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Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX · Public · Large city · Carnegie R1/R2 · TTU

Public institution in Lubbock, TX · 32,446 undergraduates · 71% acceptance rate · $62,454 median earnings 10 years after entry.

Stats

College Scorecard figures, each with where this school sits nationally among institutions that report the same measure. A dash means the school does not report it.

Cost

Average net price
$20,0711,074th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
In-state tuition & fees
$11,852746th cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Out-of-state tuition & fees
$24,4511,042nd cheapest of 2,024 reporting
Cost of attendance
$27,472835th cheapest of 1,969 reporting
Median graduate debt
$21,500807th lowest of 1,865 reporting

Outcomes

Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$62,454453rd highest of 1,954 reporting
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$52,588435th highest of 1,950 reporting
Graduation rate (4-year)
67.5%516th highest of 2,014 reporting
Full-time retention
84.9%439th highest of 1,837 reporting

Admissions

Acceptance rate
70.9%629th most selective of 1,596 reporting
Average SAT
1182454th highest of 1,022 reporting
Median ACT
26270th highest of 952 reporting

Campus

Undergraduates
32,44640th largest of 2,144 reporting
Student-faculty ratio
21.0:11,930th smallest of 2,141 reporting
Pell Grant share
25.8%1,426th highest of 2,122 reporting

Nearest large-hub airport: 283 mi (DFW)

On 1 of our 111 lists

Every published ranking this school appears on, with its rank there.

Applying

Common App member
Yes
Application fee
$75
Personal essay
Optional / not required
Writing supplement
No

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Best-paying fields of study

Median earnings one and two years after graduating, by field. Showing 12 of 78 reported programs.

FieldLevel1 yr2 yr
Petroleum EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$89,968$83,325
Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$76,460$73,530
Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Sciencebachelors$73,562$73,562
Computer EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$71,486$74,017
Mechanical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$71,127$69,596
Construction EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$71,015$68,139
Chemical EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$68,592$69,338
Civil EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$64,055$63,997
Industrial EngineeringEngineeringbachelors$63,501$66,821
Information Science/StudiesComputer Sciencebachelors$63,430$64,245
Science, Technology and SocietyMultidisciplinary Studiesbachelors$62,260$67,420
Business/Commerce, GeneralBusinessbachelors$61,814$66,401

Campus facts

Athletics — 9 sports

NCAA Division I-FBS · NCAA Division I

Athletic scholarships allowed · Athletic aid $7,773,958 (M $4,567,327 · W $3,206,631)

Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.

Nearest undergraduate enrollment to Texas Tech University’s 32,446 (College Scorecard UGDS, compiled 2026-10-24). Size only — not a judgment of similarity or quality.

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