The student-faculty ratio at University of Texas--El Paso is 20:1, and the school has 31.8 percent of its classes with fewer than 20 students. The most popular majors at University of Texas--El Paso include: Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services; Health Professions and Related Programs; Engineering; Biological and Biomedical Sciences; and Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies. The average freshman retention rate, an indicator of student satisfaction, is 73 percent.
Faculty & classes
Faculty
Student-faculty ratio
20:1
Total faculty
799 full time
516 part time
Minority
36% full time
47% part time
Full-time faculty with Ph.D or terminal degree
72%
Classes taught by graduate assistants
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Full-time faculty gender distribution
Part-time faculty gender distribution
Class Size
Class sizes
20-4952.3%
Classes with fewer than 20 students31.8%
50 or more15.9%
Requirements
General education/core curriculum required
Yes
Coursework required for graduation
Arts/fine arts
Humanities
Mathematics
English (including composition)
Sciences (biological or physical)
History
Social science
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Graduation & retention
Freshmen Retention
Average first-year student retention rate
73%
International Student Retention
International student retention rate
86%
Graduation Rates
6-year graduation rate of students who received a Pell grant
36%
6-year graduation rate of students who received a subsidized Stafford loan
38%
6-year graduation rate of students who did not receive a Pell grant or subsidized Stafford loan
47%
6-year graduation rate of international students
61%
Degrees Awarded (July 1, 2017 - June 30, 2018)
Post-bachelor's certificates
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Post-master's certificates
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Doctoral degrees - research/scholarship
92
Doctoral degrees - professional practice
32
Doctoral degrees - other
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2017-2018 Graduates Employed Full-time
Employed as entrepreneur
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Employed in temporary/contract work
-
Postgraduate internship/fellowship
-
Graduates reporting salaries
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Graduates reporting bonuses
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2017-2018 Graduates Employed Part-time
Employed as entrepreneur
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Employed in temporary/contract work
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Postgraduate internship/fellowship
-
Graduates reporting salaries
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Graduates reporting bonuses
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2017-2018 Graduates Other
Enrolled in a volunteer service program
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Enlisted in the military
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Enrolled in continuing education
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Attended a graduate education program
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Attended a graduate engineering program
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Attended a graduate nursing program
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Graduate schools most often attended by recent graduates
Columbia University
Cornell University
Harvard Law
Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health
New York University
Seeking continuing education
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No information provided by graduate
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Prominent Alumni
School's most prominent alumni
Maria Castan Moats, Vice Chair - US and Mexico Assurance Leader, PricewaterhouseCoopers US, John Daniel "Danny" Olivas, Former Astronaut - Mission Assurance Expert and Director of Space Initiatives, NASA, Robert W. ORear, Former Director of International Operations, Microsoft Corporation
Majors
General Information
Credits apply to multiple majors
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Five Most Popular Majors
Five most popular majors for 2018 graduates
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services 15%
Health Professions and Related Programs 12%
Engineering 11%
Biological and Biomedical Sciences 10%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 8%
Alumni Starting Salaries by Major
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Finance$52,300
Business Administration, Management and Operations$45,700
Marketing$44,100
Accounting$43,600
Human Resources Management and Services$35,800
Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
Public Relations & Advertising$36,300
Communication and Media Studies$33,600
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
Computer Information Systems (CIS)$53,100
Engineering
Electrical Engineering (EE)$66,900
Mechanical Engineering (ME)$63,600
Industrial Engineering (IE)$62,500
Civil Engineering$50,900
Health Professions and Related Programs
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
Health and Physical Education/Fitness$26,500
Social Sciences
Political Science and Government$48,600
Visual and Performing Arts
Design and Applied Arts$36,500
Majors Offered at This School
Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies
Hispanic-American, Puerto Rican, and Mexican-American/Chicano Studies
Latin American Studies
Women's Studies
Biological and Biomedical Sciences
Biology, General
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology
Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services
Accounting
Business Administration and Management, General
Business/Commerce, General
Business/Managerial Economics
Finance, General
Management Information Systems and Services
Marketing/Marketing Management, General
Operations Management and Supervision
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Communication, Journalism, and Related Programs
Advertising
Communication and Media Studies
Mass Communication/Media Studies
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication
Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services
Computer and Information Sciences, General
Engineering
Civil Engineering, General
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering
Industrial Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Metallurgical Engineering
Foreign Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics
French Language and Literature
Linguistics
Spanish Language and Literature
Health Professions and Related Programs
Health Professions and Related Clinical Sciences, Other
Medical Staff Services Technology/Technician
Occupational Therapy/Therapist
Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement, Firefighting and Related Protective Services
Criminal Justice and Corrections
Mathematics and Statistics
Applied Mathematics, General
Mathematical Statistics and Probability
Mathematics
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies
Biological and Physical Sciences
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other
Natural Resources and Conservation
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, and Fitness Studies
Health and Physical Education/Fitness, General
Philosophy and Religious Studies
Physical Sciences
Chemistry, General
Geology/Earth Science, General
Geophysics and Seismology
Physical Sciences
Physics, General
Public Administration and Social Service Professions
Social Sciences
Anthropology
Political Science and Government, General
Sociology
Visual and Performing Arts
Art/Art Studies, General
Ceramic Arts and Ceramics
Dance, General
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General
Drawing
Academic programs
Academic Programs
Degrees offered
Bachelor's, Master's, Post-master's certificate, Doctorate - professional practice, Doctorate - research/scholarship
Combined-degree programs
Accounting
Master of Public Administration
Business Administration
Student participation in special study options
Teacher certificate program
Study abroad
Independent study
Honors program
Exchange student program (domestic)
Student participation in special academic programs
Learning communities
Undergraduate research/creative projects
Senior capstone or culminating academic experience
First-year experiences
Qualified undergraduate students may take graduate-level classes
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Pre-professional programs
Pre-law, pre-medicine, pre-veterinary science, pre-pharmacy
Cooperative education programs
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Teacher certification is offered in
Early childhood, special education, elementary, middle/junior high, secondary, bilingual/bicultural
Subject areas offering education certification
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Counseling services offered
academic
career
minority student
military
older student
personal
psychological
veteran student
international students
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Honors college 2018 enrollment
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Honors program 2018 enrollment
2
Online bachelor's degree program offered
Yes
Percentage of bachelor's degree programs that are available online
12%
Individual online courses offered for bachelor's degree credit
Yes
Domestic Study Away
Semester/term-away programs
-
Student exchange programs offered with
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Percent of 2018 graduates participating in domestic student exchange programs
-
Study Abroad
Countries where study abroad opportunities are available
Argentina
Australia
Austria
Belgium
Botswana
Brazil
Bulgaria
Canada
Chile
China
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2018 graduates participating in study abroad programs
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Veterans
Institution is G.I. Bill certified
Yes
Institution participates in Yellow Ribbon Program
Yes
