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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?

7,159 Undergraduate Awards
$31,369 Avg Cost After Aid
67% Acceptance Rate
  • The doctor's degree is the highest award offered at Texas Tech.
  • For the 2021-2022 academic year, 82% of the faculty were full-time.
  • A student who earns a bachelor's degree from Texas Tech makes roughly $60,456 a year. This is 48% 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

How Do I Get Into Texas Tech?

You can apply to Texas Tech online at: goapplytexas.org/

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 )
200
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 )
1
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 $8,372 a year. That adds up to $33,488 over four years for those students.

Texas Tech University Undergraduate Student Diversity

28,969 Full-Time Undergraduates
49% Women
42% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
There are 33,132 undergraduate students at Texas Tech, with 28,969 being full-time and 4,163 being part-time.

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There are also 7,410 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 28,969 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 887
Black or African American 1,729
Hispanic or Latino 8,314
White 16,051
International Students 554
Other Races/Ethnicities 1,434

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.

Online Learning at Texas Tech University

4,572 Took All Classes Online
25,557 Took At Least One Class Online
There are 45 bachelor’s degree and 129 master’s degree programs available online at Texas Tech. In 2022-2023, 25,557 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Texas Tech has changed over the last few years.

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This school is the 34th most popular in Texas for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Texas Tech majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major 1-Year Growth Rate
Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations 15%
Agriculture & Agriculture Operations 4%
Art Education 14%
Bilingual & Multilingual Education 88%
Biological & Physical Sciences 21%
Business, Management & Marketing 9%
Chemical Engineering 16%
Child Development 45%
Communication & Journalism 2%
Communication & Media Studies 7%
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services 46%
Curriculum & Instruction 13%
Data Science, General 4%
Educational Evaluation & Research 71%
Educational/Instructional Technology 37%
Energy Systems Technology/Technician 23%
Engineering Technologies 23%
English 19%
English Language & Literature 9%
Environmental/Natural Resources Management and Policy 86%
Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education 18%
Family, Consumer & Human Sciences 7%
General Business/Commerce 21%
General Educational Leadership & Administration 29%
General Petroleum Engineering 7%
General Studies 13%
General Systems Engineering 6%
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration 30%
Liberal Arts / Sciences & Humanities 14%
Marketing Research 77%
Media Arts 67%
Multi / Interdisciplinary Studies 3%
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 9%
Political Science 9%
Public Administration 45%
Public Administration & Social Service 41%
Sociology 18%
Software Engineering 60%

