Texas Tech University Teaching Programs

Located in Lubbock, Texas, Texas Tech University is a public institution. Lubbock is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Where Is Texas Tech University?

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?

Texas Tech has an acceptance rate of 67%, which means it is fairly selective. Take that into account when you are working on your application and gathering requested materials. Do what you can to stand out among other applicants.

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.

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.

Can I Afford Texas Tech University?

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

Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. 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

There are 33,132 undergraduate students at Texas Tech, with 28,969 being full-time and 4,163 being part-time.

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.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

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

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

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.

This school is the 22nd 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
Art Education	14%
Bilingual & Multilingual Education	88%
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	46%
Curriculum & Instruction	13%
Educational Evaluation & Research	71%
Educational/Instructional Technology	37%
Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education	18%
General Educational Leadership & Administration	29%
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	30%

Texas Tech University Teaching Concentrations

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

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Education	225	0	0	0	225
General Special Education	0	0	104	12	116
Curriculum & Instruction	0	13	40	44	97
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	15	48	29	92
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	0	0	35	18	53
Counselor Education/School Counseling & Guidance Services	0	0	31	6	37
Agricultural Teacher Education	17	2	8	5	32
Educational/Instructional Technology	0	0	18	1	19
Bilingual & Multilingual Education	0	0	16	0	16
Family & Consumer Sciences/Home Economics Teacher Education	0	0	7	4	11
Music Education	0	0	11	0	11
Educational Evaluation & Research	0	2	0	5	7
Education/Teaching of Individuals with Multiple Disabilities	0	7	0	0	7
Art Education	0	0	7	0	7
Adult Literacy Tutor/Instructor	0	6	0	0	6
Reading Teacher Education	0	0	1	0	1
Education of the Deaf	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	242	45	326	124	737

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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Johan Hendrikse under License

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