After The University of Texas Permian Basin: graduation, pay and debt
Odessa, Texas · Public · 3,911 undergrads
43% of The University of Texas Permian Basin students finish within six years, the typical student earns $61,557 ten years after starting and graduates leave with $19,000 in federal loans at the median.
The short answers
$61.6k
median pay 10 years after starting college.
43%
finish within six years.
28%
finish in four years.
61%
of first-years come back for year two.
$19k
median federal debt at graduation.
60%
of borrowers were paying down their loans three years after leaving.
All the federal numbers
Finishing
Finished in four yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
28%
Finished within six yearsIPEDS, fall 2023
43%
First-years who came back for year twoCollege Scorecard, fall 2024
61%
Men who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
38%
Women who finished within six yearsIPEDS, students who started in 2017
48%
Students in that six-year groupIPEDS, students who started in 2017
449
Earned a degree or certificate here within eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
47%
Still enrolled here after eight yearsIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
30%
Students in that eight-year groupIPEDS, full-time students who started in 2015
499
Transferred to another collegeCollege Scorecard, earlier release
32%
Pay after college
Median pay 6 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard
$55,402
Median pay 10 years after starting collegeCollege Scorecard, 2022-23
$61,557
Earning more than $25,000 six years after startingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
74%
Debt and paying it back
Median federal debt, students who graduatedCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
$19,000
Median federal debt, everyone who borrowed (finished or not)College Scorecard, earlier release
$12,285
Median federal debt, students with a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$12,750
Median federal debt, students without a Pell GrantCollege Scorecard, earlier release
$10,684
Paying down their loans 3 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, 2024-25
60%
Paying down their loans 5 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
65%
Paying down their loans 7 years after leavingCollege Scorecard, earlier release
69%
Where these numbers come from
- Admit rate and applicants: IPEDS, fall 2024 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
- Cost, pay and debt: College Scorecard, 2024-25 (checked Oct 31, 2026)
Updated Oct 31, 2026Spot a mistake?How we get our numbers