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University or college · Public

Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX4,872 online only

Texas Tech University is a public university in Lubbock, TX, with about 35,901 students on campus and 4,872 more studying only online.

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Students on campus
35,901
plus 4,872 studying only online
Admission rate
73%
lower than at 58% of 4-year colleges
Net price a year
$19,070
lower than at 54% of 4-year colleges
Graduation rate
69%
higher than at 76% of 4-year colleges
Earnings, 10 yrs later
$62,454
higher than at 87% of U.S. colleges
Getting in

How hard is it to get into Texas Tech University?

73%

of applicants admitted

About 15 of every 20 applicants get in.

Test scores of admitted students

SAT reading
550–640
SAT math
540–640
ACT
23–28

The middle 50%: a quarter scored below the range and a quarter above it. Average SAT: 1190.

What it costs

The sticker price, and what families really pay

Sticker price: $27,443 a year

Before any grants · out-of-state tuition $24,451

Tuition & fees (in state) $11,852Room & board $10,742Books & supplies $1,200Other costs $3,649

After grants, the average family on aid pays $19,070.

Your family’s price

Average net price after grants, by family income

$17,058

About $68,232 over 4 years · 38% off the sticker price

Under $30k$30–48k$48–75k$75–110kOver $110k
Outcomes

Do students finish, and does it pay off?

Graduate
69%
within 6 years · Pell students 60%
Come back for year two
85%
full-time first-year students
Earnings, 10 years later
$62,454
median, students on federal aid
Typical debt
$21,500
about $228 a month over 10 years

Debt vs. the paycheck

The typical loan payment as a share of a typical graduate’s monthly pay six years after starting

5.2%
0%10%: a common comfort line25%

$228 a month against about $4,382 a month in pay.

Paying back loans

Federal student loans, this college

65%

of borrowers paid down at least some of their loan within three years, more than at 81% of U.S. colleges.

Almost none defaulted within three years (payments on federal loans were paused from 2020 to 2023, so recent default rates are near zero everywhere).

Earnings by family background

Median earnings 10 years after starting, by family income at enrollment

Lower incomeunder $30k
$58k
Middle income$30–75k
$61k
Higher incomeover $75k
$68k
Majors

What students study, and what it pays

Share of degrees by field

Business 23%Communication 10%Engineering 9%Biology 9%Family & consumer sciences 7%Agriculture 6%Everything else 36%

Bachelor’s programs with the most graduates

And their graduates’ median earnings four years later (one year where that’s all that’s reported).

Business Administration, Management and Operations540 graduates a year · typical debt $19,812
$76k4 yrs out
Psychology, General393 graduates a year · typical debt $21,500
$53k4 yrs out
Marketing383 graduates a year · typical debt $20,500
$73k4 yrs out
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General380 graduates a year · typical debt $23,429
$56k4 yrs out
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences314 graduates a year
—not reported
Finance and Financial Management Services288 graduates a year · typical debt $21,000
$87k4 yrs out
Education, General263 graduates a year
—not reported
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication259 graduates a year · typical debt $20,250
$62k4 yrs out
Who goes there

The students

32,394 degree-seeking undergraduates.

By race and ethnicity

White 52%Hispanic 30%Black 6%Asian 3%Two or more 4%International 2%

Women and men

Women 50%Men 50%
20 : 1
students per teacher
28%
get Pell grants (lower income)
41%
take federal loans
7%
undergrads 25 or older
9%
study part time
The town around it

Living in Lubbock

15% of Lubbock’s 273,071 residents are enrolled in college. What the town is like, from TownRatings’ Lubbock pages.

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Nearby

Other colleges within 30 miles

Straight-line distances from Texas Tech University; colleges with 100 or more students on campus.

Texas Tech University Health Sciences CenterUniversity or college · Public · Lubbock
1.1 mi3,091 students
Lubbock Christian UniversityUniversity or college · Private nonprofit · Lubbock
3.5 mi1,440 students
South Plains CollegeCommunity college · Public · Levelland
28.2 mi6,041 students

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Sources: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard (institution and field-of-study files) and IPEDS (Scorecard 06/10/2026 · IPEDS 2024 · fall 2023); town figures from the Census American Community Survey and NOAA climate normals. Graduation rates count first-time, full-time students; earnings and debt are for students who received federal aid. Distances are straight-line. Colleges are described, not graded (how TownRatings describes colleges). Map © OpenStreetMap contributors.