Campus Housing
UTPB freshmen live in a brand-new residence building featuring fully furnished suite-style rooms and the
campus’ dining hall. Later, move into a campus apartment building with one-, two- or four-bedroom suites
including full kitchens, utilities, Wi-Fi access, and basic cable TV.
You can also enjoy:
- The Parker Ranch House’s study lounges, computer lab, workout facility, and media room
- Basketball and sand volleyball courts around student housing
- Getting to class in a quick walk — sooner if you longboard to lecture
- Regular events planned by resident assistants to help you settle in, meet new people, and have fun on campus.
Falcons also flock to the Student Activities Center’s game rooms, fitness center, Starbucks coffee shop,
or Olympic-sized outdoor pool.
Four-Bedroom Suite
(Single Occupancy)
Clubs & Organizations
UTPB has about 50 student organizations, and the numbers continue to grow! It only takes five students to
get together and start a new student organization if you want to pursue your own passion as an organized
extracurricular.
Otherwise, you might join your fellow Falcons:
- Belting out tunes at Battle of the Bands
- Belting balls out of the park in the Faculty/Student Baseball game
- Cheering on the Homecoming Court
- Joining Greek Life — Kappa Delta Rho, Theta Eta, Zeta Zi Nu
- Writing for the student-run newspaper
- Enjoying faith-based fellowship
- Hanging out at the campus outdoor Olympic-sized pool after classes
- Performing with our new marching band, the Ballet Folklorico, or the cheerleading, Falcon Heat Dance or STEP teams
- Serving the community with Enactus
Abide College Ministry
Accounting Association
American Association of Drilling Engineers
American Association of Petroleum Geologists
American Chemical Society
American Nuclear Society
American Society of Mechanical Engineers
Association of Computing Machinery
Baptist/Basin Student Ministry
Biology Club
Black Leadership Council
Campus Activities Board
Catholic Student Association
Chemistry Honor Society
Christians on Campus
Coalition of Organized Gaming
Education Club
Enactus
Every Nation Campus
Falcon Lacrosse Club
Falcon Lions Club
Fellowship of Christian Athletes
Film Club
Financial Management Association
Gay Straight Alliance
International Student Organization
Kappa Delta Pi
Kappa Delta Rho
Kappa Pi Honorary Art Fraternity
Latter-Day Saint Student Association
Marketing Experiences
Military Society of Permian Basin
Movement to Unify and Secure Equality
Musicians@UTPB
Office of Student Life
Ping Pong Club
Pre-Physician Assistant Society
Soccer Club
Social Work Club
Society of Petroleum Engineers
Society of Women Engineers
Sociology Club
Student Senate
Student Veterans Association
Students for Sensible Drug Policy
Students in Philanthropy
The Flock
The National Society of Leadership and Success
Theta Eta
Volunteer Center
Zeta Xi Nu
Athletics & Intramurals
UTPB is a member of the NCAA Division II Lone Star Conference.
It is time for the Falcons to show
their mighty fight on a new stage.
Go Falcons!
- Baseball (M)
- Basketball (M, W)
- Cross Country (M, W)
- Football (M)
- Golf (M, W)
- Soccer (M, W)
- Softball (W)
- Swimming (M, W)
- Tennis (M, W)
- Volleyball (W)
Intramurals are hugely popular on campus, too. Activities include:
- Billiards
- Flag Football
- Indoor Soccer
- Ping Pong
- Tennis
- Volleyball (indoor and sand)
- Water Polo
Winning UTPB teams have even competed in statewide intramural championships!
A proud tradition at UTPB is the swim team Speedo Run when Falcons streak through campus in their
swimsuits. Check out one swimmer’s Speedo
Run video on YouTube.
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6,900 total student enrollment
1973 UTPB founded as one of nine universities in the University of Texas system
100% of tenured and tenure-track faculty hold terminal degrees/doctorates
70% UTPB graduates’ medical school admission rate (compared to mobile-state average of 45%)
99% pass rate for those taking the Teacher Certification exam
23:1 Faculty-to-student ratio
91% pass rate for Nursing graduates taking the NCLEX certification exam
58% female undergraduates with 42% males
10 Number of new undergraduate degrees since 2003
$15 million in financial aid awarded annually
300 days of sunshine on our campus on average since 2003
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“The dorms are really nice for a university, and they’re convenient. You can walk to class in five
minutes, and even if you don’t have a vehicle it’s not tough to get around here.”
—
Biology major Ashley Redwine, ’17
Newsweek and U.S. News & World Report have both recognized UTPB for superior student achievement.
West Texas
The Permian Basin is a large, booming oil- and natural gas-producing area in West Texas, an easy drive
from several major cities.
UTPB is headquartered in Odessa with a satellite campus (with engineering
and performing arts spaces) in nearby Midland (with shuttle service there and back).
Visit Campus
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Hike Guadalupe Mountains National Park, the highest point in Texas.
Acres of white dunes and sand surfing await in Monahans Sandhills State Park.
Take river trips or hike among the cacti in Big Bend National Park.
Road trip with friends to Roswell to spot some aliens.
