The University of Texas of the Permian Basin Campus Life
Campus life
The campus as a place: setting, size, calendar and who studies here.
Campus at a glance
Midsize city
Inside an urbanized area and a principal city.
- City (this campus)
- Suburb
- Town
- Rural
3,911 students
Larger than 73% of colleges
National median 1,603 students
Undergraduates with Pell Grants
- Receive a Pell Grant
- 45.5%
- TypePublic
- ClassMaster's university
- CalendarSemester
- AthleticsNCAA Division II
Nearby college towns
- Midland16.3 mi
- Big Spring53.7 mi
- Snyder99 mi
- San Angelo113.9 mi
Verified data from IPEDS and the College Scorecard. Distances are straight-line miles.
Race/ethnicity
Source: U.S. College Scorecard · 2025
Among undergraduates at The University of Texas of the Permian Basin, the largest reported group is Hispanic (54.2%), followed by White (24.9%).
| Group | Undergraduates | Full-time instructional staff |
|---|---|---|
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 0.3% | 0% |
| Asian | 1.9% | 17.1% |
| Black | 7.6% | 3.2% |
| Hispanic | 54.2% | 10.1% |
| Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander | 0.1% | 0% |
| White | 24.9% | 63.3% |
| Two or more races | 2.4% | 0.6% |
| Non-resident | 6% | 5.7% |
| Unknown | 2.6% | 0% |
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Did you know? The University of Texas of the Permian Basin
- 94.9%The University of Texas of the Permian Basin admitted 784 of 1,212 applicants.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- 45.2%of admitted students chose to enroll (the yield rate): 354 of 784.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
- $5,070average net price after grants for aided students, against $21,836 published tuition.Source: U.S. College Scorecard, 2025
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