Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

School Background

2022 Undergraduate Enrollment: 32,414
Graduate Enrollment: 7,410
Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
Highest degree awarded: Graduate
Hispanic focused instituion
Religious Affiliation: None

Campus Details

Large City (>250k)
Four-year, large, primarily nonresidential // full-time, selective, higher transfer-in

Applicant and Admittance Traits

2022 Admission Rate: 67.86%

Male/Female: 50% / 50% (2017)

First generation college students: 32.4% (2017)
Percentage of students who are married when enrolled: 5.4% (2017)
Percentage of students who are veterans: 0.5% (2017)

Test scores for admission: Considered but not required
2022 Median Admit SAT: 1,209
SAT 25th Percentile - 75th: 1110 - 1280

2022 Median Admit ACT: 26
ACT 25th Percentile - 75th: 23 - 28

Appliants applying to 2+ schools: 59.8% (2017)
Appliants applying to 3+ schools: 37.6% (2017)
Appliants applying to 4+ schools: 25.5% (2017)
Appliants applying to 5+ schools: 17.4% (2017)

Ethnicity Information

White: 55.0%
Black: 6.0%
Hispanic: 29.0%
Asian: 3.1%
American Indian/Alaska Native: 0.3%
Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander: 0.1%
2+ races: 3.9%
Non-resident alien: 1.9%
Unknown race: 0.7%

Costs & Fees

2022 Average Tuition & Fees (Room/Board/Books): $24,618
In-State tuition: $11,852
Out-of-State tuition: $24,122

Estimated books and supplies: $1,200 (2022)
Estimated on-campus room & board: $10,346 (2022)
Estimated on-campus other fees: $4,384 (2022)

Estimated off-campus room & board: $10,346 (2022)
Estimated off-campus other fees: $4,384 (2022)

Average Family Income: $81,882 (2017)
Median Family Income: $51,321 (2017)

Scholarships & Financial Aid

Percentage of students receiving Pell Grant: 24.6%
Percentage of students with Federal Loans: 39.0%

Median federal loan debt at graduation: $21,500 (2021)
Median federal loan payment: $228 (2021)

Household Income Net Cost
0-$30k $10,499
$30k-48k $12,128
$48k-75k $15,543
$75k-110k $20,667
$110k+ $22,894

Graduate Outcomes & Job Placements

4-year graduation rate: 38%
6-year graduation rate: 63%

1 year post-graduation workforce participation: 95.5% (2020)

Loans

Median federal debt for graduates: $21,500 (2021)
Median federal debt for non-graduates: $9,000 (2021)

Median federal debt for first-generation graduates: $16,000 (2021)
Median federal debt for Pell grant recipient graduates: $18,045 (2021)

Ability to Repay Loans

Graduates, % of Loans in Repayment
(Non-delinquent/default)
Percentage
@1 Year 73.4% (2015)
@3 year 77.7% (2017)
@5 year 84.2% (2017)


1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid (Non-delinquent/default) - Pell Grant Recipients: 52.3% (2015)
1-year Graduate % of Loans being Repaid - 1st Generation Attendees: 54.2% (2015)

Earnings Power

Median earnings, 1 year post graduation: $44,926 (2020)
Median earnings, 4 years post graduation: $55,135 (2020)

