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The University of Texas Permian Basin

Odessa, TX · Public · Midsize city · UT Permian Basin · UTPB

Public institution in Odessa, TX · 4,122 undergraduates · 84% acceptance rate · $56,073 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$9,144278th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$10,904674th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$23,2121,007th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$21,727482nd cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$17,750444th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$56,073732nd highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$50,020538th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
43.0%1,413th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
61.4%1,556th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
84.5%1,042nd most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1031881st highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
20798th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
4,122573rd largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
20.0:11,861st smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
35.6%904th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 300 mi (AUS)

On 4 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$40
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 32 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Petroleum EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$89,672$87,532
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$62,012$69,732
Accounting and Related ServicesBusinessbachelors$58,221$53,894
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingHealth Professionsbachelors$54,974$54,252
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$51,386$56,415
Business Administration, Management and OperationsBusinessbachelors$47,260$47,260
Geological and Earth Sciences/GeosciencesPhysical Sciencesbachelors$47,260$42,188
English Language and Literature, GeneralEnglish Language & Literaturebachelors$42,123$42,682
SociologySocial Sciencesbachelors$42,123$41,007
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors$41,937$44,356
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesFamily & Consumer Sciencesbachelors$39,729$23,579
Psychology, GeneralPsychologybachelors$37,424$39,523

Campus facts

Athletics — 10 sports

NCAA Division II with football · NCAA Division II

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $2,597,297 (M $1,727,050 · W $870,247)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to The University of Texas Permian Basin’s 4,122 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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