The University of Texas Permian Basin

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for The University of Texas Permian Basin

The University of Texas Permian Basin operates as a public institution located in Odessa, Texas (city: midsize), with a total reported enrollment of 3,911 students of which 5,557 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. The University of Texas Permian Basin is categorized as “18” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 94.9%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,033 and an ACT midpoint of 20. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $12,723, with published in-state tuition of $9,236 and a Pell grant recipient share of 38.7%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $17,750, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 41.5%, and the first-year retention rate is 60.9%. Graduates earn a median of $56,073 ten years after enrolling, compared with $50,020 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 131000.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 73.7% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.