UTEP is located in El Paso, Texas, on the border between the United States and Mexico. UTEP students live and study in the world's largest binational metropolitan area, pursuing cultural, social, and academic opportunities not available on most university campuses.
UTEP has been an important part of the El Paso community since it was founded as the Texas School of Mines and Metallurgy almost...
The University of Texas at El Paso is a four-year state university, and is a component institution of the University of Texas System. It is celebrating its Centennial this year. The school was founded in 1914 as The Texas State School of Mines and Metallurgy, and a mineshaft survives on the mountainous desert campus. It became Texas Western College in 1949, and The University of Texas at El...