The University of Texas Permian Basin
Odessa, Texas · Also known as UT Permian Basin · Website
$56,073
median earnings, 10 years after starting
$56,073
median earnings, 10 years after starting
The University of Texas Permian Basin is a public 4-year college in Odessa, Texas with 3,911 undergraduates and 1,367 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $12,723 a year (tuition and fees $9,236 in-state, $21,504 out-of-state). It admits 95% of applicants and 40% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $56,073 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $17,750 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$12,723
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$9,236
Out-of-state $21,504
Admission rate
95%
US median 78%
Completion rate
40%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$17,750
About $188 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$56,073
Rank 1,023 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $12,723
- Tuition in-state
- $9,236
- Tuition out-of-state
- $21,504
- Cost of attendance
- $23,886
- Students with a need-based grant
- 39%
- Students with federal loans
- 29%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $11,930
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $10,491
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $12,823
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $13,294
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $17,810
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $5,250 in 2015-16 to $9,236 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 95%
- Average SAT
- 1,033
- SAT reading, middle
- 520
- SAT math, middle
- 510
- ACT, middle
- 20
- Undergraduates
- 3,911
- Graduate students
- 1,367
- Part-time students
- 25%
- Women
- 61%
- Students per teacher
- 19
- Completion rate
- 40%
- Retention rate
- 61%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 93
- Endowment
- $68.5M
- Other
- Hispanic-serving
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 1,023 of 5,094 US colleges and 52 of 324 in Texas (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | TX median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $12,723 | $18,447 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $9,236 | $9,940 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 95% | 84% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 40% | 59% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 61% | 74% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $17,750 | $10,667 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $50,020 | $32,765 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $56,073 | $38,474 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 60% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 76% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
93 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsMaster's | Master's | 208 | $19,250 | $89,972 | Withheld | - |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 129 | $17,500 | $46,009 | Withheld | $50,706 |
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 88 | $21,381 | $51,109 | Withheld | $68,257 |
| Education, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 67 | - | - | Withheld | - |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 64 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/FitnessBachelor's | Bachelor's | 54 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical NursingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 43 | Withheld | $71,681 | Withheld | - |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 42 | $14,253 | $65,167 | Withheld | - |
| Educational Administration and SupervisionMaster's | Master's | 38 | $18,335 | $63,131 | Withheld | $71,685 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 37 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Public AdministrationMaster's | Master's | 33 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 29 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $69,303 |
| Special Education and TeachingMaster's | Master's | 26 | $17,250 | $57,352 | Withheld | $64,397 |
| Petroleum EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 25 | Withheld | $61,299 | Withheld | - |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $92,374 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 24 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $48,568 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesMaster's | Master's | 23 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | $17,515 | $46,203 | $60,805 | $56,359 |
| Bilingual, Multilingual, and Multicultural EducationMaster's | Master's | 22 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $71,241 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 22 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Industrial Production Technologies/TechniciansBachelor's | Bachelor's | 21 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 19 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| SociologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 17 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $52,657 |
| Criminal Justice and CorrectionsMaster's | Master's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| CriminologyBachelor's | Bachelor's | 15 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $55,556 |
In the area
- Jobs, pay and new homes: the county of Odessa and Texas on Local Economy
- More colleges: All colleges in Texas
- Homes: Homes for sale in Texas
Questions and answers
How much does The University of Texas Permian Basin cost?
$12,723 a year is the average net price at The University of Texas Permian Basin after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $9,236 for in-state students and $21,504 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $23,886. Families earning under $30,000 pay $11,930 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at The University of Texas Permian Basin?
95% of applicants are admitted to The University of Texas Permian Basin. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,033 and the middle ACT score is 20. The median admission rate of colleges in Texas is 84%.
How much do The University of Texas Permian Basin graduates earn?
$56,073 a year is the median pay of former The University of Texas Permian Basin students who work, 10 years after they started ($50,020 after 6 years). That ranks 1,023 of 5,094 US colleges and 52 of 324 in Texas. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Business Administration, Management and Operations (Master's) at $89,972.
How much student debt do The University of Texas Permian Basin graduates have?
$17,750 is the median federal student loan debt of The University of Texas Permian Basin graduates, about $188 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 29% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at The University of Texas Permian Basin?
40% of first-time, full-time students at The University of Texas Permian Basin finish within 6 years. 61% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at The University of Texas Permian Basin?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (208 master's graduates), Psychology, General (129 bachelor's graduates), Business Administration, Management and Operations (88 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 93 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.