Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Odessa, TX
Population 180,000
Map of the United States

Weather

Comfortable Days 105 (50%) very dry
Sunshine Hours 3,460 (98% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation 312 (95% 🏖️)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 3,210
Men / Women 40% / 60%
From State 96%
From Region 0%
Athletes 12.7%

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 54%
White 24%
Black 8%
International 6%
Asian 2%
Mixed 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts, Sciences & Education 541 27% / 73% 6% $55,857 60 89%
Computer Science 22 64% / 36% 23% $86,773 94
Information Science 4 75% / 25% 25% $68,207 80
Chemistry 3 +2 33% / 67% 0% $59,236 67
Geology 11 45% / 55% 0% $56,828 62 96%
Mathematics 5 0% / 100% 20% $59,824 68
Biology 37 +1 22% / 78% 3% $55,829 60
Athletic Training $56,071 60
Exercise Science 11 45% / 55% 9% $58,693 66 97%
Kinesiology 29 41% / 59% 14% $58,693 66 97%
Nursing 63 +1 11% / 89% 11% $62,477 73 95%
Health Administration 6 17% / 83% 0% $59,945 68
Communication 31 42% / 58% 3% $58,804 66 84%
English 15 27% / 73% 0% $48,669 40
History 6 33% / 67% 0% $50,322 45
Human Development and Family Studies 27 7% / 93% 0% $53,954 55 93%
Humanities 5 40% / 60% 0% $50,336 45
Interdisciplinary Studies 9 67% / 33% 0% $56,983 62 94%
Political Science 8 75% / 25% 0% $54,963 58
Psychology 121 23% / 77% 3% $49,480 43 82%
Social Work 14 21% / 79% 7% $50,974 47
Sociology 13 46% / 54% 0% $51,667 49 93%
Spanish 4 0% / 100% 25% $51,914 50
Education 43 0% / 100% 5% $55,907 60
Art 11 27% / 73% 9% $39,845 16
Music 7 +1 71% / 29% 0% $42,500 22
Criminal Justice 7 29% / 71% 0%
Criminology 29 31% / 69% 3% $55,146 58
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Business 224 45% / 55% 4% $67,910 80 92%
Accounting 68 21% / 79% 3% $68,856 81 93%
Business Administration 76 51% / 49% 3% $75,519 87 90%
Business Management 6 67% / 33% 0% $75,519 87 90%
Business and Managerial Economics $72,000 84
Finance 31 68% / 32% 3% $70,439 82
Marketing 43 51% / 49% 7% $50,085 44 95%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Engineering 91 74% / 26% 11% $97,172 97 96%
Chemical Engineering 5 60% / 40% 0% $94,075 96
Electrical Engineering 13 85% / 15% 8% $101,538 98
Mechanical Engineering 42 64% / 36% 17% $100,588 98 94%
Petroleum Engineering 16 81% / 19% 12% $103,075 98 100%
Industrial Technology 15 87% / 13% 0% $78,562 89

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $9,703
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $22,877
Est. In-State Cost $12,552
Est. Out-of-State Cost $29,594
ROI Percentile 74th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 61%
4-Year Graduation Rate 25%
6-Year Graduation Rate 40%
Transfer-Out Rate 38%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 29.6% 253 28% / 72% 3% $51,763 49 85%
Business & Economics 26.9% 230 44% / 56% 3% $67,703 80 92%
Health Sciences 12.0% 103 23% / 77% 12% $61,007 70 96%
Engineering 8.9% 76 71% / 29% 13% $100,846 98 96%
Professional 6.0% 51 47% / 53% 2% $63,129 74
Education 5.0% 43 0% / 100% 5% $55,907 60
Life & Natural Sciences 4.3% 37 22% / 78% 3% $55,829 60
Computer Science 3.0% 26 65% / 35% 23% $83,917 92
Physical Sciences & Math 2.2% 19 32% / 68% 5% $57,997 64 96%
Arts 2.1% 18 44% / 56% 6% $40,878 18

Research

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Education $0.8M #252 18% $0
Life & Natural Sciences $0.6M #379 83% $0.0M
Engineering $0.3M #341 39% $0.1M
Humanities & Social Sciences $0.2M #444 4% $0
Business & Economics $0.2M #290 25% $0
Physical Sciences & Math $0.2M #511 86% $0.0M
Health Sciences $0.0M #415 0% $0
Agriculture & Food Science $0 #318 $0
Computer Science $0 #525 $0
Total $2.4M #474 42% $0.1M

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 65%
Yield (Unbound) 41%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 65% 65% 65%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 42%
SAT Range 910 – 1130
SAT Math Range 440 – 560
SAT RW Range 470 – 570