UTEP professor to lead AI-focused STEM seminar in Kazakhstan in November<\/a><\/p>\n\u201cSurpassing 27,000 students is a remarkable milestone, but what matters most is that record numbers of students are not just enrolling at UTEP, they are staying and finishing,\u201d Wilson said.<\/p>\n
According to the university, 76.6% of last year\u2019s first-time freshmen returned for their second year, exceeding UTEP\u2019s projected persistence rate of 71%. Persistence among all continuing undergraduate students reached 80.5%.<\/p>\n
UTEP credited expanded academic advising, the Paydirt Promise and other scholarship programs for helping students continue their education through graduation.<\/p>\n
Online enrollment also reached a new high. UTEP Online enrolled 2,158 students this fall, up 8.8% from fall 2025. The university said fully online students now account for about 44% of its total master\u2019s degree enrollment.<\/p>\n
UTEP Online offers more than 40 fully online degree, certificate and doctoral programs designed for working professionals, military-connected students and others balancing school with work and family obligations.<\/p>\n
The growth was seen across several colleges, including the Woody L. Hunt College of Business, which grew 11% to 4,376 students, and the College of Health Sciences, which increased 10.1% to 2,348 students.<\/p>\n
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