University of Texas at El Paso

The University of Texas at El Paso

Former names	Texas State School of Mines and Metallurgy (1913–1918) University of Texas Department of Mines and Metallurgy (1918–1921) Texas College of Mines and Metallurgy (1921–1948) Texas Western College (1948–1966)[1]
Motto	Scientia et Humanitas (Latin)
Motto in English	"Knowledge and Refinement"
Type	Public research university
Established	April 16, 1913; 111 years ago (1913-04-16)
Parent institution	University of Texas System
Accreditation	SACS
Academic affiliations	CONAHEC Space-grant
Endowment	$241.7 million (Fall 2017)[2]
President	Heather Wilson[3]
Academic staff	1,303 (Fall 2016)[4]
Administrative staff	1,519
Students	25,151[5]
Undergraduates	21,341[5]
Postgraduates	3,810[5]
Location	El Paso , Texas , United States
Campus	Large City, 366 acres (1.48 km2)
Newspaper	The Prospector
Colors	Dark blue, orange, and silver accent[6]
Nickname	Miners
Sporting affiliations	NCAA Division I FBS – C-USA
Mascot	Paydirt Pete
Website	www.utep.edu

The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) is a public research university in El Paso, Texas. It is a member of the University of Texas System. UTEP is the second-largest university in the United States to have a majority Mexican American student population (about 80%) after the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.^[7] It is classified among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity".^[8][9]

UTEP is home to the Sun Bowl stadium, which hosts the annual college football competition the Sun Bowl every winter.

The campus is one of the few places in the world outside of Bhutan or Tibet to have buildings created with the Dzong architectural style. It sits on hillsides overlooking the Rio Grande river, with Ciudad Juárez in view across the Mexico–United States border.