Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Location Lubbock, TX
Population 320,000
Map of the United States

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 1.9%

Racial/Ethnic

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

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Agricultural Sciences and Natural Resources 590 38% / 62% 1% $61,092 68 93%
Agricultural Economics 59 61% / 39% 0% $83,267 91 96%
Agricultural Education 22 +1 23% / 77% 0% $66,699 77 93%
Agricultural and Applied Economics 33 +1 61% / 39% 0% $83,267 91 96%
Animal Science 274 25% / 75% 1% $57,048 60 92%
Food Science 4 0% / 100% 0% $63,944 73
Natural Resources Management 8 88% / 12% 0% $51,167 44
Plant and Soil Science 41 49% / 51% 0% $58,144 62
Range, Wildlife, and Fisheries Management 79 58% / 42% 1% $48,855 37 90%
Agricultural Communications 44 +1 9% / 91% 2% $57,502 61 93%
Landscape Architecture 26 69% / 31% 0% $71,038 82 94%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Arts and Sciences 2,424 42% / 58% 1% $59,538 65 94%
Chemistry 38 +2 47% / 53% 0% $71,648 82 92%
Geosciences 15 67% / 33% 0% $59,901 66 90%
Mathematics 52 +4 65% / 35% 2% $63,277 72 96%
Physics 12 +1 67% / 33% 0% $87,500 93 92%
Biochemistry 61 44% / 56% 5% $71,446 82 97%
Biological and Physical Sciences 2 50% / 50% 0% $63,395 72
Biology 256 +1 39% / 61% 1% $58,556 63 97%
Cell and Molecular Biology 17 +2 29% / 71% 0% $67,338 78
Microbiology 46 43% / 57% 0% $80,038 89 100%
Kinesiology 282 +1 38% / 62% 0% $59,633 65
Economics 36 +2 67% / 33% 6% $72,949 84 95%
International Economics 6 67% / 33% 0% $72,949 84 95%
Sport Management 98 69% / 31% 4% $61,925 70 95%
Anthropology 22 +1 18% / 82% 0% $44,098 23 97%
Communication Studies 166 +3 42% / 58% 0% $65,557 75 97%
English 73 26% / 74% 0% $58,101 62 94%
Geography 7 86% / 14% 0% $60,785 67
Geography $61,386 69
History 48 +5 65% / 35% 0% $59,414 65 94%
International Studies 9 44% / 56% 0% $58,428 63 100%
Liberal Arts 7 57% / 43% 0% $56,717 59 88%
Modern Languages 14 +5 14% / 86% 0% $57,709 61
Multidisciplinary Studies 295 58% / 42% 1% $59,114 64 95%
Philosophy 4 +3 75% / 25% 0% $53,152 50
Political Science 106 +3 45% / 55% 0% $60,698 67 95%
Psychology 344 +7 20% / 80% 2% $51,884 46 92%
Social Work 19 5% / 95% 5% $57,389 61 90%
Sociology 52 +4 19% / 81% 0% $55,245 56 95%
Spanish 20 +5 35% / 65% 0% $58,667 63 98%
Technical Communication 15 +2 13% / 87% 0% $61,408 69 86%
University Studies 258 48% / 52% 0% $56,717 59 88%
Criminology 44 +2 36% / 64% 0% $54,156 53
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education 253 9% / 91% 0% $62,205 70
Interdisciplinary Studies 253 9% / 91% 0% $62,205 70
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Human Sciences 739 16% / 84% 1% $58,949 64 92%
Dietetics 30 7% / 93% 0% $60,963 68 89%
Nutritional Sciences 25 8% / 92% 0% $64,210 74 100%
Financial Planning and Services 33 55% / 45% 0% $97,272 97 96%
Personal Financial Planning 36 78% / 22% 0% $74,435 85 96%
Restaurant, Hotel, and Institutional Management 35 40% / 60% 9% $70,794 82 92%
Retail Management 20 10% / 90% 5% $79,082 88
Child Development 24 4% / 96% 0% $54,588 54 95%
Community, Family, and Addiction Sciences 22 18% / 82% 0% $54,588 54 95%
Human Development and Family Studies 93 5% / 95% 0% $54,588 54 95%
Human Sciences 370 11% / 89% 1% $52,405 48 90%
Child Care Management $54,588 54 95%
