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The University of Texas of the Permian Basin is a public institution located in Odessa, Texas. The location of the school is great for students who enjoy the amenities of city life.

177 Graduate Degrees
$20,717 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
95% Acceptance Rate

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
Website: www.utpb.edu

How Do I Get Into UT Permian Basin?

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

Admission Requirements for UT Permian Basin

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 3
High School Transcript 5
College Prep Program 5
Recommendations 5
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into UT Permian Basin?

95% Acceptance Rate
57% Of Accepted Are Women
39% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 95%, UT Permian Basin is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 43% of accepted students are men and 57% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 94%, and the acceptance rate for women is 95%.

Average Test Scores

About 39% 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 550. Math scores were between 450 and 540.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for The University of Texas of the Permian Basin  ( 460 to 550 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for The University of Texas of the Permian Basin  ( 450 to 540 )
200
800
UT Permian Basin received ACT scores from 6% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 13 and 21. Math scores were between 16 and 0. Composite scores were between 16 and 21.

ACT English Scores for The University of Texas of the Permian Basin  ( 13 to 21 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for The University of Texas of the Permian Basin  ( 16 to 21 )
1
36

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

$20,717 Net Price
31% Take Out Loans
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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At UT Permian Basin, approximately 31% of students took out student loans averaging $5,235 a year. That adds up to $20,940 over four years for those students.

The University of Texas of the Permian Basin Undergraduate Student Diversity

2,423 Full-Time Undergraduates
58% Women
48% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 4,249 undergraduate students at UT Permian Basin, with 2,423 being full-time and 1,826 being part-time.

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There are also 1,285 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 2,423 full-time undergraduates at UT Permian Basin, 42% are male and 58% 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 55
Black or African American 207
Hispanic or Latino 822
White 1,065
International Students 99
Other Races/Ethnicities 175

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

2,860 Took All Classes Online
4,965 Took At Least One Class Online
There are 3 bachelor’s degree and 3 master’s degree programs available online at UT Permian Basin. In 2022-2023, 4,965 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 12th most popular in Texas for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

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
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services 33%

The University of Texas of the Permian Basin Teaching Concentrations

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

Major Master’s TOTAL
General Special Education 68 68
General Educational Leadership & Administration 62 62
Bilingual & Multilingual Education 27 27
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services 9 9
Teacher Education 6 6
Reading Teacher Education 5 5
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0
General Education 0 0
Early Childhood Education 0 0
TOTAL 177 177

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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