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Texas Tech University Overview

Texas Tech University is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. The location of Texas Tech is great for students who prefer living in an urban area.

What Is Texas Tech University Known For?

7,682 Undergraduate Awards
$31,369 Avg Cost After Aid
67% Acceptance Rate
  • The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Texas Tech.
  • In a recent academic period82% of the faculty were full-time.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Texas Tech makes roughly $62,454 a year. This is 53% more than their peers from other colleges and universities.

Where Is Texas Tech University?

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Contact details for Texas Tech are given below.

Contact Details
Address: Broadway And University Avenue, Lubbock, TX 79409-5005
Phone: 806-742-2011
Website: www.ttu.edu

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How Do I Get Into Texas Tech?

You can apply to Texas Tech online at: www.depts.ttu.edu/admissions/apply/

Admission Requirements for Texas Tech

Submission Required?
High School GPA 1
High School Rank 1
High School Transcript 1
College Prep Program 5
Recommendations 5
SAT or ACT Scores 5
TOEFL 1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Texas Tech?

67% Acceptance Rate
53% Of Accepted Are Women
34% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 67%, Texas Tech does not let just anybody through their doors! Make sure you spend enough time polishing up your application so you will make a great impression.

Approximately 47% of accepted students are men and 53% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 67%, and the acceptance rate for women is 68%.

Average Test Scores

About 34% of students accepted to Texas Tech submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 550 and 640. Math scores were between 540 and 640.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Texas Tech University  ( 550 to 640 )
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800

SAT Math Scores for Texas Tech University  ( 540 to 640 )
200
800
Texas Tech received ACT scores from 13% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 28. Math scores were between 21 and 0. Composite scores were between 23 and 28.

ACT English Scores for Texas Tech University  ( 21 to 28 )
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36
ACT Composite Scores for Texas Tech University  ( 23 to 28 )
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36

Can I Afford Texas Tech University?

$31,369 Net Price
42% Take Out Loans
The overall average net price of Texas Tech is $31,369. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

It's not uncommon for college students to take out loans to pay for school. In fact, almost 66% of students nationwide depend at least partially on loans. At Texas Tech, approximately 42% of students took out student loans averaging $8,346 a year. That adds up to $33,384 over four years for those students.

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Texas Tech University Undergraduate Student Diversity

29,010 Full-Time Undergraduates
49% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 33,269 undergraduate students at Texas Tech, with 29,010 being full-time and 4,259 being part-time.

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There are also 7,053 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 29,010 full-time undergraduates at Texas Tech, 51% are male and 49% are female.

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Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Texas Tech University students is as follows.

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Race/Ethnicity Number of Grads
Asian 843
Black or African American 1,757
Hispanic or Latino 8,463
White 15,892
International Students 704
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,351

Geographic Diversity

Texas students aren't the only ones who study at Texas Tech University. At this time, 39 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 122 countries are represented at Texas Tech. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Bangladesh.

