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• Freshman
• Freshman International

Ready to get started? Use the following step-by-step instructions to successfully submit your application to UTEP.

 Apply Online

Like other Texas public universities, we use the  application. Use it to report your complete academic record, including college credit.
The   summer/fall application opens on August 1. We accept applications throughout the year. There is no application fee for domestic applicants or essay requirement for admissions.

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Pay the Application Fee

$65.00 application fee

You can make a payment in person at Cashiers located at:

Mike Loya Academic Services Bldg.
500 W. University Ave.
El Paso, TX 79968-0510

If you cannot make the payment by check you can pay online.

Make sure that you have been given a student ID number as it is required to make payments online.

Make checks payable to ÀÇÓÑÊÓƵ. Write your student ID number and/or full name and date of birth on your check or money order. Do not mail cash.

Submit Official Transcripts

Official High School or College transcripts must be sent directly from the schools attended in the U.S. or abroad. Foreign transcripts in a language other than English must be translated before being submitted to the university. 

Copies or faxes are considered unofficial and will not satisfy this admission requirement.

Send transcripts to:

Office of Admissions & Recruitment

102 Academic Services Building
ÀÇÓÑÊÓƵ
500 W. University Ave.
El Paso TX, 79968-0510
USA

Note: All transcripts in languages other than English or Spanish must be accompanied by a certified English translation.

Submit Test Scores

All international students must submit entrance exam scores. Take one of the following exams and request your scores to be sent directly to UTEP from the testing center:

• SAT: minimum score of 1070 (reading + math sections) with a score of 480 on the reading section
• ACT: minimum composite score of 23 with a score of 19 on the English section
• TOEFL: minimum score of 500 on UTEP’s institutional paper based exam or
  a minimum score of 61 on the Internet Based TOEFL (IBT)
  • TOEFL Exemptions.
    • PAA: minimum score of 1000
    • Pearson Test of English (PTE): minimum score of 44
  • UTEP does not accept IELTS scores for admission.

Test results may take up to 5 weeks to receive. Use the following testing codes to submit official scores:

• SAT: 6829
• ACT: 4223
• TOEFL: 6829

For more information, visit  .

Confirmation of Financial Resources

International applicants must complete the Confirmation of Financial Resources form to determine if you meet the required economic resource requirement.

For more information, visit the  Office of International Programs .