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The University of Texas Permian Basin

The University of Texas Permian Basin is a public campus in Odessa proper — federal locale codes class it as urban. International students are a visible presence at The University of Texas Permian Basin — 6% of its 3,911 undergraduates come from outside the U.S.

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What could it cost?

Start with net price after grants, then read the published costs. Each chart names its academic year and the students it covers.

Net price by family income

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Average annual cost after grants for each family-income band. These group averages are not personal price quotes.

IPEDS Income brackets, 2022–23

family-income band

$7,684

family income
under $30k

$7,920

$30–48k

$9,055

$48–75k

$11,317

$75–110k

$16,113

over $110k

Average net price

$12,7232023–24Skip to data table

Average annual attendance cost after grants for the reported student group. Your own aid offer and costs may differ.

Average net price at The University of Texas Permian Basin rose from $4,674 (2008) to $12,723 (2023).

Average net price — data
Year	Net price
2008	$4,674
2009	$4,014
2010	$5,752
2011	$5,457
2012	$7,688
2013	$6,900
2014	$5,823
2015	$6,967
2016	$10,117
2017	$9,632
2018	$10,092
2019	$10,591
2020	$8,106
2021	$8,601
2022	$9,144
2023	$12,723

IPEDS 16 federal reports, 2008–2023

Total cost of attendance

$23,8862024–25Skip to data table

Estimated annual attendance budget before grants, including tuition, fees, housing, food and books. Not every expense is billed by the school.

Total cost at The University of Texas Permian Basin rose from $11,529 (2009) to $23,886 (2024).

Total cost of attendance — data
Year	Cost
2009	$11,529
2010	$11,393
2011	$12,983
2012	$13,621
2013	$14,292
2014	$13,939
2015	$14,482
2016	$15,290
2017	$18,123
2018	$18,125
2019	$18,098
2020	$17,323
2021	$20,947
2022	$22,113
2023	$21,727
2024	$23,886

IPEDS Academic-year cost 2009–2024

Tuition (in-state vs out-of-state)

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Published tuition and fees before grants. Housing, food, books and other attendance costs are separate.

In-stateOut-of-state

Tuition — data
Year	In-state	Out-of-state
2000	$1,956	$7,140
2001	$2,434	$7,498
2002	$2,596	$7,828
2003	$2,788	$8,452
2004	$3,124	$9,316
2005	$3,340	$9,964
2006	$3,638	$10,238
2007	$3,902	$10,574
2008	$4,262	$11,006
2013	$5,250	$13,674
2014	$5,250	$13,938
2015	$5,250	$6,090
2016	$5,774	$6,958
2017	$5,782	$6,622
2018	$6,260	$7,100
2019	$6,666	$7,506
2020	$4,837	$9,745
2021	$8,806	$21,460
2022	$9,234	$21,474
2023	$10,904	$23,212

IPEDS Published price 2000–01 to 2023–24 (not adjusted for inflation)

Cost, size & completion summary

Cost, size & completion

The University of Texas Permian Basin reports published tuition by residency: $9,236 in-state versus $21,504 out-of-state — a $12,268 gap that makes state lines part of the decision. Scorecard snapshot: 2026-06-10; historical charts show their own years.

The University of Texas Permian Basin reports 3,911 undergraduate students. Enrollment is a headcount, not a measure of teaching access.

39.7% of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants completed at The University of Texas Permian Basin within six years (2026-06-10 release). This measure excludes other student groups.

Do students finish — and what comes after?

Graduation, debt and earnings cover different groups. Read each chart's entering class or fiscal period; they are not one group's journey.

Six-year graduation rate

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39.7%entered Fall 2018Skip to data table

The share of first-time, full-time bachelor's entrants who completed at this institution within six years. Other students are not included.

The six-year graduation rate at The University of Texas Permian Basin rose from 23.9% (entered 1991) to 39.7% (entered 2018).

A six-year rate can only describe a class that entered six or more years ago — by definition the last point on the line is that old.

