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The University of Texas of the Permian Basin Overview

The University of Texas of the Permian Basin is a public institution situated in Odessa, Texas. The surrounding area of the school is a good match for students who enjoy city life.

What Is The University of Texas of the Permian Basin Known For?

864 Undergraduate Awards
$20,717 Avg Cost After Aid
88% Acceptance Rate
  • The master's degree is the highest award offered at UT Permian Basin.
  • In 2017-2018, 56% of the faculty were full-time.
  • After graduation, UT Permian Basin bachelor's degree recipients go on to jobs where they make $46,100 a year. That's about 13% more than their peers at other schools.

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The University of Texas of the Permian Basin Rankings

UT Permian Basin is ranked #28 out of 137 schools in Texas.

These rankings may look different from those published by other outlets, because we use an outcomes-based approach rather than a subjective one. We get our data from a number of places, including the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard. For more information, check out our rankings and methodology page.

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at UT Permian Basin.

Rank Ranking Name Share
#1 Best Value Physical Sciences Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#2 Best Value English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#2 Best Value Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#5 Best Value Psychology Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#6 Best Value Engineering Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#7 Best Value Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#14 Best Value Communication & Journalism Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#35 Best Family, Consumer & Human Sciences Bachelor’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#48 Best General English Literature Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It
#50 Best English Language & Literature Master’s Degree Schools Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards UT Permian Basin has earned from around the web.

Rank Ranking Name Source
#6 Best Value Colleges for English Language & Literature College Factual
#8 Best Value Colleges for Physical Sciences College Factual
#11 Best Value Colleges for Family, Consumer & Human Sciences College Factual
#12 Best Value Colleges for Psychology College Factual
#16 Best Value Colleges for Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies College Factual
#22 Best Value Colleges for Communication & Journalism College Factual

Where Is The University of Texas of the Permian Basin?

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Contact details for UT Permian Basin are given below.

Contact Details
Address: 4901 E University, Odessa, TX 79762-0001
Phone: 432-552-2020
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/GoUTPB
Twitter: https://twitter.com/utpb

How Do I Get Into UT Permian Basin?

You can apply to UT Permian Basin online at: www.utpb.edu/admissions/apply-now!

Admission Requirements for UT Permian Basin

Submission Required?
High School GPA required
High School Rank required
High School Transcript required
College Prep Program required
Recommendations neither required nor recommended
SAT or ACT Scores required
TOEFL required

How Hard Is It To Get Into UT Permian Basin?

88% Acceptance Rate
53% Of Accepted Are Women
69% Submit SAT Scores
Since UT Permian Basin has an acceptance rate of 88%, it is not too hard to gain acceptance into the school. Still, you need to be sure you complete your application in full and send in any other requested documents.

Approximately 47% of accepted students are men and 53% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 89%, and the acceptance rate for women is 87%.

Average Test Scores

About 69% of students accepted to UT Permian Basin submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 460 and 570. Math scores were between 460 and 540.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for The University of Texas of the Permian Basin  ( 460 to 570 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for The University of Texas of the Permian Basin  ( 460 to 540 )
200
800
UT Permian Basin received ACT scores from 26% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 14 and 21. Math scores were between 16 and 23. Composite scores were between 16 and 22.

ACT English Scores for The University of Texas of the Permian Basin  ( 14 to 21 )
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ACT Math Scores for The University of Texas of the Permian Basin  ( 16 to 23 )
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ACT Composite Scores for The University of Texas of the Permian Basin  ( 16 to 22 )
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36

Can I Afford The University of Texas of the Permian Basin?

$20,717 Net Price
40% Take Out Loans
10.4% Loan Default Rate
The overall average net price of UT Permian Basin is $20,717. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At UT Permian Basin, approximately 40% of students took out student loans averaging $7,930 a year. That adds up to $31,720 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at UT Permian Basin is 10.4%. This is about the same as the national default rate of 10.1%.

The University of Texas of the Permian Basin Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,004 Full-Time Undergraduates
55% Women
67% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 4,496 undergraduate students at UT Permian Basin, with 2,004 being full-time and 2,492 being part-time.

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There are also 1,034 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,004 full-time undergraduates at UT Permian Basin, 45% are male and 55% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of The University of Texas of the Permian Basin students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 49
Black or African American 154
Hispanic or Latino 1,072
White 559
International Students 87
Other Races/Ethnicities 83

Geographic Diversity

Texas students aren't the only ones who study at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin. At this time, 13 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 47 countries are represented at UT Permian Basin. The most popular countries sending students to the school are Brazil, Nigeria, and Mexico.

