Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX · CDS 2025–2026 · City: Large · 4-year · Predominantly bachelor's-degree granting

Hispanic-Serving Institution
Overall admit rate
69.1%
Lower = more selective
Yield rate
28.5%
Admitted students who enrolled
Avg % of need met
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Total cost — out-of-state
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Sticker price before aid
Student-faculty ratio
21:1
Avg loan debt at graduation
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Admit rate over time

% of need met over time

Total cost (out-of-state) over time

Enrollment

Total all undergraduates34,021
Total all graduate8,188
Grand total all students42,209

Admissions

Total applicants38,566
Total admitted26,634
Total enrolled7,579
Overall admit rate69.1%
Admit rate — women70.1%
Admit rate — men67.8%
Yield rate28.5%

Early Decision / Action

Offers Early Decision plan?——
ED closing date——
ED notification date——
# admitted under ED plan——
Offers Early Action plan?——
EA closing date——
EA notification date——
Restrictive Early Action?——

Test Scores

% submitting SAT34.8%
% submitting ACT10.8%
SAT EBRW 25th %ile550
SAT EBRW 75th %ile640
SAT Math 25th %ile540
SAT Math 75th %ile630
ACT Comp 25th %ile23
ACT Comp 75th %ile28
% in top 10% of HS class25.0%
% in top 25% of HS class54.3%

Cost

Tuition — in-state——
Tuition — out-of-state——
Required fees——
Room and board——
Total cost — in-state——
Total cost — out-of-state——

Financial Aid

Avg need-based grant——
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% with 100% of need met——
Avg merit grant (no need)——
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Waitlist & Transfer

# offered place on waitlist——
# admitted from waitlist——
Waitlist admit rate——
Transfer applicants (total)7,068
Transfer admit rate63.2%

Faculty

Student-faculty ratio21:1
% faculty full-time——

College Scorecard

Federal outcomes data — not in the CDS. Each figure's cohort year can differ from the CDS year above and from other Scorecard figures below; see the vintage next to each.

Admissions & cost

Admit rate (Scorecard)72.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (public)$19,070Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Average net price (private)——

Completion, retention & earnings

Completion rate (200% of expected time)67.9%Scorecard · Fall 2016 or AcadYr 2016-17 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS200)
Completion rate — Pell recipients (150% of expected time)60.2%Scorecard · Fall 2018 or AcadYr 2018-19 cohort (differs by institutional calendar), reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS)
First-year retention rate84.9%Scorecard · Fall 2023 bachelor's-seeking cohort, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRSRET_FT)
Median earnings, 4 yrs after completing$66,144Scorecard · Treasury AY2017-18, AY2018-19 pooled cohort measured in CY2022, CY2023, inflation adjusted to 2024 dollars

Financial aid

% receiving a Pell Grant26.9%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)
% receiving a federal loan42.6%Scorecard · AcadYr 2023-24, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25 pooled with previous years (# of total pooled years found in POOLYRS_DCS)

Federal loan repayment status (2 yrs after entering repayment)

Paid in full9.5%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Making progress27.3%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Not making progress26.8%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Discharged0.6%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019
Defaulted5.6%Scorecard · NSLDS AY2015-16, AY2016-17 pooled cohorts measured in 2017-2018, 2018-2019

Test scores & admissions

These percentiles reflect students who enrolled. Admitted-student scores typically run higher, since the highest scorers with multiple offers often enroll elsewhere.

SAT Reading/Writing, 25th percentile550Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
SAT Reading/Writing, 75th percentile640Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
SAT Math, 25th percentile540Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
SAT Math, 75th percentile640Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
Are test scores considered for admission?Not reportedScorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Undergraduates

% part-time8.9%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white51.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black6.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino30.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian3.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.4%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races4.5%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international2.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown1.3%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Instructional staff

% women44.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% men55.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% white60.8%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Black2.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Hispanic/Latino9.7%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Asian13.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% American Indian/Alaska Native0.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander0.2%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% two or more races1.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% nonresident/international12.0%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25
% race/ethnicity unknown0.1%Scorecard · Fall 2024, reported in IPEDS DCY2024-25

Fields of study

% of degrees awarded, by broad field — College Scorecard.

Business, Management, Marketing, And Related Support Services22.7%
Communication, Journalism, And Related Programs10.0%
Engineering9.3%
Biological And Biomedical Sciences8.6%
Family And Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences7.1%
Agriculture, Agriculture Operations, And Related Sciences6.0%
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies5.1%
Psychology4.5%