Six-year graduation rate — data
Year	Graduated within 6 yrs
1991 cohort	23.9%
1992 cohort	19.7%
1993 cohort	23.1%
1994 cohort	33%
1995 cohort	24%
1996 cohort	23.2%
1997 cohort	29.2%
1998 cohort	31.3%
1999 cohort	35%
2000 cohort	29.2%
2001 cohort	33.9%
2002 cohort	31%
2003 cohort	31.5%
2004 cohort	32.2%
2005 cohort	33.7%
2006 cohort	36.5%
2007 cohort	26.9%
2008 cohort	33.7%
2009 cohort	39.9%
2010 cohort	34%
2011 cohort	42.6%
2012 cohort	40.8%
2013 cohort	40.1%
2014 cohort	40.6%
2015 cohort	41.6%
2016 cohort	39.8%
2017 cohort	43%
2018 cohort	39.7%

IPEDS Entering cohorts 1991–2018

Median debt at exit (completers vs non-completers)

Historical student groups

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Median federal student loan debt when students left school, shown separately for those who completed and those who did not.

CompletedLeft without degree

Each point combines two years. Neighboring points share one year, so changes should be read with that overlap in mind.

These two-year windows closed before today's students borrowed — they describe past cohorts, not the current price of a degree.

Median debt at exit — data
Year	Completed	Left without degree
Left school in fiscal years 1997 and 1998 (FY1997/98)	$10,417	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 1998 and 1999 (FY1998/99)	$8,993	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 1999 and 2000 (FY1999/00)	$7,933	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2000 and 2001 (FY2000/01)	$7,500	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2001 and 2002 (FY2001/02)	$8,000	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2002 and 2003 (FY2002/03)	$8,585	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2003 and 2004 (FY2003/04)	$8,250	$3,500
Left school in fiscal years 2004 and 2005 (FY2004/05)	$8,607	$3,552
Left school in fiscal years 2005 and 2006 (FY2005/06)	$9,360	$3,780
Left school in fiscal years 2006 and 2007 (FY2006/07)	$10,568	$4,361
Left school in fiscal years 2007 and 2008 (FY2007/08)	$11,304	$4,680
Left school in fiscal years 2008 and 2009 (FY2008/09)	$11,636	$4,725
Left school in fiscal years 2009 and 2010 (FY2009/10)	$11,822	$5,415
Left school in fiscal years 2010 and 2011 (FY2010/11)	$12,028	$5,111
Left school in fiscal years 2011 and 2012 (FY2011/12)	$12,100	$4,800
Left school in fiscal years 2012 and 2013 (FY2012/13)	$11,370	$5,000
Left school in fiscal years 2013 and 2014 (FY2013/14)	$12,493	$5,055
Left school in fiscal years 2014 and 2015 (FY2014/15)	$12,750	$5,212
Left school in fiscal years 2015 and 2016 (FY2015/16)	$13,000	$5,535
Left school in fiscal years 2016 and 2017 (FY2016/17)	$14,500	$6,500
Left school in fiscal years 2017 and 2018 (FY2017/18)	$14,950	$8,500
Left school in fiscal years 2018 and 2019 (FY2018/19)	$14,500	$9,500
Left school in fiscal years 2019 and 2020 (FY2019/20)	$16,206	$8,649
Left school in fiscal years 2020 and 2021 (FY2020/21)	$17,750	$7,500

NSLDS GRAD_DEBT_MDN / WDRAW_DEBT_MDN, merged FY periods · via College Scorecard

Earnings after entry

Historical student groups

Median annual earnings after entering college, for federally aided students who were working and not enrolled when measured.

Entered: academic years 2013–14 or 2014–15

$50,020

6 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2011–12 or 2012–13

$52,880

8 years after entry

Entered: academic years 2009–10 or 2010–11

$56,073

10 years after entry

Each figure covers a different group of students who entered college in the stated years. Earnings were measured in the same two years; these are not one group followed over time.

Measured in 2020–21, adjusted for inflation to 2022 dollars. Each figure pools two entering academic years.

Treasury Pooled entering cohorts · Scorecard 2020–21 historical file

What does the admissions record show?

Rates and score ranges describe a past admissions cycle. Submitted scores are not cutoffs or a prediction of admission.

Admissions snapshot & test policies

The University of Texas Permian Basin admitted 1,485 of 1,565 applicants in Fall 2024. The 94.9% rate describes that application pool.

94.9%

acceptance rate · Fall 2024 admissions cycle

rate trend $10,904 in-state tuition · 2023–24 3,911 undergraduates · Fall 2024

Test-optional (considered) · Fall 2024

400SAT range (section 25th/75th sums): 910–11301600

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Admissions

The University of Texas Permian Basin reported scores as considered but not required for the Fall 2024 admissions cycle. For The University of Texas Permian Basin’s enrolled SAT submitters, Reading and Writing was 470–570 and Math was 440–560 (25th–75th percentiles). The section-percentile sums 910–1130 are not composite-score percentiles. These are not admission cutoffs.

