- The Inkwell
- Texas
- The University of Texas Permian Basin
Odessa, TXCity: midsizeZIP 79762Founded 1973
- Sector
- Public
- Founded
- 1973
- Carnegie class
- Master's: larger programs
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Federal aid since
- 1971
- Website
- www.utpb.edu
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The University of Texas Permian Basin
The University of Texas Permian Basin is a public university in Odessa, Texas, with 3,911 undergraduates. It admits 95% of applicants, graduates 41% within six years and costs $5,070 a year after aid.
41%graduate
Admission rate95%
Retention61%
4-year graduation26%
Pell Grant share46%
Federal loans28%
$5,070net price / year
95%admission rate
1033average SAT
41%graduate in 6 years
$61,557median earnings, 10 yrs
$19,000median debt
#708 of 1,704 for earnings#39 of 1,739 for lowest net price#1,338 of 1,738 for graduation rate#1,350 of 1,552 for selectivity
what it costs
Cost and net price
Net price is the average annual cost after grants and scholarships for full-time students who receive federal aid; it varies with family income.
Published cost
- Cost of attendance
- $21,032tuition, fees, housing, books, per year
- Tuition & fees, in-state
- $9,236
- Tuition & fees, out-of-state
- $21,836
- Average net price
- $5,070national median $19,980
Net price by family income
$0–30,000$4,785
$30,001–48,000$7,384
$48,001–75,000$8,835
$75,001–110,000—
$110,001+—
getting in
Admissions and test scores
Admission
- Admission rate
- 95%national median 77%
- Average SAT
- 1033
- SAT reading, middle 50%
- 470–570
- SAT math, middle 50%
- 440–560
- ACT composite, middle 50%
- 17–23
Against the national median
Admission rate · this college95%
Admission rate · U.S. median77%
Retention · this college61%
Retention · U.S. median76%
Graduation · this college41%
Graduation · U.S. median55%
Pell share · this college46%
Pell share · U.S. median39%
after enrolling
Graduation, earnings and debt
Completion
- Graduation rate, 6 years
- 41%within 150% of normal time
- Graduation rate, 4 years
- 26%
- First-year retention
- 61%
- Award within 8 years, all students
- 48%
Earnings and debt
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $55,402
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $61,557middle 50%: $41,932–$87,468
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,000
- 3-year loan default rate
- 0%
Earnings ten years after entry
Upper quarter$87,468
Median, The University of Texas Permian Basin$61,557
Lower quarter$41,932
U.S. median, all colleges$58,886
Former students working and not enrolled · College Scorecard
who studies here
Students and faculty
Undergraduates
- Degree-seeking undergraduates
- 3,911
- Part-time
- 25%
- Women / men
- 61% / 39%
- Average age at entry
- 26.3
- First-generation students
- 46%
- Pell Grant recipients
- 46%
Faculty and resources
- Student-to-faculty ratio
- 19 : 1
- Full-time faculty
- 100%
- Average faculty salary
- $9,381 / month
- Instructional spending per student
- $9,784
- Endowment, end of year
- $68,495,955
Race and ethnicity, undergraduates
White25%
Hispanic54%
Black7.6%
Asian1.9%
Two or more races2.4%
U.S. nonresident6.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native0.3%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.1%
Unknown2.6%
22 fields of study
Most popular fields
Share of bachelor’s degrees awarded, by broad field (CIP family).
Business & management28%
Psychology14%
Engineering8.5%
Health professions7.8%
Social sciences5.6%
Education4.8%
Parks, recreation & fitness4.5%
Biological & biomedical sciences4.1%
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|---|---|---|---|
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Source: College Scorecard, U.S. Department of Education — institution file, most recent cohorts. UNITID 229018. Founding year, motto and memberships: Wikidata Q2495935.