The University of Texas Permian Basin
Odessa, Texas · Public · 3,911 undergraduates · utpb.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
96%
of 1,563 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
900 to 1090
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$30,090Est.Estimate
$42,680 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at The University of Texas Permian Basin
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
96% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$40,680
a year in 2027-28, from a $42,680 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1010
Send your score
About 56% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 890, and yours is above it.
Named scholarships you may qualify for (2)
Full tuition
You meet the GPA and score minimums. Also needs an application, essay or interview. · Application required
3 more awards need a higher GPA or score. See every tier
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
Source: Incoming Freshmen - The University of Texas Permian Basin | UTPB · Checked October 17, 2026
Application deadlines
- Aug1Regular Decision · August 1, 2027The standard deadline.
Who gets in
96%
of applicants were admitted: 1,508 of 1,563 for fall 2025.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 40% of them sent SAT scores and 5% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 900 to 1090
Reading and Writing 460 to 560
Math 440 to 540
ACT composite 17 to 23
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16000.4%
- 1200 to 13997.5%
- 1000 to 119946%
- 800 to 99940%
- 600 to 7995.8%
- 400 to 5990.4%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.33
- 4.011%
- 3.75 to 3.9916%
- 3.50 to 3.7416%
- 3.25 to 3.4916%
- 3.00 to 3.2413%
- 2.50 to 2.9920%
- Below 2.508%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$30,090
a year, in state
$42,680
a year, out of state (tuition $19,360)
- Tuition (in state)$6,770
- Fees$3,120
- Food and housing$14,710
- Books and supplies$1,730
- Transportation and other$3,760
The University of Texas Permian Basin published $29,237 in state for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$4,785
- $30,001 to $48,000$7,384
- $48,001 to $75,000$8,835
- $75,001 to $110,000Not reported
- Over $110,000Not reported
Financial aid
57%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$8,084
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
12%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $3,904 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
Falcon Elite Scholarship
$4,000 a year
Automatic · No separate application
- 3.90+ GPA, must meet standard admission requirements
Deadline: April 15 (admission application). To keep it: a 2.5 college GPA, and stay a full-time student (12 credit hours each fall and spring); it renews for up to 4 years.
DetailsFalcon Excellence Scholarship
$3,000 a year
Automatic · No separate application
- 3.70 to 3.89 GPA, must meet standard admission requirements
Deadline: April 15 (admission application). To keep it: a 2.5 college GPA, and stay a full-time student (12 credit hours each fall and spring); it renews for up to 4 years.
DetailsFalcon Achievement Scholarship
$2,000 a year
Automatic · No separate application
- 3.35 to 3.69 GPA, must meet standard admission requirements
Deadline: April 15 (admission application). To keep it: a 2.5 college GPA, and stay a full-time student (12 credit hours each fall and spring); it renews for up to 4 years.
DetailsFalcon Recognition Scholarship
$1,000 a year
Automatic · No separate application
- 3.25 to 3.34 GPA, must meet standard admission requirements
Deadline: April 15 (admission application). To keep it: a 2.5 college GPA, and stay a full-time student (12 credit hours each fall and spring); it renews for up to 4 years.
Details
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Presidential Scholarship
Full tuition
Competitive · Application required
- typically top 5% of senior class, competitive SAT/ACT required; application with recommendation letter, resume, 500-word essay
Deadline: December 1, 2026. To keep it: a 2.5 college GPA, stay in good academic standing (not on academic probation), and stay a full-time student.
Details
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AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
18 of 18
Earn credit with a score of 3
16 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $680Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| Art History | 3 | 3 | ARTS 1303 |
| Art History | 4 | 6 | ARTS 1303 & 1304 |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | BIOL 1306/1106 |
| Biology | 4 | 8 | BIOL 1306/1106 & 1307/1107 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MATH 2413 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 8 | MATH 2412, 2413 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 4 | CHEM 1331/1133 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 8 | CHEM 1331/1133 & 1332/1134 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 4 | COSC 1430 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | ARTS 1316 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1301 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1302 |
| European History | 3 | 3 | HIST 2312 |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECON 2301 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECON 2302 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2326/2126 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2325/2125 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSYC 1301 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 2 | 4 | SPAN 1411 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 8 | SPAN 1411 & 1412 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 11 | SPAN 1411, 1412 & 2311 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 14 | SPAN 1411, 1412, 2311 & 2312 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | PLSC 2305 |
| United States History | 3 | 3 | HIST 1301 |
| United States History | 4 | 6 | HIST 1301, 1302 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
41%
Come back for a second year
61%
Typical earnings
$61,557
a year, 10 years after starting here
- The University of Texas Permian Basin$55,627
- All colleges$60,083
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 7 majors here have earnings data.
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