Lubbock, TX · Public · 32,394 undergraduates · urban
Texas Tech University
Moderately selective
Texas Tech serves West Texas through a broad flagship-style mix particularly connected to energy, agriculture, engineering and business.
Institutional profile
Well established Solid in student experience, and solid in affordability.- Admission
- 70.9% admitted
- Price by income
- Resident and nonresident prices differ
- Completion
- 66.7%
34,020 applicants in the reported year
Compare recent average annual costs by household income
$62,454 median earnings 10 years after enrollment
What sets Texas Tech University apart
Academic design
Engineering, agriculture, business, architecture and sciences are major undergraduate components.
Campus pattern
Expansive Spanish Renaissance-style campus sits within Lubbock, the commercial center of the South Plains.
Career & value signal
Regional employers connect strongly to energy, agriculture, construction, healthcare and engineering.
Can I get in?
70.9% admitted
Start with the academic record, then make the intended direction and school-specific fit concrete.
Recent applicant pool
34,020About 71 in every 100 applicants were admitted.
Academic range
Of admitted students, 33% submitted an SAT, and 11% submitted an ACT. Treat the ACT range as a guide to the students who submitted that test, not to everyone admitted.
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Where your GPA sits in the entering class
The full entering-class GPA distribution for Texas Tech University, in nine bands from 4.0 down, with your own record marked on it.
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What Texas Tech University weighs when it reads a file
See how this college describes the role of grades, testing, essays, recommendations, activities, and demonstrated interest.
- Course rigor
- GPA
- Test scores
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Extracurriculars
- Demonstrated interest
What moves the application
The evidence that separates a strong file
Show preparation for this curriculum
Engineering, agriculture, business, architecture and sciences are major undergraduate components.
Make institutional fit specific
Texas Tech serves West Texas through a broad flagship-style mix particularly connected to energy, agriculture, engineering and business.
Use the application route carefully
Keep academic direction and school-specific choices coherent across the application.
How to apply
Rounds, route, and required materials
Build the calendar around the earliest realistic application round and assemble each required item once.
Fee waiver: accepted
Major and program admission
Some fields have their own entry path.
The college admit rate above covers the university as a whole. These requirements apply only to the named program.
ArchitectureAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
BusinessAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
Computer scienceAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
Teacher preparationAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
EngineeringAdmits separately
What this program asks for, and when it closes.
Can I afford it?
Compare annual cost by household income.
Start with the average net price for your income range, then set that estimate beside your other realistic options.
College funding
Scholarships and financial aid
Review available aid, application requirements, and renewal terms.
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Average annual cost by household income at Texas Tech University
Compare recent average net prices across five federal income ranges and estimate a 4-year cost for yours.
- $0–30k
- $30–48k
- $48–75k
- $75–110k
- $110k+
Is it worth it?
Completion, debt, and earnings
Read completion, borrowing, field mix, and earnings together. One university-wide earnings figure does not describe every student path.
Degree completion across the reported entering cohort
First-year students who return for year two
And what that comes to against what they earn.
Reported 10 years after enrollment
Academic portfolio
Largest bachelor’s fields
How many students finish in each field, and median earnings four years after completing the program.
Business Administration, Management and Operations
Admits separately
Psychology, General
Marketing
Admits separately
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences
What is campus life like?
Texas Tech University beyond the classroom
Expansive Spanish Renaissance-style campus sits within Lubbock, the commercial center of the South Plains.
A defining academic feature
Engineering, agriculture, business, architecture and sciences are major undergraduate components.
What shapes an ordinary week
Expansive Spanish Renaissance-style campus sits within Lubbock, the commercial center of the South Plains.
Where the degree can lead
Regional employers connect strongly to energy, agriculture, construction, healthcare and engineering.