Texas Tech University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 320,000

Weather

Comfortable Days 115 (84%)
Sunshine Hours 3,300 (96% ☀️)
Days Without Precipitation 293 (91% 🏖️)

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 2,000 (7%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 30,588
Men / Women 50% / 50%
From State 91%
From Region 3%
Athletes 437 (1.5%)

Racial/Ethnic

White 52%
Hispanic 30%
Black 6%
Mixed 5%
Asian 4%
International 2%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources 590 38% 70% 1% 1% 19% 1% $64,177 23 +0.26 67 94%
Agricultural Economics 59 — 61% 88% 0% 0% 5% 0% $82,172 75 +0.73 87 97% — — — —
Agricultural Education 22 +1 23% 73% 0% 0% 14% 0% $66,699 22 -0.66 71 93% — — — —
Agricultural and Applied Economics 33 +1 61% 88% 0% 0% 12% 0% $82,172 75 +0.73 87 97% — — — —
Animal Science 274 — 25% 63% 1% 1% 26% 1% $60,215 77 +0.59 59 94% — — — —
Food Science 4 — 0% 75% 25% 0% 0% 0% $67,957 68 +0.38 73 — — — — —
Natural Resources Management 8 — 88% 50% 0% 0% 38% 0% $59,951 60 +0.16 58 — — — — —
Plant and Soil Science 41 — 49% 73% 0% 0% 20% 0% $62,989 56 +0.14 65 — — — — —
Range, Wildlife, and Fisheries Management 79 — 58% 78% 1% 3% 11% 1% $55,635 23 -0.54 47 92% — — — —
Agricultural Communications 44 +1 9% 82% 0% 0% 11% 2% $62,787 24 -0.81 64 92% — — — —
Landscape Architecture 26 — 69% 38% 4% 4% 35% 0% $71,038 68 +0.34 77 94% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Arts and Sciences 2,424 42% 51% 4% 6% 32% 1% $65,183 28 +0.45 69 94% 5.9%
Chemistry 38 +2 47% 42% 3% 8% 42% 0% $79,237 85 +0.74 85 93% — — — —
Geosciences 15 — 67% 60% 0% 13% 27% 0% $78,557 92 +1.22 84 100% — — — —
Mathematics 52 +4 65% 62% 2% 8% 21% 2% $73,084 39 -0.46 79 91% — — — —
Physics 12 +1 67% 67% 0% 0% 33% 0% $87,499 67 +0.28 90 92% — — — —
Biochemistry 61 — 44% 39% 8% 13% 28% 5% $69,128 40 -0.21 75 100% — — — —
Biological and Physical Sciences 2 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $68,653 62 +0.26 74 — — — — —
Biology 256 +1 39% 34% 9% 6% 42% 1% $68,994 63 +0.30 75 93% — — — —
Cell and Molecular Biology 17 +2 29% 41% 29% 12% 12% 0% $70,688 47 -0.07 77 — — — — —
Microbiology 46 — 43% 33% 26% 7% 24% 0% $70,002 41 -0.04 76 97% — — — —
Kinesiology 282 +1 38% 50% 3% 6% 37% 0% $76,802 97 +1.75 83 — — — — —
Economics 36 +2 67% 58% 0% 6% 19% 6% $81,520 29 -0.62 87 97% — — — —
International Economics 6 — 67% 50% 0% 17% 33% 0% $81,520 29 -0.62 87 96% — — — —
Sport Management 98 — 69% 62% 0% 4% 18% 4% $63,769 62 +0.26 66 96% — — — —
English 73 — 26% 51% 4% 5% 33% 0% $59,323 85 +0.84 57 94% — — — —
History 48 +5 65% 58% 0% 0% 31% 0% $55,756 53 -0.11 48 97% — — — —
Liberal Arts 7 — 57% 57% 14% 0% 14% 0% $59,087 68 +0.17 56 90% — — — —
Modern Languages 14 +5 14% 64% 0% 0% 21% 0% $74,657 94 +1.48 81 100% — — — —
Multidisciplinary Studies 295 — 58% 54% 2% 11% 25% 1% $61,489 79 +0.40 62 94% 4.7% — — —
