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

$31,369 Avg Cost After Aid (Undergrad)
68% Acceptance Rate

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 Recommended
High School Rank Required
High School Transcript Required
College Prep Program Recommended
Recommendations Recommended
SAT or ACT Scores Considered but not required
TOEFL Required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Texas Tech?

68% Acceptance Rate
55% Of Accepted Are Women
31% Submit SAT Scores
With an acceptance rate of 68%, 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 45% of accepted students are men and 55% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 66%, and the acceptance rate for women is 70%.

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 English scores ranged between 21 and 28. Math scores were between 22 and 27. Composite scores were between 23 and 28.

ACT English Scores for Texas Tech University  ( 21 to 28 )
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36
ACT Math Scores for Texas Tech University  ( 22 to 27 )
1
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
1.4% Loan Default Rate
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.

The student loan default rate at Texas Tech is 1.4%. 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.

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

5,243 Took All Classes Online
27,637 Took At Least One Class Online
10.4% Avg Growth Over 4 Years
There are 45 bachelor’s degree and 129 master’s degree programs available online at Texas Tech. In 2020-2021, 27,637 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 22nd most popular in Texas for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2020-2021.

Online Growth Rankings of Texas Tech

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Texas Tech University was 10.4%. This is the #994 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Texas Tech regardless of major.

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

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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