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Score	25th	50th	75th
SAT Reading & Writing	470	520	570
SAT Math	440	500	560
ACT Composite	17	22	23

25th / 75th: a quarter of enrolled submitters scored below the first number, a quarter above the second. These are not cutoffs.

Only students who submitted scores are counted — at test-optional schools, many enrolled students aren't in this table.

Percentiles are among enrolled students who submitted scores (Fall 2024 admissions cycle).

In the Fall 2024 cycle, The University of Texas Permian Basin received 1,565 applications and admitted 1,485 (94.9%), with 653 enrolling.

Acceptance rate

94.9%Fall 2024Skip to data table

The share of applicants offered a spot — lower means more selective; read it alongside the score ranges below.

Acceptance rate — data
Year	Acceptance rate
Fall 2001	88.7%
Fall 2002	94.2%
Fall 2003	87.9%
Fall 2004	90%
Fall 2005	95.1%
Fall 2006	85.9%
Fall 2007	89.7%
Fall 2008	97.7%
Fall 2009	90.5%
Fall 2010	85.9%
Fall 2011	78.9%
Fall 2012	81.9%
Fall 2013	84%
Fall 2014	87%
Fall 2015	84.5%
Fall 2016	81.5%
Fall 2017	89.5%
Fall 2018	90.5%
Fall 2019	88.3%
Fall 2020	87.9%
Fall 2021	64.7%
Fall 2022	94.7%
Fall 2023	84.5%
Fall 2024	94.9%

IPEDS Fall cycles 2001–2024

SAT range (section sums, 25th–75th)

910–1130Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

Sums of the reading/writing and math percentiles among enrolled submitters — not percentiles of total SAT scores or admission cutoffs.

SAT range (section sums) — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2001	840	1060
Fall 2002	860	1090
Fall 2003	850	1060
Fall 2004	870	1080
Fall 2005	860	1120
Fall 2006	860	1080
Fall 2007	900	1070
Fall 2008	860	1070
Fall 2009	900	1120
Fall 2010	905	1095
Fall 2011	890	1120
Fall 2012	893	1088
Fall 2013	925	1120
Fall 2014	880	1068
Fall 2015	880	1070
Fall 2016	850	1060
Fall 2017	950	1120
Fall 2018	970	1130
Fall 2019	940	1133
Fall 2020	920	1110
Fall 2021	920	1140
Fall 2022	910	1090
Fall 2023	910	1110
Fall 2024	910	1130

IPEDS Fall 2001–2024, submitters only

ACT middle 50%

17–23Fall 2024 · submittersSkip to data table

The middle half of enrolled ACT submitters, using published composite-score percentiles — not admission cutoffs.

ACT middle 50% — data
Year	25th	75th
Fall 2004	18	23
Fall 2005	19	24
Fall 2006	19	23
Fall 2007	18	22
Fall 2008	18	22
Fall 2009	18	23
Fall 2010	19	23
Fall 2011	19	24
Fall 2012	19	23
Fall 2013	19	23
Fall 2014	18	22
Fall 2015	18	22
Fall 2016	18	22
Fall 2017	17	22
Fall 2018	17	22
Fall 2019	17	22
Fall 2020	16	22
Fall 2021	17	23
Fall 2022	16	21
Fall 2023	16	20
Fall 2024	17	23

IPEDS Fall 2004–2024, submitters only

What is the campus like?

Enrollment counts a campus population; retention follows first-years returning. Their dates and populations are shown separately.

Undergraduate enrollment

3,911Fall 2024Skip to data table

Reported undergraduate enrollment. This count does not measure class size or teaching access.

Undergraduate enrollment at The University of Texas Permian Basin rose from 1,985 (Fall 2002) to 3,911 (Fall 2024).

Undergraduate enrollment — data
Year	Undergraduates
Fall 2002	1,985
Fall 2003	2,329
Fall 2004	2,549
Fall 2005	2,610
Fall 2006	2,571
Fall 2007	2,651
Fall 2008	2,489
Fall 2009	2,600
Fall 2010	2,688
Fall 2011	2,674
Fall 2012	2,704
Fall 2013	2,947
Fall 2014	3,311
Fall 2015	3,527
Fall 2016	3,713
Fall 2017	3,730
Fall 2018	3,558
Fall 2019	3,423
Fall 2020	3,646
Fall 2021	3,443
Fall 2022	4,060
Fall 2023	4,122
Fall 2024	3,911

IPEDS Fall headcounts 2002–2024

First-year retention (full-time)

61%Fall 2023 cohortSkip to data table

The share of the reported first-time student group who returned the following year. This rate does not explain why others left.