Philosophy 4 +3 75% 75% 0% 25% 0% 0% $67,421 74 +0.45 72 94% — — — —
Spanish 20 +5 35% 50% 0% 0% 35% 0% $50,043 22 -0.71 32 84% — — — —
University Studies 258 — 48% 55% 3% 3% 31% 0% $59,087 68 +0.17 56 90% — — — —
Anthropology 22 +1 18% 73% 0% 0% 23% 0% $55,337 51 -0.14 47 93% — — — —
Communication Studies 166 +3 42% 61% 2% 5% 25% 0% $62,652 56 +0.07 64 97% — — — —
Geography 7 — 86% 71% 0% 0% 14% 0% $65,747 71 +0.42 70 — — — — —
Geography — — — — — — — — $67,826 79 +0.65 73 96% — — — —
International Studies 9 — 44% 44% 0% 0% 56% 0% $67,852 41 -0.26 73 96% — — — —
Political Science 106 +3 45% 47% 1% 6% 40% 0% $58,983 13 -0.97 56 95% 7.8% — — —
Psychology 344 +7 20% 48% 3% 6% 35% 2% $61,877 86 +1.03 63 92% — — — —
Social Work 19 — 5% 58% 5% 0% 26% 5% $61,513 94 +0.98 62 90% — — — —
Sociology 52 +4 19% 50% 2% 12% 29% 0% $52,047 34 -0.44 38 95% 8.8% — — —
Technical Communication 15 +2 13% 53% 0% 7% 40% 0% $75,003 61 +0.31 81 93% 6.5% — — —
Criminology 44 +2 36% 64% 0% 5% 32% 0% $64,759 79 +0.67 68 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education 253 9% 51% 1% 4% 39% 0% $67,929 37 +1.02 73
Interdisciplinary Studies 253 — 9% 51% 1% 4% 39% 0% $67,929 92 +1.02 73 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Human Sciences 739 16% 54% 3% 8% 28% 1% $64,914 26 +0.58 68 93% 8.2%
Dietetics 30 — 7% 67% 3% 0% 27% 0% $63,708 45 -0.03 66 97% — — — —
Nutritional Sciences 25 — 8% 48% 0% 20% 24% 0% $73,416 87 +0.90 80 100% — — — —
Financial Planning and Services 33 — 55% 61% 0% 6% 27% 0% $100,861 61 +0.06 96 98% — — — —
Personal Financial Planning 36 — 78% 69% 3% 3% 19% 0% $85,296 34 -0.48 89 92% — — — —
Restaurant, Hotel, and Institutional Management 35 — 40% 49% 0% 9% 29% 9% $66,000 84 +0.49 70 94% 6.6% — — —
Retail Management 20 — 10% 60% 0% 10% 15% 5% $85,062 74 +0.58 89 — — — — —
Child Development 24 — 4% 58% 4% 4% 25% 0% $56,881 72 +0.43 51 93% — — — —
Community, Family, and Addiction Sciences 22 — 18% 64% 0% 14% 18% 0% $56,881 72 +0.43 51 93% — — — —
Human Development and Family Studies 93 — 5% 57% 1% 4% 32% 0% $56,881 72 +0.43 51 93% — — — —
Human Sciences 370 — 11% 49% 4% 10% 31% 1% $60,903 93 +0.91 60 92% 8.4% — — —
Child Care Management — — — — — — — — $56,881 84 +0.68 51 93% — — — —
Fashion Design 14 — 14% 57% 0% 0% 21% 0% $64,090 58 +0.24 67 — — — — —
Fashion Merchandising 1 — 0% 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% $61,016 43 -0.06 61 91% 7.5% — — —
Interior Design 36 — 8% 56% 6% 3% 22% 3% $67,109 43 -0.11 72 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Media and Communication 468 37% 62% 2% 5% 25% 0% $66,922 35 -0.15 71 94% 6.3%
Advertising 110 +2 47% 65% 3% 5% 20% 0% $72,847 39 -0.37 79 95% 6.3% — — —
Electronic Media and Communications 86 +2 57% 53% 2% 8% 23% 0% $59,038 42 -0.26 56 92% — — — —
Journalism 35 — 40% 66% 0% 0% 29% 0% $63,252 62 +0.11 65 93% — — — —