Popular Majors

Type of Degree Major 2022 Graduates Median Federal Debt Median Monthly Payment 1yr Median Earnings (monthly gross) 4yr Median Earnings (monthly gross)
Bachelor's Degree Agriculture, General. 36 $27,000 $265 $46,250 ($3,854) $42,800 ($3,567)
Doctoral Degree Systems Engineering. 9
Master's Degree Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. 50 $256 $61,556 ($5,130)
Bachelor's Degree Computer and Information Sciences, General. 113 $23,197 $207 $77,243 ($6,437) $91,795 ($7,650)
Master's Degree Computer and Information Sciences, General. 17
Doctoral Degree Computer and Information Sciences, General. 5
Bachelor's Degree Information Science/Studies. 120 $25,000 $264 $56,370 ($4,698) $77,185 ($6,432)
Master's Degree Information Science/Studies. 46 $262
Master's Degree Curriculum and Instruction. 21 $330 $54,576 ($4,548)
Doctoral Degree Curriculum and Instruction. 21 $539 $65,512 ($5,459)
Master's Degree Educational Administration and Supervision. 31 $326 $59,285 ($4,940) $62,054 ($5,171)
Doctoral Degree Educational Administration and Supervision. 8
Master's Degree Educational/Instructional Media Design. 11 $50,588 ($4,216)
Doctoral Degree Educational/Instructional Media Design. 1
Master's Degree Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research. 23 $347 $41,965 ($3,497)
Doctoral Degree Educational Assessment, Evaluation, and Research. 8 $76,106 ($6,342) $107,218 ($8,935)
Master's Degree Special Education and Teaching. 152 $342 $55,399 ($4,617) $56,814 ($4,735)
Doctoral Degree Special Education and Teaching. 1
Master's Degree Student Counseling and Personnel Services. 30 $594 $40,317 ($3,360) $54,916 ($4,576)
Doctoral Degree Student Counseling and Personnel Services. 5
Doctoral Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 12
Bachelor's Degree Industrial Engineering. 72 $29,000 $302 $67,548 ($5,629) $91,341 ($7,612)
Master's Degree Industrial Engineering. 18
Doctoral Degree Industrial Engineering. 4
Bachelor's Degree Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. 10
Master's Degree Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services. 19
Bachelor's Degree Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 37 $19,750 $209 $28,561 ($2,380) $46,691 ($3,891)
Master's Degree Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 9
Doctoral Degree Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics. 2
Bachelor's Degree Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General. 188 $26,690 $248 $33,083 ($2,757) $43,909 ($3,659)
Bachelor's Degree Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies. 47 $27,750 $286 $49,979 ($4,165) $67,444 ($5,620)
Master's Degree Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies. 63 $292 $65,867 ($5,489) $68,943 ($5,745)
Master's Degree Housing and Human Environments. 7
Bachelor's Degree Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. 231 $23,250 $225 $34,396 ($2,866) $45,788 ($3,816)
Master's Degree Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. 4
Doctoral Degree Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services. 4
Doctoral Degree Chemistry. 10
Bachelor's Degree Mathematics. 113 $29,750 $296 $43,743 ($3,645) $53,440 ($4,453)
Master's Degree Mathematics. 11
Doctoral Degree Mathematics. 8
Graduate/Professional Certificate Mathematics. 7
Master's Degree Statistics. 10
Bachelor's Degree Biological and Physical Sciences. 1
Master's Degree Biological and Physical Sciences. 14
Master's Degree Museology/Museum Studies. 20 $28,559 ($2,380) $41,685 ($3,474)
Bachelor's Degree Science, Technology and Society. 56 $28,750 $287 $61,150 ($5,096) $78,574 ($6,548)
Bachelor's Degree Nutrition Sciences. 57 $24,250 $228 $25,067 ($2,089)
Master's Degree Nutrition Sciences. 24 $267 $52,185 ($4,349)
Doctoral Degree Nutrition Sciences. 8
Bachelor's Degree International/Global Studies. 22 $21,500 $228 $32,280 ($2,690)
Bachelor's Degree Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. 479 $22,800 $199 $46,825 ($3,902) $50,770 ($4,231)
Master's Degree Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. 16 $44,600 ($3,717) $55,216 ($4,601)
Bachelor's Degree Health and Physical Education/Fitness. 363 $23,490 $236 $29,859 ($2,488) $48,596 ($4,050)
Master's Degree Health and Physical Education/Fitness. 34 $200 $44,268 ($3,689) $52,594 ($4,383)
Bachelor's Degree Philosophy. 10
Master's Degree Philosophy. 8
Master's Degree Atmospheric Sciences and Meteorology. 7
Bachelor's Degree Chemistry. 43 $27,243 $291 $38,097 ($3,175) $59,067 ($4,922)
Master's Degree Chemistry. 2
Bachelor's Degree Political Science and Government. 104 $23,375 $228 $33,222 ($2,769) $53,731 ($4,478)
Master's Degree Political Science and Government. 2
