The University of Texas at El Paso Employee Directory
Higher EducationTexas, United States5001-10000 Employees
The University of Texas at El Paso is a public higher education institution based in El Paso, Texas. It serves a predominantly Hispanic student body, with about 84% of its roughly 24,000 students identifying as Hispanic and more than half being first-generation college students. It offers 171 degree programs across bachelor’s, master’s, and doctoral levels and is described as the only open-access, top-tier research university in America. It sits at the western tip of Texas, near the Rio Grande, where three states and two countries converge. In 2026, UTEP began construction on a 507-bed on-campus residence hall to address a shortage of student housing. In 2026, the university announced a collaboration with Ducks Unlimited and partner organizations to advance wildlife research initiatives.