Media Studies 25 +1 44% 72% 4% 4% 12% 0% $62,652 56 +0.07 64 97% — — — —
Multimedia Journalism 72 +1 26% 53% 1% 3% 33% 1% $59,038 37 -0.37 56 92% — — — —
Public Relations 140 +6 21% 67% 1% 4% 26% 0% $72,847 57 +0.11 79 95% 6.3% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Edward E. Whitacre Jr. College of Engineering 998 82% 49% 5% 8% 26% 6% $112,890 98 +0.62 98 98%
Chemical Engineering 89 — 63% 46% 9% 6% 30% 4% $109,558 68 +0.41 98 100% — — — —
Civil Engineering 80 — 84% 59% 2% 1% 30% 6% $98,383 81 +0.86 95 99% — — — —
Computer Engineering 40 — 92% 60% 5% 2% 15% 8% $113,229 51 -0.18 98 100% — — — —
Construction Engineering 24 — 71% 67% 0% 0% 25% 0% $112,694 100 +2.91 98 96% — — — —
Electrical Engineering 90 — 79% 50% 3% 9% 28% 4% $113,071 50 -0.19 98 100% — — — —
Environmental Engineering 15 — 33% 47% 0% 13% 27% 0% $92,631 88 +1.00 93 95% — — — —
Industrial Engineering 45 — 82% 36% 2% 11% 18% 20% $104,446 24 -0.59 97 97% — — — —
Mechanical Engineering 283 +1 87% 53% 3% 6% 28% 5% $106,645 87 +0.94 98 98% — — — —
Petroleum Engineering 24 — 83% 25% 0% 4% 54% 12% $150,514 97 +1.71 100 97% — — — —
Computer Science 155 — 85% 43% 10% 12% 18% 13% $124,685 61 -0.01 99 97% — — — —
Information Technology 134 +8 83% 45% 7% 13% 24% 2% $124,685 90 +1.29 99 97% — — — —
Energy Systems Technology 19 — 95% 42% 0% 5% 26% 0% $90,378 52 +0.14 92 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Huckabay College of Architecture 134 51% 40% 1% 4% 48% 4% $66,812 34 -0.14 71 92%
Architecture 134 — 51% 40% 1% 4% 48% 4% $66,812 42 -0.14 71 92% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
J.T. and Margaret Talkington College of Visual and Performing Arts 140 39% 60% 1% 4% 29% 0% $55,402 3 +1.06 47 96%
Art 49 — 29% 63% 4% 4% 22% 0% $52,986 81 +0.66 41 97% — — — —
Dance 9 — 0% 56% 0% 11% 33% 0% $47,349 78 +0.57 25 — — — — —
Music 56 — 52% 59% 0% 2% 30% 0% $60,986 97 +1.53 61 95% — — — —
Music Performance 1 — 100% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% $60,986 97 +1.53 61 95% — — — —
Theatre Arts 22 — 41% 59% 0% 5% 32% 0% $50,300 88 +0.97 33 96% — — — —
Visual and Performing Arts 3 — 67% 33% 0% 0% 67% 0% $50,346 88 +0.98 33 — — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Rawls College of Business 1,438 64% 64% 2% 3% 24% 1% $91,577 91 +0.42 93 97%
Accounting 164 +21 65% 63% 7% 4% 20% 2% $104,656 86 +1.14 97 99% — — — —
Business Administration 31 — 74% 81% 0% 3% 16% 0% $87,061 79 +0.49 90 96% — — — —
Finance 321 +10 80% 64% 3% 2% 25% 1% $100,861 61 +0.06 96 98% — — — —
General Business 50 — 74% 66% 0% 2% 22% 0% $92,376 86 +0.77 93 100% — — — —
Human Resource Management 29 — 31% 34% 0% 14% 45% 0% $83,210 81 +0.52 88 — — — — —
Management 403 +33 65% 63% 2% 3% 25% 2% $87,061 79 +0.49 90 96% — — — —
Marketing 329 +22 43% 66% 1% 3% 24% 0% $84,097 74 +0.51 89 97% — — — —
Supply Chain Management 111 +6 83% 68% 2% 5% 21% 1% $87,061 40 -0.31 90 96% — — — —

