Cost & financial aid brief
The University of Texas Permian Basin Tuition, Costs & Financial Aid
How much does The University of Texas Permian Basin cost after financial aid?
Aid covers about 47% of the published cost for the average aid recipient at The University of Texas Permian Basin. The average net price for first-time full-time Title IV aid recipients is $12,723, which is $1,345 below the median of $14,068 for comparable institutions (same type and size).
Net prices are relatively flat across the income bands, with the lowest band (under $30,000) averaging $11,930 and the highest (over $110,000) averaging $17,810. The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $5,880, and the middle bands sit between $10,491 and $13,294.
The University of Texas Permian Basin lists a published cost of attendance of $23,886, with aid-recipient costs differing by family-income band. Average net price, what aid recipients pay after grants and scholarships, is $11,930 in the lowest family-income band, $10,491 in the lower-middle band, $12,823 in the middle band, $13,294 in the upper-middle band, and $17,810 in the highest band.
The spread between the lowest and highest bands is $5,880. Azimuth ranks the university #135 for affordability among nonprofit four-year institutions.
Aid reduces the published cost by an average of $11,163 for recipients, and aid covers about 47% of the published cost for the average aid recipient. Across all aid recipients, the average net price is $12,723, which is $1,345 below the peer median, the middle value for comparable institutions (same type and size), of $14,068.
The aid offset and lower peer comparison point in the same direction on price. Federal student loan borrowers who complete have median debt of $17,750, and 71.6% of federal aid recipients take federal loans.
That median is $3,479 below the peer median of $21,229 at comparable institutions (same type and size). That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $202 a month if repaid over ten years.
Median Parent PLUS borrowing is $13,000.
Student loans: what does repayment look like?
Among borrowers who complete, the median federal student debt is $17,750. That is $3,479 below the peer median of $21,229 for comparable institutions (same type and size).
If repaid over ten years, the median debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $202 a month. Federal borrowing is widespread at The University of Texas Permian Basin: 71.6% of federal aid recipients take a federal loan.
Parent PLUS borrowing is a separate population. The median amount parents borrow is $13,000.
At The University of Texas Permian Basin, above-expected earnings and lower borrowing give the investment picture a favorable direction. Graduates working and not enrolled earn a median of $63,864 four years after completion, placing their earnings in the 62nd percentile among nonprofit four-year institutions.
Earnings beyond expectations, the gap between what graduates earn and what expects for similar students, also rank in the 83rd percentile. Graduates earn about $10,039 more than the model expects for similar students.
The earnings scenarios put earnings at $49,807 in a downside case, $63,864 in a typical case, and $89,103 in an upside case. Median federal student loan debt is $17,750, $3,479 below the $21,229 median at comparable institutions of the same type and size.
That debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $202 a month if repaid over ten years.
Parent borrowing is a separate part of the family cost picture: median Parent PLUS borrowing is $13,000 for parent borrowers. For student borrowers, that debt corresponds to an estimated payment of $202 a month if repaid over ten years.
Repayment figures are in the Financial GPS card below. Borrowing populations and model assumptions.
Parent loans: what can the family afford?
How Parent PLUS borrowing affects families
- Median Parent PLUS debt
- $13,000
- Estimated parent payment
- $165/mo
| Income | Risk level |
|---|---|
| $35,000 | High pressure |
| $50,000 | High pressure |
| $75,000 | Caution |
| $100,000 | Safe |
| $150,000 | Safe |
| $200,000 | Safe |
The model holds the parent balance fixed and varies parent income. Read the assumptions and limits.
Student and parent loans: the monthly payments
Financial GPS
What does repayment look like?
- Institution median student debt
- $17,750
- Institution Parent PLUS debt
- $13,000
Federal loans only; private or institutional loans aren’t included.
- Estimated student payment · monthly
- $202/mo
- Estimated Parent PLUS payment · monthly
- $165/mo
- Modeled student + parent payments
- $367/mo
Payments use school-wide median balances, not a specific major’s.
Student payment as a share of available income
At median graduate earnings of $63,864, with a $22,590 annual allowance for basic expenses:
5.9% of income above the allowance · Excellent
- Excellent Under 8% · selected scenario
- Good 8–under 12%
- Concerning 12–20%
- High risk Over 20%
How this estimate works
These are modeled earnings scenarios, not observed earnings percentiles. Annual student payments ÷ (earnings − basic-expense allowance). The starting allowance, $22,590, uses the published framework’s 2024 baseline; it is not a current local living-cost estimate. Change it for your budget, including taxes and other obligations. This combines school-level figures for illustration, not a typical individual’s budget or an official school rating. Parent PLUS is separate.
Payment assumptions
Payments are 10-year standard payments on the median balance, before loan fees, used as a yardstick. Rates for newly issued loans may differ, and loans made after July 1, 2026 can repay over a longer term; existing loans keep their original fixed rates.
Data & methodology
Sources and reporting periods: methodology.
Analysis and methodology by Daniel Rogers, founder of College Azimuth.
Explanatory text is AI-assisted drafting checked against those figures; it is not an additional data source.
Figure notes link to sources and limitations. About College Azimuth.
Net price and borrowing. The 2023–24 income-band averages include living costs and cover eligible first-time, full-time aid recipients; public-school figures reflect in-state tuition. They are not individual aid offers. Peer matching supplies overall net prices, not matched income-band averages. College Scorecard data and documentation.
A personal student-risk assessment also needs your major and borrowing plan; these school-level illustrations do not assign you a personal risk zone.
Payments are 10-year standard payments on the median balance, before loan fees, used as a yardstick. Rates for newly issued loans may differ, and loans made after July 1, 2026 can repay over a longer term; existing loans keep their original fixed rates. Private-loan figures from the Common Data Set are separate from these federal repayment illustrations.