Bachelor's Degree Sociology. 72 $25,000 $236 $30,168 ($2,514) $47,659 ($3,972)
Master's Degree Sociology. 4
Doctoral Degree Visual and Performing Arts, General. 8
Bachelor's Degree Dance. 10
Bachelor's Degree Design and Applied Arts. 7
Bachelor's Degree Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. 22 $26,500 $246 $20,263 ($1,689) $39,572 ($3,298)
Master's Degree Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft. 13 $35,547 ($2,962)
Bachelor's Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 54 $27,846 $286 $31,400 ($2,617) $39,183 ($3,265)
Master's Degree Fine and Studio Arts. 11
Bachelor's Degree Music. 74 $27,816 $286 $46,935 ($3,911) $46,387 ($3,866)
Master's Degree Music. 24 $32,222 ($2,685)
Doctoral Degree Music. 18 $36,613 ($3,051)
Master's Degree Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. 15
Doctoral Degree Mental and Social Health Services and Allied Professions. 10
Bachelor's Degree Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services. 35 $20,500 $217 $52,376 ($4,365)
Bachelor's Degree Business/Commerce, General. 19 $66,341 ($5,528) $83,158 ($6,930)
Bachelor's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 359 $21,174 $210 $51,725 ($4,310) $66,219 ($5,518)
Doctoral Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 12
Master's Degree History. 10
Doctoral Degree History. 1
Master's Degree Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management. 10 $53,134 ($4,428)
Doctoral Degree Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management. 4
Bachelor's Degree Architecture. 88 $21,699 $212 $40,206 ($3,351) $54,109 ($4,509)
Master's Degree Architecture. 41 $302 $57,758 ($4,813) $69,244 ($5,770)
Doctoral Degree Environmental Design. 2
Bachelor's Degree Interior Architecture. 18 $21,950 $233 $53,906 ($4,492)
Bachelor's Degree Landscape Architecture. 15 $27,000 $286 $49,409 ($4,117) $53,917 ($4,493)
Master's Degree Landscape Architecture. 1
Bachelor's Degree Communication and Media Studies. 74 $25,000 $229 $29,818 ($2,485) $49,580 ($4,132)
Master's Degree Communication and Media Studies. 48 $280 $40,196 ($3,350) $58,389 ($4,866)
Doctoral Degree Communication and Media Studies. 6
Bachelor's Degree Journalism. 35 $23,250 $233 $30,689 ($2,557) $42,248 ($3,521)
Bachelor's Degree Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. 92 $24,250 $246 $29,663 ($2,472) $40,553 ($3,379)
Master's Degree Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas. 24 $52,493 ($4,374) $55,239 ($4,603)
Bachelor's Degree Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. 280 $21,500 $215 $38,156 ($3,180) $51,556 ($4,296)
Master's Degree Biomedical/Medical Engineering. 1
Bachelor's Degree Chemical Engineering. 83 $28,000 $289 $76,395 ($6,366) $92,466 ($7,706)
Master's Degree Chemical Engineering. 8
Doctoral Degree Chemical Engineering. 11
Bachelor's Degree Civil Engineering. 130 $27,000 $275 $69,822 ($5,819) $80,974 ($6,748)
Master's Degree Civil Engineering. 20 $63,923 ($5,327)
Doctoral Degree Civil Engineering. 11
Bachelor's Degree Computer Engineering. 40 $27,000 $257 $73,334 ($6,111) $96,395 ($8,033)
Master's Degree Computer Engineering. 7
Bachelor's Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 76 $26,000 $276 $77,068 ($6,422) $87,675 ($7,306)
Master's Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 28 $93,550 ($7,796)
Doctoral Degree Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering. 11
Doctoral Degree Engineering Science. 4
Bachelor's Degree Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. 22 $19,750 $207 $74,836 ($6,236)
Master's Degree Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering. 22 $74,106 ($6,176)
Bachelor's Degree Mechanical Engineering. 358 $25,396 $265 $72,535 ($6,045) $81,351 ($6,779)
Master's Degree Mechanical Engineering. 9
Doctoral Degree Mechanical Engineering. 16
Bachelor's Degree Petroleum Engineering. 77 $26,090 $263 $86,977 ($7,248) $106,480 ($8,873)
Master's Degree Petroleum Engineering. 10
Doctoral Degree Petroleum Engineering. 5
Master's Degree Systems Engineering. 15
Bachelor's Degree Construction Engineering. 26 $24,098 $259 $72,762 ($6,064) $88,553 ($7,379)
First Professional Degree Law. 135 $980 $65,990 ($5,499) $95,229 ($7,936)
Bachelor's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 49 $20,500 $212 $29,371 ($2,448) $49,332 ($4,111)
Master's Degree English Language and Literature, General. 10
Doctoral Degree English Language and Literature, General. 13
Bachelor's Degree Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. 141 $21,500 $217 $41,614 ($3,468) $49,468 ($4,122)
Master's Degree Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. 17 $49,651 ($4,138)
