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Texas Tech University Data & Information Overview

441 awards Ranking Badges
Great Price Value for Your Money
68% Acceptance Rate
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How Well Is Texas Tech University Ranked?

#168 Best Colleges in Nation
#9 Best Colleges in TX
General Business/Commerce Highest Ranked Major
Quality Badge

2024 Rankings

College Factual analyzes over 2,000 colleges and universities in its annual rankings and ranks them in a variety of ways, including most diverse, best overall quality, best for non-traditional students, and much more.

Texas Tech University was awarded 441 badges in the 2024 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is general business/commerce.

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Overall Quality

College Factual ranked Texas Tech as #168 out of 2,217 colleges and universities in the country on its 2024 Best Colleges list. This puts it in the top 10% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Texas Tech held the #212 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.

Out of the 115 colleges in Texas, Texas Tech is ranked at #9.

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Is It Hard to Get Into Texas Tech?

68% Acceptance Rate
55% Of Accepted Are Women
31% Submit SAT Scores

Acceptance Rate

Texas Tech University has an acceptance rate of 68%, which means the school is serious about who it admits. Take your time in putting together a strong application that highlights why you are a good fit for Texas Tech.

Average Test Scores

About 31% 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 560 and 640. Math scores were between 550 and 640.

SAT Reading and Writing Scores for Texas Tech University  ( 560 to 640 )
200
800

SAT Math Scores for Texas Tech University  ( 550 to 640 )
200
800
Texas Tech received ACT scores from 16% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT Composite scores ranged between 23 and 28.

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

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Texas Tech University Faculty

21 to 1 Student to Faculty
86% Full Time Teachers

Student to Faculty Ratio

At Texas Tech University, the student to faculty ratio is 21 to 1. Compared to the national average of 15 to 1, this is somewhat high. This could mean that class sizes may be larger than they are at other colleges or universities or that professors may be required to teach more classes.

Percent of Full-Time Faculty

Another measure that is often used to estimate how much access students will have to their professors is how many faculty members are full-time. The idea here is that part-time faculty tend to spend less time on campus, so they may not be as available to students as full-timers.

The full-time faculty percentage at Texas Tech University is 86%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.

Full-Time Faculty Percent  86 out of 100
0
100

Retention and Graduation Rates at Texas Tech University

85% Freshmen Retention
36% On-Time Graduation Rate

Freshmen Retention Rate

Texas Tech University has a freshmen retention rate of 85%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.

Freshmen Retention Rate  85 out of 100
0
100

Graduation Rate

When it comes to finishing their studies on time, those seeking a bachelor's degree from Texas Tech have a four-year graduation rate of 36%. This is comparable to the national average of 33.3%

On-Time Graduation Rate  36 out of 100
0
100

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Texas Tech University Undergraduate Student Diversity

29,010 Full-Time Undergraduates
42.3% Racial-Ethnic Minorities*
48.9% Percent Women

During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 33,269 undergraduates at Texas Tech with 29,010 being full-time and 4,259 being part-time.

How Much Does Texas Tech University Cost?

$16,194 Net Price
42% Take Out Loans
$33,488 Total Student Loans
The overall average net price of Texas Tech is $16,194. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group. See the table below for the net price for different income groups.

Net Price by Income Group for Texas Tech

$0-30 K $30K-48K $48-75 $75-110K $110K +
$9,031 $10,440 $15,248 $20,343 $21,164

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Texas Tech, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.

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.

The student loan default rate at Texas Tech is 4.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

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How Much Money Do Texas Tech Graduates Make?

$58,435 Avg Salary of Grads
High Earnings Boost
Although some majors pay more than others, students who graduate from Texas Tech with a bachelor's degree go on to jobs where they make an average salary of $58,435 in their early years. That's great news for Texas Tech students since it is 38% more than the average college graduate's salary of $42,485 per year.

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See which majors at Texas Tech University make the most money.

Location of Texas Tech University

Texas State
29,010 Full-Time Undergraduates
Large City Campus Setting
Texas Tech University is a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas. Lubbock is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

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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/
Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/TexasTechYou
Twitter: https://twitter.com/texastech

Texas Tech University Majors

97 Majors With Completions
6,511 Undergraduate Degrees
2,258 Graduate Degrees
During the most recent year for which we have data, students from 97 majors graduated from Texas Tech University. Of these students, 6,511 received undergraduate degrees and 2,258 graduated with a master's or doctor's degree. The following table lists the most popular undergraduate majors along with the average salary graduates from those majors make.

Most Popular Majors Bachelor’s Degrees Average Salary of Graduates
Business Administration & Management 416 $49,470
General Psychology 345 $29,061
Computer Information Systems 309 $69,234
Mechanical Engineering 305 $70,609
General Education 305 NA
Public Relations & Advertising 299 $38,482
Marketing 283 $47,375
General Family & Consumer Sciences 252 $32,914
Communication & Media Studies 231 $35,046
Finance & Financial Management 226 $52,649

Learn more about the majors offered at Texas Tech University along with which ones have the highest average starting salaries.

Online Learning at Texas Tech

68% Take At Least One Class Online
13% Take All Classes Online

Online learning is becoming popular at even the oldest colleges and universities in the United States. Not only are online classes great for returning adults with busy schedules, they are also frequented by a growing number of traditional students.

In 2020-2021, 27,637 students took at least one online class at Texas Tech University. This is an increase from the 21,751 students who took online classes the previous year.

Year Took at Least One Online Class Took All Classes Online
2020-2021 27,637 5,243
2019-2020 21,751 4,027
2018-2019 18,846 3,740
2017-2018 19,021 3,513
2016-2017 17,369 2,739

Learn more about online learning at Texas Tech University.

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Notes and References

Footnotes

*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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