The University of Texas at El Paso nursing

El Paso, Texas · Public. Bachelor's, Master's, Doctorate · first-time NCLEX 88.79% · CCNE accredited.

Bachelor'sMaster'sDoctorateRN, bachelor’s degree NCLEX 88.79%

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State board approval and NCLEX

Program	Campus	Approval	First-time NCLEX pass rate
RN, bachelor’s degree	El Paso	FULL	88.79% (2025, 330 first-time takers) Board source

Nursing awards

Nursing completions at The University of Texas at El Paso by year, IPEDS. Up 39% from 2014 to 2024.

Year	Completions
2014	389
2015	518
2016	478
2017	409
2018	413
2019	593
2020	585
2021	478
2022	536
2023	553
2024	542

Program (CIP)	Award level	Completions, 2023-24
Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse 51.3801	Bachelor's degree	392
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 51.3805	Master's degree	81
Nursing Administration 51.3802	Master's degree	24
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing 51.3805	Post-master's certificate	15
Nursing Practice 51.3818	Doctor's degree, research/scholarship	12
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing 51.3810	Postbaccalaureate certificate	10
Nursing Education 51.3203	Master's degree	8

Source: IPEDS Completions, first majors only.

Accreditation

Accreditor	Program	Next review
CCNE	Baccalaureate	Spring 2029
CCNE	Master's	Spring 2029
CCNE	Doctor of Nursing Practice (DNP)	Spring 2034
CCNE	Post-Graduate APRN Certificate	Spring 2029

Federal funding

2 federal awards under nursing assistance listings, fiscal year 2016 onward, totaling $423k. Awards are made to the institution; amounts are award values from USAspending.gov.

Amount	Program	Period	Agency
$423k	Nursing Research 93.361	2012-08-17 to 2015-07-31	National Institutes of Health
$0	Nurse Faculty Loan Program 93.264	2003-07-01 to 2020-01-13	Health Resources and Services Administration

Faculty

9 people listed on the school’s nursing faculty page, with the titles the school gives.

Leslie RobbinsPh.D., APRN, PMHCNS-BC, PMHNP-BC, FAANP, ANEFDean
Laura RodriguezDNP, APRN, MCH-CNSAssociate Dean for Undergraduate Education
Laura AguirreMBA
Manny Santa CruzClinical Associate Professor Coordinator/Advisor
Linda LawsonDNP
John DuranMSN, RN
Enrique MataBSN, MSPH, RN, PHNA-BC, NEA-BC
Christina PazDNP, RN, FNP-C
Cindy StoutDNP

Source: school nursing faculty page

From The University of Texas at El Paso’s nursing pages

Admission
“TEAS completion deadline (58.7% Passing score)”
utep.edu