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 35 456 0 0 9 500
Marketing 34 339 0 31 0 404
Public Relations & Advertising 46 292 21 44 0 403
Finance & Financial Management 29 274 26 24 14 367
General Family & Consumer Sciences 0 363 0 0 0 363
Accounting 14 222 0 115 0 351
General Business/Commerce 0 18 11 311 0 340
Physiology & Pathology Sciences 0 310 0 0 6 316
General Psychology 0 303 0 8 0 311
Computer Information Systems 0 252 0 34 8 294
Communication & Media Studies 6 210 0 64 9 289
Mechanical Engineering 0 247 0 26 7 280
General Biology 0 215 0 13 14 242
Liberal Arts General Studies 0 230 1 0 0 231
General Education 0 225 0 0 0 225
Other Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies 0 195 0 27 0 222
Animal Science 0 199 0 12 9 220
Human Development & Family Studies 0 186 2 11 2 201
General Architecture 0 117 8 44 0 169
Radio, Television & Digital Communication 2 150 0 0 0 152
Educational Administration 0 0 15 83 47 145
Agricultural Economics & Business 9 108 1 15 9 142
Political Science & Government 0 135 0 2 2 139
Chemical Engineering 0 96 0 23 13 132
Health & Physical Education 0 84 0 47 0 131
Law 0 0 0 0 127 127
Special Education 0 0 7 104 12 123
Civil Engineering 0 85 0 21 7 113
Electrical Engineering 0 69 0 25 17 111
Mathematics 0 74 5 9 16 104
Music 1 59 6 17 21 104
Nutrition Science 0 31 0 60 8 99
Sociology 0 89 0 9 0 98
Curriculum & Instruction 0 0 13 40 44 97
History 0 82 0 8 2 92
Microbiological Sciences & Immunology 0 78 0 10 0 88
General English Literature 0 55 2 17 4 78
Family & Consumer Economics 0 35 0 43 0 78
Economics 0 62 0 3 8 73
Data Science 0 0 0 69 0 69
Energy Systems Technologies 0 66 0 0 0 66
Industrial Engineering 0 45 0 16 5 66
Management Sciences & Quantitative Methods 57 0 7 0 0 64
Hospitality Management 0 48 0 10 4 62
Teacher Education Subject Specific 0 17 2 34 9 62
Agricultural Public Services 0 43 0 18 0 61
Natural Resources Conservation 0 60 0 1 0 61
Fine & Studio Arts 0 45 0 10 0 55
Petroleum Engineering 0 43 0 7 4 54
Plant Sciences 0 33 0 13 6 52
Biochemistry, Biophysics & Molecular Biology 0 52 0 0 0 52
Social Work 0 32 0 19 0 51
Romance Languages 0 27 0 12 10 49
Computer Engineering 0 37 0 10 0 47
Chemistry 0 25 0 2 18 45
Biological & Physical Science 0 4 0 38 0 42
Physics 0 22 0 9 8 39
Journalism 0 38 0 0 0 38
Student Counseling 0 0 0 31 6 37
Drama & Theater Arts 0 25 0 12 0 37
Environmental Engineering 0 18 0 18 0 36
Clinical, Counseling & Applied Psychology 0 0 5 8 23 36
Writing Studies 2 4 6 15 8 35
Dietetics & Clinical Nutrition Services 0 34 0 0 0 34
Linguistics & Comparative Literature 6 14 2 11 0 33
Geological & Earth Sciences 0 17 0 12 4 33
Cell Biology & Anatomical Sciences 0 31 0 0 0 31
Design & Applied Arts 0 29 0 0 0 29
General Sales & Marketing 0 24 0 0 0 24
Anthropology 0 19 0 5 0 24
Landscape Architecture 0 18 0 5 0 23
Philosophy 0 17 0 6 0 23
Public Administration 0 0 0 22 0 22
Natural Resource Management 0 6 0 14 1 21
Urban & Regional Planning 0 0 19 0 0 19
Instructional Media Design 0 0 0 18 1 19
Mental & Social Health Services 0 0 0 12 7 19
Geography & Cartography 0 5 11 3 0 19
Systems Engineering 0 0 0 15 3 18
Construction Engineering 0 17 0 0 0 17
Multilingual Education 0 0 0 16 0 16
Museum Studies 0 0 0 16 0 16
Child Development & Psychology 0 0 5 4 7 16
Real Estate 14 0 0 0 0 14
General Visual & Performing Arts 1 4 0 0 8 13
Food Science Technology 0 9 0 3 0 12
Biotechnology 0 0 0 10 0 10
General Engineering 0 0 1 8 0 9
Wildlife Management 0 0 0 4 5 9
Dance 0 5 0 4 0 9
International Studies 0 8 0 0 0 8
Animal Services 7 0 0 0 0 7
Architectural Sciences & Technology 0 0 7 0 0 7
Pharmacology & Toxicology 0 0 0 4 3 7
Educational Assessment 0 0 2 0 5 7
Statistics 0 0 0 7 0 7
Teaching Assistants 0 0 6 0 0 6
Biomedical Engineering 0 0 0 5 0 5
Energy Systems Engineering 0 0 5 0 0 5
Ethnic Studies 0 0 5 0 0 5
Behavioral Science 0 0 4 0 1 5
Atmospheric Sciences & Meteorology 0 0 0 5 0 5
Security Science and Technology 0 0 0 5 0 5
Film, Video & Photographic Arts 5 0 0 0 0 5
Engineering Science 0 0 0 0 4 4
Housing 0 0 0 4 0 4
Historic Preservation 4 0 0 0 0 4
Environmental Design 0 0 0 0 3 3
Public Health 0 0 3 0 0 3
Medieval Studies 0 0 3 0 0 3
Agricultural Production 0 0 2 0 0 2
Information Science 1 0 0 0 0 1
Manufacturing Engineering 0 0 0 1 0 1
International Relations & National Security 0 0 1 0 0 1
General Agriculture 0 0 0 0 0 0
Veterinary Medicine 0 0 0 0 0 0
Interior Architecture 0 0 0 0 0 0
Zoology 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
Science, Technology & Society 0 0 0 0 0 0
TOTAL 273 6,886 214 1,871 568 9,812

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.

More about our data sources and methodologies.

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