Texas Tech University: Statistics
Updated:
| Position | Category |
|---|---|
| #295 of 14,131 | In the World |
| #129 of 2,597 | In North America |
| #113 of 2,496 | In the United States |
| #7 of 119 | In Texas |
| #1 of 3 | In Lubbock |
| #52 of 1,139 | For Military science |
| Top50% | For 239 other topics |
Quick Review
- Acceptance rate
- 67%
- Undergraduates
- 32,579
- Graduates
- 7,799
- Male:Female Ratio
- 49:51
- Control
- Public
- Highest Degree
- Doctor's degree
- Website
- www.ttu.edu
Texas Tech University Acceptance rate and admissions statistics
Texas Tech University has an acceptance rate of 67% and is among the top 28% of the most difficult universities to gain admission to in the United States. The university reports the admission statistics without distinguishing between local and international students.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Acceptance Rate | 67% | 67% | 68% |
| Applicants | 35,400 | 16,591 | 18,723 |
| Admissions | 23,837 | 11,158 | 12,639 |
| Freshmen enrolled full time | 6,688 | 3,236 | 3,449 |
| Freshmen enrolled part time | 121 | 66 | 55 |
20,985 students enrolled in some distance education courses.
4,572 enrolled exclusively in distance education.
SAT scores
Among admitted applicants
2,305 or 34%
submitted SAT
25% of them
had 1090
or below
75% of them
had 1280
or below
Typical SAT scores of first-years in Texas Tech University are 1090-1280 (middle 50% range).
ACT scores
Among admitted applicants
882 or 13%
submitted ACT
25% of them
had 23
or below
75% of them
had 28
or below
Typical ACT scores of first-years in Texas Tech University are 23-28 (middle 50% range).
Admissions requirements
| Secondary school GPA | Required |
|---|---|
| Secondary school rank | Required |
| Secondary school record | Required |
| TOEFL | Required |
| College-preparatory program | Considered but not required |
| Formal demonstration of competencies | Considered but not required |
| Recommendations | Considered but not required |
| SAT/ACT | Considered but not required |
| Other Tests | Neither required nor recommended |
Enrollment demographics by race or ethnicity
| White | 21189 (53%) |
|---|---|
| Hispanic | 10803 (27%) |
| Nonresident Alien | 2581 (6%) |
| Black or African American | 2313 (6%) |
| Two or more races | 1581 (4%) |
| Asian | 1285 (3%) |
| Race or Ethnicity unknown | 473 (1%) |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 50 (0.1%) |
| Native Hawaiian or other Pacific Islander | 28 (0.1%) |
Costs per year: Tuition, Housing, Fees
The final cost of attendance varies for each student based on household income, residency, program, and other factors.
- Average aid awarded
- $9,359
- Students receiving aid
- 88%
Tuition and fees
| Undergraduates | Graduates | |
|---|---|---|
| Tuition in-district | $8,935 | $6,956 |
| Tuition in-state | $8,935 | $6,956 |
| Tuition out-of-state | $21,205 | $15,136 |
| Fee in-district | $2,917 | $2,562 |
| Fee in-state | $2,917 | $2,562 |
| Fee out-of-state | $2,917 | $2,562 |
Room and board costs
| Dormitory capacity | 7,650 |
|---|---|
| Combined charge for room and board | $10,460 |
| Room charge | $6,694 |
| Meal charge | $3,766 |
Texas Tech University majors
Texas Tech University has granted 6,691 bachelor's degrees across 84 programs, 1,871 master's across 88 programs, and 568 doctorate degrees across 52 programs. Below is a table with majors that lead to degrees at Texas Tech University.
