The University of Texas Permian Basin (UTPB) vs Trinity University

The University of Texas Permian Basin (UTPB) and Trinity University are two distinct institutions of higher learning, each offering unique educational experiences. UTPB, located in Odessa, Texas, is a public university with an acceptance rate of 86%, while Trinity University, situated in San Antonio, Texas, is a private university with a more selective acceptance rate of 58%. UTPB boasts a diverse student body, with 52% Hispanic students, 23% White students, and 11% African American students. Trinity University, on the other hand, has a more balanced student body, with 42% White students, 26% Hispanic students, and 11% African American students. Both universities offer a wide range of undergraduate programs, with popular majors at UTPB including Business, Education, and Engineering, and popular majors at Trinity University including Business, Biology, and Psychology. With graduation rates of 48% and 79%

	The University of Texas Permian Basin	Trinity University
Overview
Location	Odessa, Texas	San Antonio, Texas
Campus setting	City: Midsize	City: Large
College type	4 year	4 year
Control/business model	Public	Private (Non Profit)
Calendar system	Semester	Semester
Degrees offered	Undergraduate and Graduate	Undergraduate and Graduate
Students retention rate	67.0%	92.0%
Common app member	No	Yes
Religious affiliation		Presbyterian

Admission
Acceptance rate	64.7%	33.7%
Application fees	Undergraduate: $40 Graduate: $50	$50
SAT range	920 - 1140	1280 - 1468
ACT range	17 - 23	29 - 33
Students submitting SAT score	46.0%	39.0%
Students submitting ACT score	13.0%	29.0%
Total number of applicants	1,212	9,626
Total number of admissions given out	784	3,246
Admitted students who chose to enroll	388	663
Yield rate	49.5%	20.4%
Test scores (SAT/ACT)	N/A	N/A
High school GPA	Required	Required
Recommendation letters	Not required	Required
High school transcript	Required	Not required
English proficiency test (e.g. TOEFL)	Required	Required

Tuition and Fees
Sticker price	In state: $25,644 Out of state: $38,298	$61,132
Average net price	$9,447	$27,356
Tuition	In state: $6,328 Out of state: $18,988	$46,776
Room & board	Room/dormitory: $6,384 Meal plan: $3,998	Room/dormitory: $8,690 Meal plan: $5,903
Available payment plans	Guaranteed tuition plan Tuition payment plan	Tuition payment plan

Financial Aid
Students receiving financial aid (Grants & scholarships)	94.0% Average amount $11,696	99.0% Average amount $35,240
Students receiving federal student loan	31.0% Average amount $4,726	35.0% Average amount $5,106
Students taking out private loans	1.0% Average amount $13,293	9.0% Average amount $9,457

Students and Campus
Undergraduate students	4,249 Men 40.6% Women 59.4%	2,527 Men 47.3% Women 52.7%
Graduate students	1,285 Men 41.0% Women 59.0%	177 Men 39.0% Women 61.0%
Racial/ethnic diversity	Moderate	Moderate
Out-of-state students	2.2%	20.6%
International students	3.1%	4.1%
Campus local/setting	City: Midsize	City: Large
Dormitory capacity	1,181	1,779
First year students are required to live on campus?	No	No
Top 5 states where most U.S. students come from	Texas Nevada New Mexico Arizona California	Texas California Arizona Oregon Louisiana

Academics
Popular study areas	Business Education Engineering Kinesiology & Leisure Studies Multidisciplinary Studies	Business Biological and Biomedical Sciences Education Foreign Languages and Literatures Social Sciences
Students to faculty ratio	13:1	9:1
Institutional accreditation	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges	Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges

Outcome
Graduation rate	41.6%	79.9%
Dropout rate	23.3%	5.0%
Transferred out	31.5%	15.0%
Alumni salary by major (Top 10)	Petroleum Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $88,833 Year 2: $87,532 Year 3: $104,395 Mechanical Engineering (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $56,596 Year 2: $69,732 Year 3: $89,641 Educational Administration and Supervision (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $56,931 Year 3: $62,641 Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $42,188 Year 3: $57,396 Accounting and Related Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $53,894 Year 3: $55,018 Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $54,252 Year 3: $53,753 Business Administration, Management and Operations (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $46,307 Year 2: $47,260 Year 3: $53,067 Special Education and Teaching (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $48,823 Year 3: $51,366 Health and Physical Education/Fitness (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $43,798 Year 3: $45,871 Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $36,520 Year 2: $44,356 Year 3: $44,299	Health and Medical Administrative Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $79,419 Year 2: $88,342 Year 3: $118,436 Computer and Information Sciences, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $77,213 Year 3: $98,114 Finance and Financial Management Services (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $55,972 Year 2: $64,990 Year 3: $74,778 Accounting and Related Services (Master's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $66,003 Year 3: $74,002 Marketing (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $42,126 Year 2: $41,937 Year 3: $54,622 Economics (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $52,107 Year 3: $51,821 Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $51,586 Year 2: $51,440 Year 3: $51,584 Psychology, General (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: N/A Year 2: $28,816 Year 3: N/A Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology (Master's Degrees) Year 1: $55,367 Year 2: $53,108 Year 3: N/A Communication and Media Studies (Bachelor's Degrees) Year 1: $29,357 Year 2: $36,848 Year 3: N/A

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