Doctoral Degree Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies. 15
Bachelor's Degree Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities. 202 $28,713 $257 $38,736 ($3,228) $45,913 ($3,826)
Bachelor's Degree Biology, General. 163 $24,875 $228 $28,567 ($2,381) $43,555 ($3,630)
Master's Degree Biology, General. 7
Doctoral Degree Biology, General. 6
Bachelor's Degree Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology. 41 $25,000 $241 $27,697 ($2,308) $59,443 ($4,954)
Bachelor's Degree Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences. 23
Bachelor's Degree Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. 49 $22,985 $225 $24,581 ($2,048) $57,100 ($4,758)
Master's Degree Microbiological Sciences and Immunology. 2
Bachelor's Degree Zoology/Animal Biology. 1
Master's Degree Zoology/Animal Biology. 1
Master's Degree Pharmacology and Toxicology. 3
Doctoral Degree Pharmacology and Toxicology. 7
Master's Degree Biotechnology. 6
Bachelor's Degree Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 59 $25,750 $268 $46,712 ($3,893) $51,550 ($4,296)
Master's Degree Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 9
Doctoral Degree Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences. 3
Bachelor's Degree Physics. 25 $25,000 $228
Master's Degree Physics. 6
Doctoral Degree Physics. 6
Bachelor's Degree Psychology, General. 233 $23,250 $228 $31,982 ($2,665) $42,334 ($3,528)
Master's Degree Psychology, General. 13
Master's Degree Research and Experimental Psychology. 6
Doctoral Degree Research and Experimental Psychology. 1
Master's Degree Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 5
Doctoral Degree Clinical, Counseling and Applied Psychology. 17 $67,003 ($5,584)
Master's Degree Criminal Justice and Corrections. 8
Master's Degree Public Administration. 20 $51,415 ($4,285) $64,225 ($5,352)
Bachelor's Degree Social Work. 25 $29,875 $273 $31,683 ($2,640) $44,302 ($3,692)
Master's Degree Social Work. 22 $292 $47,606 ($3,967)
Bachelor's Degree Anthropology. 21 $26,500 $276 $28,392 ($2,366) $31,748 ($2,646)
Master's Degree Anthropology. 3
Bachelor's Degree Economics. 117 $27,125 $286 $42,841 ($3,570) $55,622 ($4,635)
Master's Degree Economics. 1
Doctoral Degree Economics. 6
Bachelor's Degree Geography and Cartography. 14 $36,735 ($3,061)
Master's Degree Geography and Cartography. 3
Master's Degree Business Administration, Management and Operations. 213 $372 $78,853 ($6,571) $92,501 ($7,708)
Bachelor's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 229 $21,673 $217 $58,551 ($4,879) $76,067 ($6,339)
Master's Degree Accounting and Related Services. 122 $241 $60,779 ($5,065) $82,259 ($6,855)
Bachelor's Degree Finance and Financial Management Services. 199 $21,500 $223 $54,894 ($4,575) $83,160 ($6,930)
Master's Degree Finance and Financial Management Services. 17
Doctoral Degree Finance and Financial Management Services. 6
Bachelor's Degree Hospitality Administration/Management. 78 $22,500 $228 $39,800 ($3,317) $55,633 ($4,636)
Master's Degree Hospitality Administration/Management. 15
Doctoral Degree Hospitality Administration/Management. 3
Bachelor's Degree Marketing. 241 $21,117 $217 $47,393 ($3,949) $64,758 ($5,397)
Bachelor's Degree Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations. 40 $22,317 $228 $36,452 ($3,038) $50,192 ($4,183)
Bachelor's Degree History. 86 $22,250 $225 $34,629 ($2,886) $49,562 ($4,130)
Bachelor's Degree Agricultural Business and Management. 86 $19,588 $167 $44,221 ($3,685) $71,893 ($5,991)
Master's Degree Agricultural Business and Management. 23
Doctoral Degree Agricultural Business and Management. 6
Bachelor's Degree Agricultural Public Services. 47 $20,500 $212 $38,243 ($3,187) $52,409 ($4,367)
Master's Degree Agricultural Public Services. 14
Doctoral Degree Agricultural Public Services. 7
Bachelor's Degree Animal Sciences. 131 $21,369 $212 $29,454 ($2,455) $45,763 ($3,814)
Master's Degree Animal Sciences. 18
Doctoral Degree Animal Sciences. 10
Bachelor's Degree Food Science and Technology. 9
Master's Degree Food Science and Technology. 2
Bachelor's Degree Plant Sciences. 41
Master's Degree Plant Sciences. 25
Doctoral Degree Plant Sciences. 9
Bachelor's Degree Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 73 $24,000 $243 $34,057 ($2,838) $40,847 ($3,404)
Master's Degree Natural Resources Conservation and Research. 1
Bachelor's Degree Natural Resources Management and Policy. 8
Master's Degree Natural Resources Management and Policy. 3


Campus Resources

Average faculty salary: $96,948
Full time faculty: 82%

Undergraduate student-to-faculty ratio: 21.0

School's endowment start of year: $744,155,860 (2022)
School's endowment end of year: $940,613,392 (2022)