Online Learning at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin

2,700 Took All Classes Online
4,811 Took At Least One Class Online
-3.7% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
There are 1 bachelor’s degree and 1 master’s degree programs available online at UT Permian Basin. In 2019-2020, 4,811 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at UT Permian Basin has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 38th most popular in Texas for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2019-2020.

Online Affordability Rankings of UT Permian Basin

The following table shows how UT Permian Basin is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Human Development & Family Studies #1 #1
Multilingual Education #1 #1
General English Literature #1 #1
Business/Managerial Economics #1 #1
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences #1 #1
Communication & Journalism #1 #1
Communication & Media Studies #1 #1
Industrial Production Technology #1 #1
English Language & Literature #1 #1
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities #4 #7
Liberal Arts General Studies #4 #7
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies #4 #1
Special Education #4 #1
Sociology #4 #1
Health & Physical Education #7 #1
Educational Administration #7 #4
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies #7 #1
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies #10 #7
Social Sciences #10 #4
Psychology #10 #7
General Psychology #10 #7
Criminal Justice & Corrections #13 #7
Criminology #14 #3
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting #16 #7
Accounting #16 #7
Engineering Technologies #16 #1
Business, Management & Marketing #22 #10
Business Administration & Management #25 #10
Education #35 #10
Marketing #41 #7
Computer & Information Sciences #54 #7
Health Professions #58 #10
Nursing #67 #10

Online Affordability Rankings of UT Permian Basin Rankings

The following table shows how UT Permian Basin is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are mostly online.

Major Tuition for In-State Students Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Communication & Media Studies #1 #1
General English Literature #1 #1
English Language & Literature #1 #1
Multilingual Education #1 #1
Health & Physical Education #1 #1
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies #1 #1
Human Development & Family Studies #4 #4
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies #4 #4
Special Education #4 #4
Business, Management & Marketing #4 #1
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences #4 #4
Social Sciences #4 #1
Business Administration & Management #7 #4
Marketing #7 #10
General Psychology #7 #4
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting #7 #7
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies #7 #10
Communication & Journalism #7 #1
Educational Administration #7 #10
Sociology #7 #4
Criminal Justice & Corrections #10 #10
Psychology #10 #10
Health Professions #10 #10
Liberal Arts General Studies #13 #16
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities #13 #16
Nursing #16 #19

Online Growth Rankings of UT Permian Basin

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin was -3.7%. This is the #1,906 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at UT Permian Basin regardless of major.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of UT Permian Basin majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Health & Physical Education 10%
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies 10%

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at UT Permian Basin ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at UT Permian Basin.

Major Growth Rate Rank
Health & Physical Education #296
Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies #331

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

The University of Texas of the Permian Basin Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Bachelor’s Master’s TOTAL
Business Administration & Management 117 199 316
General Psychology 107 3 110
Educational Administration 0 102 102
Special Education 0 94 94
Accounting 49 21 70
Mechanical Engineering 55 0 55
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 55 0 55
Health & Physical Education 46 2 48
Communication & Media Studies 46 0 46
Nursing 44 0 44
Petroleum Engineering 39 0 39
Human Development & Family Studies 32 0 32
Criminology 32 0 32
Marketing 30 0 30
Multilingual Education 0 29 29
General Biology 26 2 28
Geological & Earth Sciences 13 15 28
Public Administration 0 24 24
Computer Information Systems 19 4 23
General English Literature 13 9 22
Industrial Production Technology 19 0 19
Finance & Financial Management 18 0 18
Chemistry 16 0 16
Sociology 13 0 13
History 9 3 12
Mathematics 10 2 12
Criminal Justice & Corrections 12 0 12
Student Counseling 0 9 9
Political Science & Government 9 0 9
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 8 8
Liberal Arts General Studies 8 0 8
Business/Managerial Economics 7 0 7
Social Work 7 0 7
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 5 5
Information Science 4 0 4
Music 4 0 4
Allied Health Professions 3 0 3
Romance Languages 1 1 2
Fine & Studio Arts 1 0 1
TOTAL 864 532 1,396

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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