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $12,452
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $26,012
Est. In-State Cost $16,108
Est. Out-of-State Cost $33,649
ROI Percentile 83th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 85%
4-Year Graduation Rate 47%
6-Year Graduation Rate 69%
Transfer-Out Rate 20%

Earnings by Major Category

Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).

Academics

⇅ % Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Business & Economics 25.2% 1,812 63% 64% 2% 4% 23% 2% $88,181 67 +0.32 91 97% 6.4%
Social Sciences 23.0% 1,651 24% 55% 2% 6% 30% 1% $61,621 62 +0.36 62 93% 7.9%
Humanities 13.5% 972 40% 54% 2% 6% 31% 1% $62,043 81 +0.50 63 92% 4.7%
Engineering 9.6% 690 80% 51% 4% 6% 28% 6% $108,571 76 +0.65 98 99% —
Agriculture & Food Science 8.0% 575 36% 70% 1% 2% 20% 1% $64,351 68 +0.35 67 94% —
Life & Natural Sciences 5.3% 382 40% 35% 12% 8% 36% 1% $69,210 57 +0.16 75 95% —
Arts 4.9% 351 42% 50% 2% 3% 36% 2% $62,479 89 +0.39 64 94% 7.5%
Computer Science 4.0% 289 84% 44% 9% 12% 21% 8% $124,685 71 +0.59 99 97% —
Health Sciences 3.9% 282 38% 50% 3% 6% 37% 0% $76,802 49 +1.75 83 — —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.6% 117 60% 56% 2% 8% 30% 1% $77,263 46 +0.22 83 93% —
Professional 0.9% 63 54% 57% 0% 5% 30% 0% $72,485 61 +0.51 79 — —

Research R1

⇅ Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Engineering $59.0M #85 47% $2.8M 59 #63 390 21
Agriculture & Food Science $55.0M #36 24% $4.8M 32 #18 237 32
Physical Sciences & Math $32.8M #97 32% $1.3M 31 #93 324 22
Humanities & Social Sciences $28.5M #81 6% $1.3M 114 #37 240 1
Business & Economics $25.0M #17 6% $2.8M 26 #44 75 —
Life & Natural Sciences $21.2M #125 24% $0.6M 21 #100 140 14
Education $18.0M #31 4% $0.3M 111 #11 — —
Health Sciences $6.3M #153 11% $0.6M 10 #140 — —
Computer Science $6.2M #116 27% $0.1M 11 #90 83 5
Total $252M #106 25% $14.5M 415 #52 1,489 95

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 123 $69.9M $39.7M $30.1M
Track & Field (combined) 116 $717K $3.5M -$2.8M
Baseball 40 $2.4M $6.2M -$3.8M
Basketball 15 $16.0M $15.6M $338K
Golf 10 $336K $1.7M -$1.4M
Tennis 9 $192K $1.0M -$813K
Total 264 $89.5M $67.9M $21.6M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 149 $729K $3.7M -$2.9M
Soccer 29 $623K $3.1M -$2.5M
Softball 23 $934K $3.7M -$2.7M
Volleyball 21 $297K $1.9M -$1.6M
Basketball 15 $2.2M $7.1M -$4.9M
Golf 10 $248K $1.2M -$950K
Tennis 9 $207K $1.3M -$1.1M
Total 173 $5.3M $22.0M -$16.7M
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 265 $1.4M $7.2M -$5.8M
Football 123 $69.9M $39.7M $30.1M
Baseball 40 $2.4M $6.2M -$3.8M
Basketball 30 $18.2M $22.7M -$4.5M
Soccer 29 $623K $3.1M -$2.5M
Softball 23 $934K $3.7M -$2.7M
Volleyball 21 $297K $1.9M -$1.6M
Golf 20 $584K $2.9M -$2.3M
Tennis 18 $400K $2.3M -$1.9M
Total 437 $128.8M $127.9M $882K

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 69%
Yield (non-ED) 27%
Early Action Nov 1
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 69% 69% 69%

This college’s Common Data Set does not break down admissions by applicant demographics, so in-state, out-of-state, and international applicants share one Regular Decision rate.

Early Action and Restrictive Early Action applicants are reported at the regular-decision rate.

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 44%
SAT Range 1090 – 1280
SAT Math Range 540 – 640
SAT RW Range 550 – 640