Texas Tech University Undergraduate Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major Basic Certificate Bachelor’s Graduate Certificate Master’s Doctor’s TOTAL
Business Administration & Management 45 540 0 0 8 593
Computer Information Systems 1 259 0 212 5 477
Marketing 40 383 0 23 0 446
General Psychology 0 393 0 11 0 404
Public Relations & Advertising 44 259 46 41 0 390
General Family & Consumer Sciences 0 380 0 0 0 380
Finance & Financial Management 29 288 17 24 6 364
General Business/Commerce 0 23 16 305 0 344
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 314 2 0 1 317
Accounting 9 205 0 101 0 315
Communication & Media Studies 6 201 1 91 10 309
Mechanical Engineering 0 254 0 32 15 301
General Biology 0 238 0 14 24 276
General Education 0 263 0 0 0 263
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 215 0 42 0 257
Animal Science 0 214 0 27 5 246
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 239 4 0 0 243
Human Development & Family Studies 0 184 2 11 4 201
General Architecture 3 142 13 38 0 196
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 4 165 0 0 0 169
Civil Engineering 0 117 0 24 10 151
Law 0 0 0 0 141 141
Health & Physical Education 0 102 0 39 0 141
Political Science & Government 0 124 0 8 4 136
Agricultural Economics & Business 5 114 0 8 3 130
Electrical Engineering 0 75 0 43 11 129
Educational Administration 0 0 8 69 49 126
Music 2 76 8 16 19 121
Chemical Engineering 0 89 0 20 9 118
Nutrition Science 0 38 0 64 5 107
General English Literature 0 64 1 25 12 102
Special Education 0 0 12 78 7 97
History 0 76 0 13 6 95
Mathematics 0 60 6 15 14 95
Sociology 0 82 0 10 0 92
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 24 39 26 89
Natural Resources Conservation 0 86 0 0 0 86
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 37 1 35 11 84
Industrial Engineering 0 54 0 26 4 84
Plant Sciences 0 40 1 29 11 81
Data Science 0 0 0 81 0 81
Hospitality Management 5 43 3 13 9 73
Economics 0 64 0 2 7 73
Agricultural Public Services 0 52 2 12 5 71
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 68 0 0 0 68
Family & Consumer Economics 0 37 0 30 0 67
Computer Engineering 0 52 0 12 0 64
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 19 18 5 16 0 58
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 0 52 0 5 0 57
Petroleum Engineering 0 37 0 15 3 55
Fine & Studio Arts 0 44 1 7 0 52
Writing Studies 5 11 4 16 14 50
Energy Systems Technologies 0 47 0 0 0 47
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 43 0 3 0 0 46
Romance Languages 0 31 0 10 4 45
Chemistry 0 26 0 2 15 43
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 8 13 22 43
Design & Applied Arts 0 43 0 0 0 43
Real Estate 42 0 0 0 0 42
Social Work 0 22 0 19 0 41
Physics 0 19 0 15 5 39
Student Counseling 0 0 1 29 8 38
Drama & Theater Arts 0 23 0 15 0 38
Environmental Engineering 0 18 0 18 0 36
Construction Engineering 0 32 2 0 0 34
General Engineering 0 0 6 27 0 33
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 0 32 0 0 0 32
Journalism 0 31 0 0 0 31
Biological & Physical Science 0 8 0 22 0 30
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 20 0 3 6 29
Philosophy 0 15 0 12 0 27
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 0 26 0 0 0 26
Anthropology 0 20 0 5 0 25
Natural Resource Management 0 8 1 11 4 24
Child Development & Psychology 0 0 8 8 7 23
Mental & Social Health Services 0 0 0 16 5 21
Wildlife Management 0 0 0 18 1 19
Geography & Cartography 0 3 15 1 0 19
Food Science Technology 0 7 0 10 0 17
Landscape Architecture 0 15 0 2 0 17
Public Administration 0 0 0 17 0 17
General Sales & Marketing 0 16 0 0 0 16
Urban & Regional Planning 0 0 15 0 0 15
Museum Studies 0 0 0 13 0 13
Security Science and Technology 0 0 0 13 0 13
Educational Assessment 0 0 7 0 5 12
Systems Engineering 0 0 0 10 2 12
Dance 0 10 0 2 0 12
Biotechnology 0 0 2 9 0 11
General Visual & Performing Arts 0 1 0 0 10 11
International Studies 0 10 0 0 0 10
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 0 0 0 9 0 9
Pharmacology & Toxicology 0 0 0 3 5 8
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 8 0 0 0 0 8
Instructional Media Design 0 0 0 7 0 7
Biomedical Engineering 0 0 0 7 0 7
Housing 0 0 0 7 0 7
Animal Services 6 0 0 0 0 6
Entrepreneurial Studies 6 0 0 0 0 6
Geography and Environmental Studies 0 4 0 2 0 6
Multilingual Education 0 0 0 5 0 5
Statistics 0 0 0 5 0 5
Architectural Sciences & Technology 0 0 4 0 0 4
Energy Systems Engineering 0 0 4 0 0 4
Engineering Science 0 0 0 0 3 3
Ethnic Studies 0 0 3 0 0 3
Behavioral Science 0 0 1 0 2 3
Soil Sciences 0 0 2 0 0 2
Environmental Design 0 0 0 0 2 2
Teaching Assistants 0 0 2 0 0 2
Historic Preservation 2 0 0 0 0 2
Veterinary Biomedical and Clinical Sciences 0 0 0 0 1 1
Gerontology 0 0 1 0 0 1
Science, Technology & Society 0 0 1 0 0 1
International Relations & National Security 0 0 1 0 0 1
Agricultural Production 0 0 0 0 0 0
Veterinary Medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0
Human Resource Management 0 0 0 0 0 0
Specialized Sales, Merchandising & Marketing 0 0 0 0 0 0
Information Technology 0 0 0 0 0 0
Teacher Education Grade Specific 0 0 0 0 0 0
Manufacturing Engineering 0 0 0 0 0 0
Public Health 0 0 0 0 0 0
Medieval Studies 0 0 0 0 0 0
Criminology 0 0 0 0 0 0
Public Policy 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 324 7,358 264 2,107 565 10,618

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

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