| Major | Bachelor | Master | Doctoral |
|---|---|---|---|
| Family and Consumer Sciences & Human Sciences, General | 363 | ||
| Business & Commerce, General | 18 | 311 | |
| Business Administration and Management, General | 311 | 9 | |
| Accounting | 202 | 115 | |
| Exercise Physiology and Kinesiology | 310 | 6 | |
| Marketing & Marketing Management, General | 314 | ||
| Psychology, General | 299 | 8 | |
| Finance, General | 257 | 24 | |
| Mechanical Engineering | 246 | 26 | 7 |
| Biology & Biological Sciences, General | 215 | 13 | 14 |
| Education, General | 225 | ||
| Multi- & Interdisciplinary Studies, Other | 195 | 27 | |
| Animal Sciences, General | 199 | 12 | 9 |
| General Studies | 220 | ||
| Computer and Information Sciences, General | 152 | 34 | 8 |
| Architecture | 117 | 44 | |
| Speech Communication and Rhetoric | 143 | 6 | |
| Public Relations & Image Management | 148 | ||
| Human Development and Family Studies, General | 132 | 11 | 2 |
| Chemical Engineering | 96 | 23 | 13 |
| Law | 127 | ||
| Mass Communication & Media Studies | 60 | 58 | 9 |
| Advertising | 122 | ||
| Special Education and Teaching, General | 104 | 12 | |
| Political Science and Government, General | 110 | 2 | 2 |
| Civil Engineering, General | 85 | 21 | 7 |
| Sport and Fitness Administration & Management | 84 | 29 | |
| Electrical and Electronics Engineering | 68 | 25 | 17 |
| Agricultural Economics | 86 | 10 | 9 |
| Information Technology | 99 | ||
| Nutrition Sciences | 31 | 60 | 8 |
| Radio and Television | 98 | ||
| Music, General | 59 | 17 | 21 |
| Mathematics, General | 68 | 9 | 16 |
| History, General | 80 | 8 | 2 |
| Sociology, General | 80 | 9 | |
| Microbiology, General | 78 | 10 | |
| Curriculum and Instruction | 40 | 44 | |
| Family Resource Management Studies, General | 35 | 43 | |
| Educational Leadership and Administration, General | 48 | 29 | |
| English Language and Literature, General | 55 | 17 | 4 |
| Logistics, Materials, and Supply Chain Management | 71 | ||
| Data Science, General | 69 | ||
| Energy Systems Technology & Technician | 66 | ||
| Industrial Engineering | 45 | 16 | 5 |
| Agricultural Communication & Journalism | 43 | 18 | |
| Natural Resources & Conservation, General | 60 | ||
| Hotel & Motel Administration & Management | 48 | 10 | |
| Economics, General | 45 | 3 | 8 |
| Petroleum Engineering | 43 | 7 | 4 |
| Art & Art Studies, General | 45 | 8 | |
| Higher Education & Higher Education Administration | 35 | 18 | |
| Biochemistry | 52 | ||
| Agronomy and Crop Science | 33 | 11 | 6 |
| Digital Communication and Media & Multimedia | 50 | ||
| Social Work | 31 | 19 | |
| Chemistry, General | 25 | 2 | 18 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication | 44 | ||
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 4 | 38 | |
| Physics, General | 22 | 9 | 8 |
| Child Development | 38 | ||
| Journalism | 38 | ||
| Computer Engineering, General | 37 | ||
| Counselor Education & School Counseling and Guidance Services | 31 | 6 | |
| Drama and Dramatics & Theatre Arts, General | 25 | 12 | |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations, Other | 36 | ||
| Environmental & Environmental Health Engineering | 18 | 18 | |
| Dietetics & Dietitian | 34 | ||
| Geology & Earth Science, General | 17 | 12 | 4 |
| Cell & Cellular and Molecular Biology | 31 | ||
| Marketing Research | 31 | ||
| Agricultural Teacher Education | 17 | 8 | 5 |
| Spanish Language and Literature | 20 | 10 | |
| Agribusiness & Agricultural Business Operations | 22 | 5 | |
| Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing | 3 | 15 | 8 |
| Anthropology, General | 19 | 5 | |
| Retailing and Retail Operations | 24 | ||
| Foreign Languages and Literatures, General | 12 | 11 | |
| Landscape Architecture | 18 | 5 | |
| Interior Design | 22 | ||
| Public Administration | 22 | ||
| Educational Psychology | 8 | 13 | |
| Philosophy | 15 | 6 | |
| Educational & Instructional Technology | 18 | 1 | |
| Marriage and Family Therapy & Counseling | 12 | 7 | |
| Exercise Science and Kinesiology | 18 | ||
| Systems Engineering | 15 | 3 | |
| Construction Engineering | 17 | ||
| Bilingual and Multilingual Education | 16 | ||
| International Economics | 16 | ||
| Museology & Museum Studies | 16 | ||
| Family and Community Services | 15 | ||
| Environmental & Natural Resources Management and Policy, General | 14 | ||
| Financial Planning and Services | 14 | ||
| Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics, General | 12 | ||
| Visual and Performing Arts, General | 4 | 8 | |
| Experimental Psychology | 4 | 7 | |
| Family and Consumer Sciences & Home Economics Teacher Education | 7 | 4 | |
| Food Science | 8 | 3 | |
| Music Teacher Education | 11 | ||
| Biotechnology | 10 | ||
| Computer Software Engineering | 10 | ||
| Liberal Arts and Sciences & Liberal Studies | 10 | ||
| Clinical Psychology | 9 | ||
| Dance, General | 5 | 4 | |
| Wildlife, Fish and Wildlands Science and Management | 4 | 5 | |
| Engineering, General | 8 | ||
| Geography | 5 | 3 | |
| International & Globalization Studies | 8 | ||
| Art Teacher Education | 7 | ||
| Environmental Toxicology | 4 | 3 | |
| Fashion & Apparel Design | 7 | ||
| Statistics, General | 7 | ||
| Environmental & Natural Resources Law Enforcement and Protective Services | 6 | ||
| Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology, General | 5 | ||
| Bioengineering and Biomedical Engineering | 5 | ||
| Educational Evaluation and Research | 5 | ||
| Forensic Science and Technology | 5 | ||
| Engineering Science | 4 | ||
| Hospitality Administration & Management, General | 4 | ||
| Housing and Human Environments, General | 4 | ||
| Environmental Design & Architecture | 3 | ||
| Art History, Criticism and Conservation | 2 | ||
| Horticultural Science | 2 | ||
| Behavioral Sciences | 1 | ||
| Child Care and Support Services Management | 1 | ||
| Counseling Psychology | 1 | ||
| Environmental Science | 1 | ||
| Land Use Planning and Management & Development | 1 | ||
| Manufacturing Engineering | 1 | ||
| Reading Teacher Education | 1 | ||
| Grand Total | 6,691 | 1,871 | 568 |
Texas Tech University has a graduation rate of 64%, which is among the 33% highest for universities in the US.