First-year retention at The University of Texas Permian Basin has wandered from Fall 2002 to Fall 2023 — up to 71% at the peak — but ends near where it began, at 61%.

First-year retention — data
Year	Retention
Fall 2002 cohort	64%
Fall 2003 cohort	69%
Fall 2004 cohort	59%
Fall 2005 cohort	57%
Fall 2006 cohort	62%
Fall 2007 cohort	54%
Fall 2008 cohort	61%
Fall 2009 cohort	61%
Fall 2010 cohort	59%
Fall 2011 cohort	66%
Fall 2012 cohort	66%
Fall 2013 cohort	69%
Fall 2014 cohort	71%
Fall 2015 cohort	69%
Fall 2016 cohort	66%
Fall 2017 cohort	68%
Fall 2018 cohort	63%
Fall 2019 cohort	65%
Fall 2020 cohort	67%
Fall 2021 cohort	66%
Fall 2022 cohort	61%
Fall 2023 cohort	61%

IPEDS Full-time cohorts 2002–2023

More about The University of Texas Permian Basin

Faculty pay at The University of Texas Permian Basin averages $112,572 a year, annualized from reported monthly pay. Carnegie classes The University of Texas Permian Basin as a primarily residential campus of 3,911 undergraduates — and 60.9% of the reported first-time, full-time student group returned for a second year.

The University of Texas Permian Basin's SAT section-percentile sums are 910–1130 — their midpoint is below the TX four-year benchmark. These are not total-score percentiles. Put your own practice estimate on The University of Texas Permian Basin's range with the SAT calculator, or bring a saved GPA from the grade tools.

Why some charts are marked “key chart”

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Start with three useful questions: what costs were reported for families in your income band, how many first-time full-time students finished, and what federal debt borrowers held when leaving.

How The University of Texas Permian Basin compares

State and national medians cover active bachelor-primary institutions, mixing public and private schools. Tuition uses in-state rates at public schools. These are broad reference points, not a ranking of similar schools or your likely bill.

Scorecard dates identify the release snapshot, not a shared measurement year. Earnings describe federally aided students who were working and not enrolled ten years after entry; cohorts and populations differ from the admissions and tuition figures.

Acceptance rate

Fall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS

The University of Texas Permian Basin94.9%

Texas median84.5%

National median76.8%

Tuition (in-state)

Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid

The University of Texas Permian Basin$9,236

Texas median$13,498

National median$19,591

Median earnings (10 yr)

Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot

The University of Texas Permian Basin's snapshot: calendar years and dollar basis unverified.

The University of Texas Permian Basin$56,073

Texas median$54,132

National median$53,781

View comparison data & dates

The University of Texas Permian Basin, Texas and national reference values
Metric & basis	The University of Texas Permian Basin	Texas median	National median
Acceptance rateFall 2024 admissions cycle · IPEDS	94.9%	84.5%	76.8%
Tuition (in-state)Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot · published tuition before aid	$9,236	$13,498	$19,591
Median earnings (10 yr)Ten years after entry · Scorecard 2026-06-10 snapshot	$56,073	$54,132	$53,781

Frequently asked questions

What test-score data does The University of Texas Permian Basin report?

The University of Texas Permian Basin's enrolled submitters had SAT section-percentile sums of 910–1130 in Fall 2024. These are not total-score percentiles or a GPA requirement.

What is The University of Texas Permian Basin's acceptance rate?

94.9% in the Fall 2024 cycle — 1,485 admitted from 1,565 applicants.

How much does The University of Texas Permian Basin cost?

In-state tuition is $9,236; out-of-state students pay $21,504. Fees, housing and aid move the real total in both directions.

What earnings data does The University of Texas Permian Basin report?

Median earnings ten years after entry: $56,073. Source and date limits.

Similar colleges in Texas

The University of Texas at San Antonio — 86.8% admitted
Texas Lutheran University — 95.7% admitted
Texas Southern University — 96.9% admitted
Texas Woman's University — 96.1% admitted

Run your own numbers

Data: IPEDS ADM2024 (Fall 2024 admissions, provisional) · IPEDS HD2024/IC2024 directory · College Scorecard 2026-06-10 release (institution and field-of-study files; earnings from Treasury records). Retrieved 2026-09-01. Chart dates follow this institution's available observations; the release date is not an academic year or an earnings year. Some records end earlier than others. Read the date and population definitions.