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Southwest University at El Paso is a for-profit located in El Paso, Texas. Southwest University at El Paso has an open admissions policy.
Return on educational investment at Southwest University at El Paso is in the bottom 5% of all ranked schools. The median student earns $27,956 10 years after enrolling, 77th in Texas, and in the bottom 5% nationally. When adjusted for earning differences by major, Southwest University at El Paso bachelor students earn 28% less than the national average.
The average full-time graduate completes their degree in 3.3 years. 55% of all students graduate within 8 years. The graduation rate at Southwest University at El Paso is 2% higher than the state average, and 15% below the average for all special focus four-year: other health professions schools in the country.
At Southwest University at El Paso, Pell Grant recipients represent 83% of the measured graduating class, 48% higher than the national average of 35%. The average Pell Grant recipient at Southwest University at El Paso graduates within 4 years.
Southwest University at El Paso is in the top 5% of schools for graduating Pell recipients.
We calculate this performance by adjusting the graduation rate of Pell students by their percentage of the student body. This adjustment is made to prevent schools with large numbers of Pell students from underperforming in comparison to schools with few Pell students but high graduation rates.
Southwest University at El Paso’s economic mobility score of 1.5 is calculated by adjusting the 27.03 economic score of lower-income students by the 83% pell grant recipients within the student body. Southwest University at El Paso’s EMS of 1.5 ranks in the bottom 5% nationally.false
Economic Mobility
To calculate economic mobility of low-income (household earnings below $30,000) students, we adjust each institution’s economic score by their percentage of Pell Grant students. The logic of this Pell-adjusted calculation is derived from Third Way’s Economic Mobility Index (EMI).
Bottom 5%
The average Title IV recipient at Southwest University at El Paso pays $18,272 a year, $-872 less than the $17,400 advertised. See below the cost breakdown for students who receive Title IV grants, broken down by income level.
Average net price
The average net price shown by income level for all students that receive Title IV aid. Calculated by deducting the average grant and scholarship aid from tuition, fees, books, and room and board. Limited to first-time, full-time students. Public institution figures are calculated using in-state tuition figures.
Median net price $18,272
Much of the gap between net price and sticker price is filled by institutional and government grants. At Southwest University at El Paso, 77% of students receive some grants and scholarships, compared to the national average of 87% for all colleges and universities. The average amount of federal, state, and institutional grants that students receive is shown on the right.
This leaves a total of $18,272 on average to be covered by the student – be it through loans or out of pocket. In total, 76% of students take out loans, federal or private, at an average amount of $10,291. This is 22% more than the national average.
Federal grants
$10,291
Pell grants
$5,712
State grants
$1,513
Full time
100%
83%
Female
60%
59%
First time
30%
59%
In-state
91%
68%
1st generation
51%
35%
White
7%
52%
Black
4%
14%
Hispanic
88%
15%
Asian
1%
5%
American Indian
N/A
1.6%
Pacific Islander
N/A
0.3%
Other
1%
12%