The University of Texas at El Paso College Portrait
The University of Texas at El Paso500 West University Avenue El Paso, TX 79968
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The University of Texas at El Paso
The University of Texas at El Paso students live and study in one of the world’s largest binational metropolitan areas, taking advantage of cultural, social and academic opportunities unique to the U.S.-Mexico border region.
Founded in 1914 as a small school of mines and metallurgy with less than 30 students, The University of Texas at El Paso has become an internationally recognized research and doctoral university with more than 22,000 students and more than 90,000 alumni. Led by an acclaimed faculty, UTEP is a renowned Hispanic-serving institution that offers more than 160 bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees. The University is lauded annually by major magazines for its business, engineering and health sciences programs. Architecturally and geographically distinctive, UTEP is located in the Chihuahuan Desert. Framed by the Franklin Mountains in far West Texas, the University’s picturesque 420-acre campus, with its trademark Bhutanese structures, lends inspiration and tranquility to its students. The UTEP Miners have one of the country’s most competitive athletics programs. Miner athletes have earned top awards in almost every sport, winning 21 NCAA Division I national championships and several Olympic medals. UTEP is the only team in Texas to have ever won a Division I NCAA Men’s Basketball Championship.
Living in the UTEP Community
UTEP’s research programs give students the chance to pursue just about anything that strikes their interest, from investigating disease treatments in a state-of-the-art lab to hiking rugged mountain ranges to studying seismic activity. But when it’s time to take a break from the books, the UTEP community offers Miners plenty of arts, music, sports and social activities.
Located in the Chihuahuan Desert and bordered by the Franklin Mountains, UTEP’s scenic campus with its trademark Bhutanese structures is home away from home for the University’s students, faculty and staff. UTEP is flourishing into an internationally recognized institution with a growing reputation for academic excellence and an aggressive research agenda that focuses on global issues such as HIV/AIDS, tuberculosis, diabetes, water scarcity and climate change. The experiences gained by UTEP students in and outside of the classroom have produced successful alumni who are astronauts, biomedical researchers, Olympic medal winners, military leaders, CEOs of international businesses and NBA stars. Beyond the classroom, the campus buzzes with the excitement generated by hundreds of student organizations, athletic events, countless artistic programs and a $250 million construction agenda, including the building of a 130,000-square-foot College of Health Sciences/School of Nursing structure and a 140,000-square-foot Chemistry and Computer Science facility. Miner fans always find something to do or discover on UTEP’s 420-acre campus. Enjoy a first-class UTEP Dinner Theatre performance or jam out to a live concert by celebrated musicians, such as Carrie Underwood, Santana or the Rolling Stones. Sports fans can watch a UTEP football game with more than 52,000 other roaring Miner Maniacs at the legendary Sun Bowl Stadium, or help fill more than 12,200 seats in the Don Haskins Center during an exciting Miner basketball game. In addition to earning a high-quality education at an affordable price, UTEP students cultivate a strong connection to their University. That feeling stays alive in each alumnus who returns to the campus excited to learn about new programs and events.