,683	688	776	3,683	888	1,332

The University of Texas at El Paso Graduate Enrollment Trends Chart

Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity Changes

The percentage of white students is 4.82% and the percentage of black students is 2.16% at The University of Texas at El Paso. 0.89% of enrolled students is Asian. Hispanic students comprise 84.93% of the student body.

Over the past 10 years, the racial composition has shifted. The percentage of white students decreased from 8.05% to 4.82%. Asian enrollment declined from 0.94% to 0.89%. Black student enrollment decreased from 2.73% to 2.16%. Hispanic student representation expanded from 79.87% to 84.93%.

The overall racial diversity, measured by the Census Bureau Diversity Index, is 0.2758 which indicates that not very diverse. This decreased from 0.3547 a decade ago, suggesting that racial diversity has declined.

The following table and chart illustrate the student population trends by race/ethnicity at The University of Texas at El Paso over the past 11 years (2015-2025).

Year	American Indian or Native American	Asian	Black	Hispanic	Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander	White	Two or More Races
Year	2015-16	42	220	638	18,688	28	1,883	151
2016-17	36	243	640	19,178	33	1,831	171
2017-18	25	226	676	20,108	38	1,871	189
2018-19	40	261	648	20,171	38	1,802	194
2019-20	47	251	653	20,505	39	1,666	200
2020-21	45	236	613	20,610	37	1,563	171
2021-22	40	209	548	20,080	35	1,421	162
2022-23	45	190	498	20,141	23	1,263	161
2023-24	45	213	532	20,527	26	1,217	141
2024-25	43	224	542	21,265	32	1,208	167
Average	41	227	599	20,127	33	1,573	171

The University of Texas at El Paso Enrollment by Race Trends Chart

Distance Learning (Online Courses) Enrollment Changes

2,333 students are enrolled in online degree programs exclusively for the academic year 2024-2025, which is 9% of total students. The number of online students has increased 57.85% since 2015. The following table and chart illustrate the changes in the online student population by enrolled type at The University of Texas at El Paso from 2015 to 2025.

Year	Total Enrollment	Online Completely	Enrolled in Some Online Courses	Not Enrolled in Online Courses
2015-16	23,397	1,478	7,906	14,013
2016-17	23,922	1,948	7,168	14,806
2017-18	25,078	2,259	7,505	15,314
2018-19	25,151	2,299	7,528	15,324
2019-20	25,177	2,226	7,813	15,138
2020-21	24,879	21,559	2,401	919
2021-22	24,003	3,739	11,163	9,101
2022-23	23,880	2,218	8,645	13,017
2023-24	24,351	2,255	9,249	12,847
2024-25	25,039	2,333	9,127	13,579
Average	24,488	4,231	7,851	12,406

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