The University of Texas Permian Basin

What are the graduation rates for students at The University of Texas Permian Basin?

UT Permian Basin's reported six-year graduation rate is 40% for the standard federal cohort of first-time, full-time students pursuing a bachelor's degree. Its reported four-year rate is 25%. These measures describe earlier entering groups followed for different lengths of time; they are not a prediction that a particular student will or will not graduate.

The reported first-year retention rate is 61%, meaning that about six in ten students in the relevant full-time cohort returned the following fall. Transfer students, part-time students, and adults with different enrollment patterns are not fully represented by the first-time, full-time graduation measure. For applicants, the practical questions are whether required courses are offered often enough, how many credits will apply to the major, and what academic or financial support is available if progress slows.

What is the earning potential for graduates at The University of Texas Permian Basin?

Federal College Scorecard figures report earnings for some UTPB fields one year after completion. The figures are field-specific and reflect the students included in the Scorecard measure, rather than a starting-salary offer or an expected income for everyone who studies that subject.

• Petroleum engineering: reported one-year earnings of $88,833.
• Mechanical engineering: reported one-year earnings of $56,596.
• Business administration and management: reported one-year earnings of $46,307.
• Psychology: reported one-year earnings of $35,283.

Scorecard earnings measures cover qualifying students with available earnings records who were working and not enrolled during the measurement period. They do not capture every graduate or distinguish all the effects of location, occupation, prior experience, and labor-market conditions. Petroleum engineering and psychology, for example, lead to different mixes of immediate jobs and further-study paths. Students should compare a program's costs and completion requirements alongside earnings, not treat one-year figures as lifetime returns.