The University of Texas Permian Basin
Investment & Impact
| Men's tennis expenses | $159,671 |
|---|---|
| Women's tennis expenses | $172,122 |
How much does The University of Texas Permian Basin spend on women's tennis?
The University of Texas Permian Basin reported $172,122 in total women's tennis expenses in the 2025 EADA survey, ranking #504 of 1141 women's tennis programs nationally. Figures are school-reported to the U.S. Department of Education.
Does The University of Texas Permian Basin offer athletic scholarships for women's athletes?
In the 2025 EADA survey, The University of Texas Permian Basin's athletically related student aid averaged about $7,438 per women's athlete across all women's sports. Aid is reported at the school level, not per team.
How much does The University of Texas Permian Basin spend on recruiting women's athletes?
The University of Texas Permian Basin reported $22,332 in total recruiting expenses for women's teams in the 2025 EADA survey (school-wide, all women's sports).
How does The University of Texas Permian Basin's spending compare between men's and women's tennis?
In the 2025 EADA survey, The University of Texas Permian Basin reported $159,671 in total men's tennis expenses and $172,122 in total women's tennis expenses.
Can college athletes in Texas earn NIL money?
Texas Education Code Section 51.9246 (2021) governs college NIL and was expanded by HB 126 (2025) to allow universities to pay athletes directly, with contracts permitted at age 17 or older. (Verified 2026-06-11; source: https://www.uiltexas.org/policy/2025-26-policy-info/nil-information.)
Public DOE EADA filing, 2025 survey · figures are school-reported
How big is the The University of Texas Permian Basin women's tennis roster?
The University of Texas Permian Basin listed 10 players on its women's tennis roster in its 2025 filing, 11% above the Lone Star Conference median of 9.
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.
A larger squad usually means more competition for lineup spots and a deeper bench for a coach to draw on.
| Survey year | Players | Coaches |
|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 14 | 1 |
| 2021 | 15 | 1 |
| 2022 | 13 | 2 |
| 2023 | 13 | 2 |
| 2024 | 12 | 2 |
| 2025 | 10 | 1 |
How many coaches does The University of Texas Permian Basin women's tennis have?
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%.
More players per coach generally means practice time is shared more widely and an assistant or volunteer coach carries more of the day-to-day work.
What does The University of Texas Permian Basin spend on women's tennis?
The University of Texas Permian Basin reported $172,122 in total women's tennis expenses for 2025, in line with the Lone Star Conference median of $187,352.
Day-to-day operating spending on the women's team came to about $3,905 per player in 2025, well above the NCAA Division II median of $2,622, by 49%.
Against the Lone Star Conference median it is well below the Lone Star Conference median of $5,560, by 30%.
Recruiting spending, which EADA reports for all women's sports at the school together rather than for tennis alone, was about $191 per female athlete in 2025, well above the NCAA Division II median of $120, by 59%.
Total women's tennis expenses rose 108% between 2020 and 2025, from $82,744 to $172,122.
Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
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; a recruit should ask the coach how practice and travel fit around a specific major’s lab or clinical hours.
- 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%.
What other teams does The University of Texas Permian Basin field?
The University of Texas Permian Basin also fields one other team with a public profile here.
Program Info
| Division | NCAA Division II |
|---|---|
| Conference | Lone Star Conference |
| Sport | Women's Tennis |
| Location | Odessa, TX |
| Enrollment | 3,911 |
| Type | public |
| Highest degree | Graduate |
The University of Texas Permian Basin sits in Odessa, in the heart of West Texas's Permian Basin — big-sky oil country of wide-open plains, dry sunny weather, and a famously deep football culture (Odessa is the home of "Friday Night Lights"). It's a warm, low-humidity climate well suited to year-round outdoor tennis, with the amenities of the Midland–Odessa metro close by and a notably affordable cost of living. As a public university of roughly 3,900 undergraduates (per U.S. DOE College Scorecard), UTPB offers a friendly, accessible campus rooted in a tight-knit West Texas community.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What division and conference does UT Permian Basin women's tennis play in?
- The University of Texas Permian Basin competes in NCAA Division II in the Lone Star Conference, based in Odessa, Texas.
- How is the women's tennis program resourced?
- UTPB women's tennis reported about $250,000 in total program expenses in the most recent year. Reported spending rose sharply — more than tripling across the EADA-reported years — per the school's federal EADA filing (school-reported); year-to-year swings can be large for smaller programs. These figures reflect program resourcing, not a won-loss ranking.
- How big is the roster?
- The roster carried 12 student-athletes in the 2024 survey, per the school's federal EADA filing (school-reported).
- What is UTPB like academically?
- UTPB is a public university with about 3,900 undergraduates and a roughly 95% admission rate. It reports a graduation rate of 40% and first-year retention of 61%, per U.S. DOE College Scorecard (school-reported).
- What will UTPB cost, and what athletic aid is available?
- The average annual net price is about $12,700, per U.S. DOE College Scorecard. Across its women's athletes, the school reported about $7,900 in athletic aid per athlete, per the school's federal EADA filing.
- What's it like to be a student-athlete in Odessa?
- You would train, compete, and study in Odessa, Texas — a warm, dry West Texas city of wide-open skies, year-round tennis weather, deep football tradition, and an affordable cost of living, with the rest of the Midland–Odessa metro close by.
- How do I get on UTPB women's tennis radar?
- Build a complete Level Field Combine profile with your match results, ratings, and academics so the program can weigh your fit against a Division II Lone Star Conference roster. This page is informational and is not a direct line to the coaching staff.
- Is this an official UT Permian Basin page?
- No. This is an independent recruiting-information page on Level Field Combine. It is not an official communication from, or an endorsement by, The University of Texas Permian Basin. Any figures shown are drawn from public U.S. Department of Education filings (EADA / College Scorecard) and are school-reported.
- Does The University of Texas Permian Basin have a women's tennis team?
- Yes. The University of Texas Permian Basin fields a NCAA Division II women's tennis team in the Lone Star Conference and reported 10 players in its 2025 Equity in Athletics filing.
- What division is The University of Texas Permian Basin women's tennis?
- The University of Texas Permian Basin competes in NCAA Division II in the Lone Star Conference. Programs at this level may award athletic scholarships, usually as partial awards spread across the roster in tennis.
- How does the The University of Texas Permian Basin women's tennis roster compare with other Lone Star Conference programs?
- With 10 players in 2025, The University of Texas Permian Basin is 11% above the Lone Star Conference median of 9, based on 12 Lone Star Conference programs that reported women's tennis that year.
- How many coaches does the The University of Texas Permian Basin women's tennis team have?
- 1 on the 2025 filing (1 head, 0 assistant), about 10 players per coach, 150% above the Lone Star Conference median of 4.
- How much does it cost to attend The University of Texas Permian Basin?
- 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. Athletic aid, where the division allows it, comes on top of that and varies by recruit.
- Where is The University of Texas Permian Basin?
- The University of Texas Permian Basin is in Odessa, TX, in the Southwest region, in what the Department of Education classes as a city.
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