University of Texas at El Paso

The University of Texas at El Paso

Former names	State School of Mines and Metallurgy (1913–1919) Department of Mines and Metallurgy of University of Texas (1919–1921) College of Mines and Metallurgy of the University of Texas (1921–1949) Texas Western College of the University of Texas (1949–1966) Texas Western College of The University of Texas at El Paso (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 – CUSA
Mascot	Paydirt Pete
Website	www.utep.edu

The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) is a public research university in El Paso, Texas, United States. Founded in 1913 as the State School of Mines and Metallurgy, it is the second oldest academic component of the University of Texas System.

UTEP is an "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity" institution on the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education. It is the largest and oldest Hispanic-serving R1 university in the contiguous United States, exceeded only by institutions in Puerto Rico.^{[7][8][9][10]}

The campus is on located on hillsides overlooking the Rio Grande river, with Ciudad Juárez in view across the Mexico–United States border. It includes the Sun Bowl stadium, which hosts the annual college football competition the Sun Bowl every winter. Multiple campus buildings are in the Dzong architectural style, typical of Bhutan and Tibet.