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The University of Texas of the Permian Basin was awarded 293 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general psychology.
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College Factual ranked UT Permian Basin as #963 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list. This is an improvement over the previous year, when UT Permian Basin held the #1,209 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
UT Permian Basin is also ranked #50 out of 115 schools in Texas.
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The acceptance rate at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin is a competitive 65%, so make sure you take your application seriously when putting it together. Even leaving out a minor detail could be a reason to move you to the rejection pile.
About 46% 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 470 and 570. Math scores were between 450 and 570.
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With a student to faculty ratio of 13 to 1, The University of Texas of the Permian Basin is about average in this regard as the nationwide rate is 15 to 1. While this does not translate directly to class size, it's a good indicator of how much time professors will have to spend with their students on a one-on-one basis.
When estimating how much access students will have to their teachers, some people like to look at what percentage of faculty members are full time. This is because part-time teachers may not have as much time to spend on campus as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin is 53%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
The freshmen retention rate tells us what percentage of first-year, full-time students choose to continue on to their sophomore year at a particular school. The rate at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin is 67%, which is about average when compared to the national rate of 68%.
The on-time graduation rate is the percent of first-time, full time students who obtain their bachelor's degree in four years or less. This rate is 26% for first-time, full-time students at UT Permian Basin, which is lower than the national rate of 33.3%.
During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 4,496 undergraduates at UT Permian Basin with 2,004 being full-time and 2,492 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $8,795 | $8,933 | $10,549 | $13,304 | $14,545 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of UT Permian Basin, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. 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 student loan default rate at UT Permian Basin is 6.2%. Although this is lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, you'll still want to keep this in mind when taking out student loans.
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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: | https://www.utpb.edu/ |
| Facebook: | https://www.facebook.com/GoUTPB |
| Twitter: | https://twitter.com/utpb |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| Business Administration & Management | 137 | $46,307 |
| General Psychology | 125 | $35,283 |
| Accounting | 59 | NA |
| Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies | 52 | $36,520 |
| Communication & Media Studies | 51 | $38,389 |
| Mechanical Engineering | 48 | $56,596 |
| Nursing | 47 | NA |
| General Biology | 43 | NA |
| Health & Physical Education | 40 | NA |
| Industrial Production Technology | 29 | NA |
Online courses area a great option for busy, working students as well as for those who have scheduling conflicts and want to study on their own time. As time goes by, expect to see more and more online learning options become available.
In 2020-2021, 4,489 students took at least one online class at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin. This is a decrease from the 4,811 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2020-2021 | 4,489 | 2,887 |
| 2019-2020 | 4,811 | 2,700 |
| 2018-2019 | 3,722 | 2,416 |
| 2017-2018 | 4,169 | 2,879 |
| 2016-2017 | 5,193 | 3,752 |
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Footnotes
*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.
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