Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas
- Public
- City
- 32,394 undergrads
- Admit rate
- 73%Source: College Scorecard
- Average net price
- $19,890per year, after grantsSource: College Scorecard
- Graduation rate
- 69%within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $67,14310 years after startingSource: College Scorecard
What's special
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Getting in
- Admit rate
- 73%About 7 in 10 applicants get in.Source: College Scorecard
- Test policy
- Test-optionalScores are considered if you send them, but not required.Source: College Scorecard
- SAT (middle 50%)
- 1090–1280Reading + math, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
- ACT (middle 50%)
- 23–28Composite, enrolled first-years who sent scoresSource: College Scorecard
From Texas Tech University's own report
These numbers come from the school's Common Data Set for 2025–26, a standard report colleges publish about their applicants and first-year students. Open the report.
38% had a 3.75 or higher. The average was 3.64. Schools count GPA differently (weighted or not), so compare ranges loosely.
- Admit rate in this report
- 69%26,634 admitted of 38,566 first-year applicants
- SAT, middle 50%
- 1110–126035% of first-years sent SAT scores
- ACT, middle 50%
- 23–2811% of first-years sent ACT scores
- Top 10% of their class
- 25%54% were in the top quarter.
What the admissions office says it weighs
Very important
- How challenging your classes were
- GPA
- Class rank
- Test scores
Important
- Essay
- Recommendations
- Activities
- A talent or ability
- Character and personal qualities
- Volunteer work
- Work experience
Considered
- Being first in your family to go to college
- Where you live
- Showing interest in the school
Not considered
- Interview
- Family who went there (legacy)
- Living in the state
- Religious affiliation
Where you'd stand
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Sources: Texas Tech University Common Data Set 2025–26. Test ranges describe enrolled students who sent scores.
What it really costs
Most families pay less than the sticker price. Net price is what's left after grants and scholarships.
- Average net price
- $19,890full-time first-years who got grant aidSource: College Scorecard
- Total cost of attendance
- $28,525sticker price incl. housing, per yearSource: College Scorecard
- Tuition, in-state
- $11,852Source: College Scorecard
- Tuition, out-of-state
- $24,451Source: College Scorecard
After you enroll
- Graduation rate
- 69%first-time, full-time students finishing within 6 yearsSource: College Scorecard
- Came back for year two
- 85%full-time first-year studentsSource: College Scorecard
- Median earnings
- $67,14310 years after starting, for students who got federal aidSource: College Scorecard
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500federal loans, students who finishedSource: College Scorecard
Students
- Undergraduates
- 32,394Source: College Scorecard
- Receive Pell grants
- 32%a sign of economic diversitySource: College Scorecard
- First-generation students
- 32%parents didn't go beyond high schoolSource: College Scorecard
Similar schools
Similar, and easier to get into
- Texas State University San Marcos, TX — admits 89%
- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley Edinburg, TX — admits 94%
- The University of Texas at El Paso El Paso, TX — admits 100%
- Sam Houston State University Huntsville, TX — admits 90%
Also worth a look
- The University of Texas at Arlington Arlington, TX — admits 80%
- University of North Texas Denton, TX — admits 72%
- Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College Baton Rouge, LA — admits 73%
- The University of Alabama Tuscaloosa, AL — admits 77%
- Oregon State University Corvallis, OR — admits 77%
- University of Arkansas Fayetteville, AR — admits 74%
Where these numbers come from
Every number on this page comes from the U.S. Department of Education's College Scorecard page for Texas Tech University, which draws on what the school reports to the federal government and on federal student aid and tax records. We last pulled the data on November 4, 2026. Different measures cover different years; here's how each one works.
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