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.
- Top 2%Undergraduates
- Top 22%Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- Top 23%Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- Top 24%Full-time retention
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
- $20,0711,076th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- In-state tuition & fees
- $11,852748th cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Out-of-state tuition & fees
- $24,4511,052nd cheapest of 2,042 reporting
- Cost of attendance
- $27,472835th cheapest of 1,985 reporting
- Median graduate debt
- $21,500813th lowest of 1,880 reporting
Outcomes
- Median earnings, 10 years after entry
- $62,454454th highest of 1,969 reporting
- Median earnings, 6 years after entry
- $52,588436th highest of 1,964 reporting
- Graduation rate (4-year)
- 67.5%519th highest of 2,031 reporting
- Full-time retention
- 84.9%442nd highest of 1,853 reporting
Admissions
- Acceptance rate
- 70.9%637th most selective of 1,608 reporting
- Average SAT
- 1182455th highest of 1,024 reporting
- Median ACT
- 26270th highest of 954 reporting
Campus
- Undergraduates
- 32,44640th largest of 2,162 reporting
- Student-faculty ratio
- 21.0:11,947th smallest of 2,159 reporting
- Pell Grant share
- 25.8%1,440th highest of 2,140 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.
| Field | Level | 1 yr | 2 yr |
|---|---|---|---|
| Petroleum EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $89,968 | $83,325 |
| Electrical, Electronics and Communications EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $76,460 | $73,530 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralComputer Science | bachelors | $73,562 | $73,562 |
| Computer EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $71,486 | $74,017 |
| Mechanical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $71,127 | $69,596 |
| Construction EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $71,015 | $68,139 |
| Chemical EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $68,592 | $69,338 |
| Civil EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $64,055 | $63,997 |
| Industrial EngineeringEngineering | bachelors | $63,501 | $66,821 |
| Information Science/StudiesComputer Science | bachelors | $63,430 | $64,245 |
| Science, Technology and SocietyMultidisciplinary Studies | bachelors | $62,260 | $67,420 |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralBusiness | bachelors | $61,814 | $66,401 |
Campus facts
- Founded in 1923source
- Athletic nickname: "Red Raiders"source
- Mascot: The Masked Ridersource
- Jones AT&T Stadium seats about 60,454source
- Competes in Big 12 Conferencesource
- School colors: Scarlet and Blacksource
- Motto: ""From here, it's possible.""source
- Campus size: about 1,839 acressource
- Formerly known as "Texas Technological College" (1923–1969)source
- Athletic conference: Big 12source
- A [[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program institutionsource
- A Space-grant]] institutionsource
- Football rivalry: Arkansas–Texas Tech (since 1957)source
- Football rivalry: Baylor–Texas Tech (since 1929)source
- Football rivalry: Houston–Texas Tech (since 1951)source
- Plays for the "Saddle Trophy" (since 1926)source
- Plays for the "Chancellor's Spurs" (since 1928)source
- Football rivalry: Texas A&M–Texas Tech (since 1927)source
- Fight song: ""[[Fight Raiders, Fight]]""source
- Notable alum: John Denversource
- Notable alum: Susan Polgarsource
- Notable alum: Jesse Plemonssource
- Notable alum: Rick Husbandsource
- Notable alum: Patrick Mahomessource
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)
- Baseball
- Basketball
- Football
- Golf
- Soccer
- Softball
- Tennis
- Track and Field and Cross Country (combined)
- Volleyball
Self-reported EADA participants (2024-2025). Athletic aid is institution-level, not per sport.
Key links
- Official websitettu.edu
- College ScorecardFederal source for every figure above (UNITID 229115)
- Compare colleges in TXRe-score with your weights
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- Sports directoryAll 9 EADA programs at this school
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