Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX · Public research
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Acceptance rate
69.1%
26,634 admitted
SAT · 50th
1180
Range 1110–1260
6-yr grad
69.7%
Retention 85.4%
Undergrads
34,021
20.7:1 S-F
Admissions
71.0% / 64.9%
in-state / out-of-state
admit rate spread
Applications38,566
Overall admit rate69.1%
In-state admit rate71.0%
Out-of-state admit rate64.9%
Enrolled7,579 · 28.5% yield
Very important factorsGPA, Class rank, Rigor of HS record, Test scores
Important factorsApplication essay, Character, Extracurriculars, Recs, Talent, Volunteering, Work experience
Selection factors from CDS §C7 (Basis for selection).
Test scores
1180
SAT composite · 50th %ile
range 1110–1260 · 34.8% submitted
SAT
255075
R&W550600640
Math540580630
Comp111011801260
ACT
255075
Comp232528
Cost & aid
tuition not reported
Room & board$10,742
Books$1,200
Academics
20.7 : 1
student-faculty ratio
85.4% retention
Student-faculty20.7 : 1
Retention85.4%
4-year graduation50.6%
6-year graduation69.7%
Enrollment
34,021
undergraduates
126 intl freshmen
Total undergraduates34,021
First-year7,583
Transfer2,744
Full-time90%
Female50%
International (freshmen)126
Rankings
#103
Niche
Best Colleges in America
SourceListRankYr
NicheBest Colleges in America#10326
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Business Programs#10926
U.S. News & World ReportBest Undergraduate Computer Science Programs#15426
ForbesAmerica's Top Colleges#16126
U.S. News & World ReportBest National Universities#19826
WSJ/College PulseBest Colleges in the U.S.#22526
NicheBest Value Colleges in America#26826
Rankings are the property of their respective publishers (Forbes, Niche, U.S. News & World Report, WSJ/College Pulse). Ranks as published; methodologies vary.
Classifications & designations
R1 Research University
Carnegie Classification
131 member schools
SourceGroupMembers
Carnegie ClassificationR1 Research University131
Federal designationHispanic-Serving Institution47
Athletic conferenceBig 12 Conference16
Athletic divisionNCAA D1-FBS95
Institutional controlPublic college153
Geographic groupingTexas colleges14
Groups derived from CDS + IPEDS fields. Curated national memberships (AAU, HBCU, Common App, etc.) being added — see task queue.
Application timeline & requirements
no application-fee data
Regular decisionMay 1
Early actionoffered
Deferred admissionAllowed
Test policyStudents can apply with an ACT/SAT test, or as Test-optional. International students are not required to provide SAT, but are encouraged to take the test for scholarship application. If the international student graduated from a U.S. high school, then SAT is required.
Admissions URLhttps://www.applytexas.org/
Admissions emailadmissions@ttu.edu
Admissions phone806-742-1480
Deadlines and requirements from the school's Common Data Set §C3–C6 (Deadlines & Notification, ED/EA, HS Coursework).
Peers by the numbers
University of Texa…
closest algorithmic match
across selectivity, size, profile
SchoolAdmitSATSize
University of Texas at Austin TX · Public26.6%
Texas A&M University TX · Public62.6%127059K
University of Houston TX · Public75.8%122040K
University of North Texas TX · Public70.9%108034K
Oklahoma State University OK · Public73.7%116023K
University of Oklahoma OK · Public77.6%123222K
Peer set computed algorithmically from CDS metrics (admit rate, SAT/ACT band, size) plus IPEDS classification. Not measured cross-application behavior.

Official Common Data Set Documents — Texas Tech University

21 years of Texas Tech University's officially published CDS, archived by CollegeNumbers. PDF and spreadsheet originals exactly as the school filed them.