| Total | Men | Women | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Graduation rate | 64% | 63% | 65% |
| |||
Publications & Citations
Texas Tech University is a world-class research university with 71,846 scientific papers published and 1,398,296 citations received. The research profile covers a range of fields, including Biology, Medicine, Chemistry, Liberal Arts & Social Sciences, Engineering, Environmental Science, Physics, Computer Science, Psychology, and Genetics.
Publication / Citation count by topic
Annual publication & citation counts
| Year | Publications | Citations |
|---|---|---|
| 1991 | 534 | 4154 |
| 1992 | 567 | 4263 |
| 1993 | 601 | 4419 |
| 1994 | 566 | 4619 |
| 1995 | 631 | 5111 |
| 1996 | 678 | 5699 |
| 1997 | 653 | 6309 |
| 1998 | 725 | 6904 |
| 1999 | 828 | 7992 |
| 2000 | 977 | 9729 |
| 2001 | 940 | 10594 |
| 2002 | 1383 | 12839 |
| 2003 | 1187 | 14405 |
| 2004 | 1232 | 16710 |
| 2005 | 1345 | 19373 |
| 2006 | 1464 | 22207 |
| 2007 | 1531 | 25520 |
| 2008 | 1546 | 28209 |
| 2009 | 1805 | 32954 |
| 2010 | 1863 | 37035 |
| 2011 | 2060 | 42864 |
| 2012 | 2155 | 47191 |
| 2013 | 2555 | 53629 |
| 2014 | 2711 | 59037 |
| 2015 | 2889 | 64175 |
| 2016 | 3000 | 66843 |
| 2017 | 3474 | 70441 |
| 2018 | 3449 | 78808 |
| 2019 | 3806 | 90207 |
| 2020 | 4256 | 106523 |
| 2021 | 4255 | 124476 |
| 2022 | 3976 | 127982 |
| 2023 | 4135 | 129736 |
Texas Tech University alumni
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Patrick Mahomes
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
-
Patrick Lavon Mahomes II is an American football quarterback for the Kansas City Chiefs of the National Football League (NFL). Since becoming the Chiefs' starting quarterback in 2018, Mahomes has led the team to six consecutive AFC Championship Game appearances, four Super Bowl appearances, and is one of five quarterbacks to win three or more Super Bowls. Mahomes's career accolades through seven seasons in the NFL have earned him widespread praise from sports journalists, and he is considered to be one of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history.
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Jesse Plemons
- Occupations
- television actorguitaristsingerfilm actoractor
- Biography
-
Jesse Plemons is an American actor. He began his career as a child actor and achieved a breakthrough with his role as Landry Clarke in the NBC drama series Friday Night Lights (2006–2011). He subsequently portrayed Todd Alquist in season 5 of the AMC crime drama series Breaking Bad (2012–2013) and its sequel film El Camino: A Breaking Bad Movie (2019). For his role as Ed Blumquist in season 2 of the FX anthology series Fargo (2015), he received his first Primetime Emmy Award nomination and won a Critics' Choice Television Award. He received a second Emmy nomination for his performance in "USS Callister", an episode of the Netflix anthology series Black Mirror (2017).
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John Denver
- Occupations
- singer-songwriteraircraft pilotsongwriterlyricistactor
- Biography
-
Henry John Deutschendorf Jr., known professionally as John Denver, was an American singer and songwriter. He was one of the most popular acoustic artists of the 1970s and one of the best-selling artists in that decade. AllMusic has called Denver "among the most beloved entertainers of his era".
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Baker Mayfield
- Enrolled in Texas Tech University
- Studied in 2013-2013
- Occupations
- player of American football
- Biography
-
Baker Reagan Mayfield is an American football quarterback for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers of the National Football League (NFL). Following a stint with the Texas Tech Red Raiders, Mayfield played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners, winning the Heisman Trophy as a senior and was the first walk-on player to win the award. He was selected first overall by the Cleveland Browns in the 2018 NFL Draft.
General info
| Alternative names | TTU |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1923 |
| Motto | From here, it's possible |
| Colors | scarlet red, black |
| Academic calendar | September to May (September - January;January-May). Also Summer session (June-August) |
| Total FTE staff | 5,235 |
| Carnegie classification | Doctoral Universities: Highest Research Activity |
Location and contacts
| Address | Broadway and University Avenue Lubbock, Texas, 79409-5005 United States |
|---|---|
| City population | 257,000 |
| Phone | 8067422011 |