Fashion Design 14 14% / 86% 0% $58,954 64
Fashion Merchandising 1 0% / 100% 0%
Interior Design 36 8% / 92% 3% $64,396 74
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Media and Communication 468 37% / 63% 0% $58,527 63 94%
Advertising 110 +2 47% / 53% 0% $61,613 69 92%
Electronic Media and Communications 86 +2 57% / 43% 0% $53,379 51 95%
Journalism 35 40% / 60% 0% $54,703 54 98%
Media Studies 25 +1 44% / 56% 0% $65,557 75 97%
Multimedia Journalism 72 +1 26% / 74% 1% $53,379 51 95%
Public Relations 140 +6 21% / 79% 0% $61,613 69 92%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Edward E. Whitacre Jr. College of Engineering 998 82% / 18% 6% $103,800 98 96%
Chemical Engineering 89 63% / 37% 4% $100,728 98 98%
Civil Engineering 80 84% / 16% 6% $96,193 97 93%
Computer Engineering 40 92% / 8% 8% $109,412 99 100%
Construction Engineering 24 71% / 29% 0% $107,147 99 100%
Electrical Engineering 90 79% / 21% 4% $103,227 98 100%
Environmental Engineering 15 33% / 67% 0% $92,632 96 95%
Industrial Engineering 45 82% / 18% 20% $109,140 99 93%
Mechanical Engineering 283 +1 87% / 13% 5% $97,992 97 96%
Petroleum Engineering 24 83% / 17% 12% $121,782 99 93%
Computer Science 155 85% / 15% 13% $111,117 99 94%
Information Technology 134 +8 83% / 17% 2% $111,117 99 94%
Energy Systems Technology 19 95% / 5% 0% $85,586 92
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Huckabay College of Architecture 134 51% / 49% 4% $64,797 74 93%
Architecture 134 51% / 49% 4% $64,797 74 93%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
J.T. and Margaret Talkington College of Visual and Performing Arts 140 39% / 61% 0% $45,301 27 96%
Art 49 29% / 71% 0% $43,654 22 92%
Dance 9 0% / 100% 0% $35,895 8
Music 56 52% / 48% 0% $54,248 53 100%
Music Performance 1 100% / 0% 0% $54,248 53 100%
Theatre Arts 22 41% / 59% 0% $30,858 4 97%
Visual and Performing Arts 3 67% / 33% 0% $36,369 9
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Rawls College of Business 1,438 64% / 36% 1% $87,525 93 95%
Accounting 164 +21 65% / 35% 2% $91,599 95 96%
Business Administration 31 74% / 26% 0% $85,202 92 94%
Finance 321 +10 80% / 20% 1% $97,272 97 96%
General Business 50 74% / 26% 0% $90,882 95 100%
Human Resource Management 29 31% / 69% 0% $79,041 88
Management 403 +33 65% / 35% 2% $85,202 92 94%
Marketing 329 +22 43% / 57% 0% $80,072 89 96%
Supply Chain Management 111 +6 83% / 17% 1% $85,202 92 94%

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 82th

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/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 36.5% 2,623 30% / 70% 1% $57,028 60 93%
Business & Economics 25.2% 1,812 63% / 37% 2% $83,731 91 95%
Engineering 9.6% 690 80% / 20% 6% $101,238 98 96%
Agriculture & Food Science 8.0% 575 36% / 64% 1% $61,047 68 93%
Life & Natural Sciences 5.3% 382 40% / 60% 1% $63,617 73 97%
Arts 4.9% 351 42% / 58% 2% $57,187 60 95%
Computer Science 4.0% 289 84% / 16% 8% $111,117 99 94%
Health Sciences 3.9% 282 38% / 62% 0% $59,633 65
Physical Sciences & Math 1.6% 117 60% / 40% 1% $68,047 79 94%
Professional 0.9% 63 54% / 46% 0% $63,635 73

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.

Admissions

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

Acceptance Rates

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

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