Southwest University at El Paso
El Paso, Texas · Website
$29,648
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$29,648
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Southwest University at El Paso is a for-profit 4-year college in El Paso, Texas with 2,073 undergraduates and 57 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $16,906 a year (tuition and fees $16,000). 59% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $29,648 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $20,000 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$16,906
US median $17,138
Tuition and fees
$16,000
US median $11,837
Admission rate
Open
Completion rate
59%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$20,000
About $212 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$29,648
Rank 4,129 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $16,906
- Tuition and fees
- $16,000
- Cost of attendance
- $23,987
- Students with a need-based grant
- 82%
- Students with federal loans
- 76%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $16,569
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $20,912
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $15,000 in 2015-16 to $16,000 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- Open admission
- Undergraduates
- 2,073
- Graduate students
- 57
- Part-time students
- 0%
- Women
- 68%
- Students per teacher
- 20
- Completion rate
- 59%
- Retention rate
- 64%
- Highest degree
- Bachelor's degree
- Programs
- 18
- Other
- Open admission
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 4,129 of 5,094 US colleges and 240 of 324 in Texas (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | TX median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $16,906 | $18,447 | $28,553 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $16,000 | $9,940 | $17,408 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | - | 84% | 91% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 59% | 59% | 50% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 64% | 74% | 67% | 75% |
| Median debt | $20,000 | $10,667 | $20,899 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $29,611 | $32,765 | $36,954 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $29,648 | $38,474 | $40,092 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US for-profit 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 18% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 49% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
18 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 311 | $17,367 | $24,117 | $33,726 | $42,269 |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 86 | $20,000 | $25,851 | $33,666 | $37,073 |
| Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/TechniciansAssociate's | Associate's | 59 | $20,000 | $27,925 | $40,705 | $58,424 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 49 | $41,654 | $51,809 | $59,097 | $65,389 |
| Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied ProfessionsAssociate's | Associate's | 49 | $24,750 | $30,423 | $36,823 | $57,472 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingAssociate's | Associate's | 36 | $32,500 | $74,637 | Withheld | $80,813 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Precision Metal WorkingCertificate | Certificate | 24 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Health and Medical Administrative ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Accounting and Related ServicesAssociate's | Associate's | 18 | $19,998 | $33,024 | $35,818 | $47,660 |
| Computer and Information Sciences and Support Services, OtherAssociate's | Associate's | 13 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Allied Health and Medical Assisting ServicesCertificate | Certificate | 10 | Withheld | Withheld | $28,664 | $34,272 |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 6 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Computer/Information Technology Administration and ManagementAssociate's | Associate's | 4 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsCertificate | Certificate | - | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $57,584 |
| Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment ProfessionsBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | Withheld | $86,211 | $86,015 | $70,786 |
| Public HealthBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | $48,996 | $31,612 | $40,984 | $58,808 |
| Business, Management, Marketing, and Related Support Services, OtherBachelor's | Bachelor's | - | $47,083 | $36,583 | $39,459 | $69,830 |
In the area
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Questions and answers
How much does Southwest University at El Paso cost?
$16,906 a year is the average net price at Southwest University at El Paso after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $16,000, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $23,987. Families earning under $30,000 pay $16,569 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Southwest University at El Paso?
Southwest University at El Paso has open admission: it accepts students who meet its basic requirements, such as a high school diploma.
How much do Southwest University at El Paso graduates earn?
$29,648 a year is the median pay of former Southwest University at El Paso students who work, 10 years after they started ($29,611 after 6 years). That ranks 4,129 of 5,094 US colleges and 240 of 324 in Texas. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions (Bachelor's) at $86,211.
How much student debt do Southwest University at El Paso graduates have?
$20,000 is the median federal student loan debt of Southwest University at El Paso graduates, about $212 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 76% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Southwest University at El Paso?
59% of first-time, full-time students at Southwest University at El Paso finish within 6 years. 64% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of for-profit 4-year colleges is 50%.
What are the most popular majors at Southwest University at El Paso?
Allied Health and Medical Assisting Services (311 associate's graduates), Health and Medical Administrative Services (86 associate's graduates), Vehicle Maintenance and Repair Technologies/Technicians (59 associate's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 18 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.