4901 E. University Boulevard
Odessa, TX 79762-0001
General Information
Type: Public institution
Year Founded: 1969
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 2,621
Geographical Setting: Urban
Endowment: $15,429,666
Admissions
Application Fee: $None
Application Deadline: August 15
Selectivity: Selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $4,650 in-state, 12,540 out-of-state
Room/Board: $4,088
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, placement service, day care, health service, health insurance, other
Remedial Services Offered: reading, math, writing, study skills, other
Counseling Services Offered: career, personal, academic, psychological, other
Careers
Career Services Offered: on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: N/A
Within 1 Year of Graduation: N/A
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: N/A
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 287,000
Number of current serial subscriptions: 698
Number of microforms: 1,219,083
Number of audiovisuals: 4,043
Number of ebooks: 66,000
Other library facilities: 25,000-plus electronic journals and 100-plus electronic databases in all subject areas; collections through TexShare, a statewide consortium; electronic research collections, e.g. American Film Scripts Online, Early Encounters in America, North American Women’s Diaries & Letters, Colonial to 1950; Early English Books Online; 18th Century Collections Online; Gerritsen’s Collection of Women’s History Online; History E-Book Project; National Security Archive Online; Oxford Scholarship Online; Primary Sources in African American History; LION: Literature Online, and so on.
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: George and Barbara Bush Home, Presidential Museum and Leadership Library, Stonehenge (100% horizontal scale stone replica), Ellen Noel Art Museum, Behavioral Analysis Center (experimental psychology lab), Nancy Fyfe Cardozier Art Gallery
Technology
Is a computer course required? – Yes
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 250
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): 200
Classrooms: 32
Labs: 150
Other areas: 80
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in all the libraries, in all classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in some of the college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 100
Recommended operating system: Microsoft
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – Yes
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, student patrols, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 16%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 1%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 0%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: 80%
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 16%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: apartments for married students (4%), apartment for single students (96%)
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: N/A
Doubles: N/A
Triples or Suites: N/A
Apartments: 78%
Other: 22%
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 58
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 21%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 580 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Midland (11), Lubbock (138)
Nearest train station: Alpine (143)
Nearest bus station: Odessa (2)
Does public transportation serve campus? – No
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 74%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 10%
Average undergraduate wage: 3,000
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Not offered
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Not offered
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – No
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited
Campus
Most popular events: Homecoming Activities, Program Board sponsored performances, bands, comedians and motivational speakers, Hallowe’en Carnival, Falcon Fall Festival, Athletic events (soccer, basketball, baseball, volleyball, swimming, track), free hamburger cookouts, Stress Free Zones, Volunteer Center activities