The University of Texas Permian Basin
Odessa, TX · public · 3,911 undergraduates
Which tennis teams does The University of Texas Permian Basin field?
The University of Texas Permian Basin, in Odessa, TX, fields 2 tennis teams, men's tennis and women's tennis, competing in NCAA Division II as a member of the Lone Star Conference.
Both rosters carried the same number of players, 10, in the school's latest Equity in Athletics filing.
The University of Texas Permian Basin's men's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 10 players in 2025, down from 15 in 2020. That 2025 roster is in line with the Lone Star Conference median of 10, and about the same distance from the NCAA Division II median. The University of Texas Permian Basin lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for men's tennis, which works out to about 10 players per coach, well above the Lone Star Conference median of 5, by 100%.
The University of Texas Permian Basin's women's tennis roster is smaller than it was: 10 players in 2025, down from 14 in 2020. That 2025 roster is 11% above the Lone Star Conference median of 9, and about the same distance from the NCAA Division II median. The University of Texas Permian Basin lists a single head coach and no assistant on the 2025 filing for women's tennis, which works out to about 10 players per coach, well above the Lone Star Conference median of 4, by 150%.
Each team page below covers roster size and its trend, coaching staff, spending per player against conference and division medians, and what the school and town are like for a recruit.
How does The University of Texas Permian Basin fund its athletes?
The University of Texas Permian Basin reported 372 athletes across all sports in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing, 255 men and 117 women, a roster count that leans heavily male.
Athletically related student aid came to $2,597,297, about $6,773 per male athlete and $7,438 per female athlete across all sports; tennis's share of that is not reported separately, so a recruit should ask the coach directly what a tennis award typically covers.
Recruiting spending was $45,666 for men's sports and $22,332 for women's, tilted toward the men's side, or about $179 and $191 per athlete.
What is The University of Texas Permian Basin like academically?
The University of Texas Permian Basin is a mid-sized public university offering graduate degrees that admits 95% of applicants, open to most applicants by national standards, where the median college admits 78%.
Admitted students' SAT scores average 1033.
The full cost of attendance is around $23,886 a year, close to the national median of $25,497, but the average family paid about $12,723 after grants and scholarships, in the below the median nationally, so aid covers roughly 47% of the sticker price on average.
Tuition is $9,236 for TX residents and $21,504 for out-of-state students, a difference that matters when an athletic scholarship covers a fixed share.
40% of students finish their degree within six years, below the median of 52% and 61% of first-year students return for a second year.
Ten years after enrolling, former students earn a median of $56,073, among the top quarter of colleges.
What can you study at The University of Texas Permian Basin?
Business, Management & Marketing is the largest field at 20% of degrees, followed by Psychology (12%) and Education (9%).
The bachelor's degree programs below awarded the most degrees in the most recent College Scorecard field-of-study data.
- Psychology, General (125 degrees)
- Business Administration, Management and Operations (113 degrees)
- Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (90 degrees)
- Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (65 degrees)
- Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness (62 degrees)
- Mechanical Engineering (48 degrees)
- Marketing (37 degrees)
- Biology, General (36 degrees)
- Communication and Media Studies (34 degrees)
- Accounting and Related Services (32 degrees)
What is Odessa, TX like to live in?
The University of Texas Permian Basin sits in Odessa, a mid-sized city of about 114,000 people in Ector County, Texas.
Household incomes in Odessa run close to both the Texas and national medians, around $73,030 a year.
Housing is where the area is cheapest: a typical owner-occupied home is valued around $208,000, 20% below the Texas median and rents are typical for the state, about $1,322 a month.
Getting around is quick: the average commute is 22 minutes against a national average near 27, and nearly everyone drives alone.
The population skews young, with a median age of 31 against 39 nationally and 30% under 18.
18% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, fewer than the Texas average of 33%.
Frequently asked questions
- Does The University of Texas Permian Basin have a tennis program?
- Yes. The University of Texas Permian Basin fields men's tennis (NCAA Division II, Lone Star Conference) and women's tennis (NCAA Division II, Lone Star Conference), per its Equity in Athletics filing to the U.S. Department of Education.
- Where is The University of Texas Permian Basin?
- The University of Texas Permian Basin is in Odessa, TX, in the Southwest region of the United States.
- How much does The University of Texas Permian Basin cost?
- The College Scorecard lists an average cost of attendance of $23,886 a year, and an average net price of $12,723 after grants and scholarships.