Texas Tech University

  • Details

    • Name: Texas Tech University
    • Location: Lubbock, TX 79409-5005
    • Control: Public
    • Accreditation: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
  • Attendance

    • Admissions Rate 70.89%
    • Average SAT Scores 1182
    • Four Year Completion Rate 44.48% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 4 years
    • Six Year Completion Rate 67.47% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 6 years
    • Eight Year Completion Rate 64.32% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 8 years. This is what is normally reported for college completion rates.
    Average
    4 Year
    44.5%
    6 Year
    67.5%
    8 Year
    64.3%
  • Costs

    • Yearly Costs: $27,472 The average annual cost of attendance includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses for all full-time, first-time, degree-certificate-seeking undergraduates
    • Out of State Tuition: $24,451 Tuition and required fees for out-of-state students
    • In State Tuition: $11,852 Tuition and required fees for in-state students
    • Median Debt Total: $15,250 Median loan debt accumulated at the institution (the sum of all undergraduate federal loans over students’ college education at the institution for which the median debt is reported)
    • Median Debt for Graduates: $21,500 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Median Debt for Withdrawals: $9,000 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Net Price Quintile 1 $13,922 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $0-$30,000
    • Net Price Quintile 2 $15,173 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $30,001-$48,000
    • Net Price Quintile 3 $18,376 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $48,001-$75,000
    • Net Price Quintile 4 $23,239 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $75,001-$110,000
    • Net Price Quintile 5 $24,903 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $110,000+
  • Earnings

    • Median 6 Year Earnings $52,588 Median earnings measured 6 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 7 Year Earnings $50,380 Median earnings measured 7 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 8 Year Earnings $57,570 Median earnings measured 8 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 9 Year Earnings $54,834 Median earnings measured 9 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 10 Year Earnings $62,454 Median earnings measured 10 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
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What This College Costs By Family Income

Net price after grants and scholarships, by family income band.

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What Graduates Earn By Family Background

Median earnings by family income tercile, showing income mobility over time.

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Name Credential Debt Mean Debt Median Earnings
Agricultural Business and Management Bachelor's Degree No data No data $38,635
Applied Horticulture and Horticultural Business Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data $40,980
Food Science and Technology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Natural Resources Conservation and Research Bachelor's Degree $36,704 No data $33,605
Communication and Media Studies Bachelor's Degree $36,928 $31,316 $35,046
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication Bachelor's Degree $37,890 $29,896 $28,525
Computer and Information Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree $47,102 No data $69,234
Civil Engineering Bachelor's Degree $45,031 $39,905 $63,040
Environmental/Environmental Health Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Petroleum Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $89,229
Construction Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $68,843
Landscape Architecture Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Journalism Bachelor's Degree No data No data $32,005
Information Science/Studies Bachelor's Degree $35,988 $24,260 $59,695
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Agricultural Public Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data $38,426
Plant Sciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Natural Resources Management and Policy Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Area Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Bachelor's Degree $36,054 $28,006 $38,482
Education, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Chemical Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $75,153
Mechanical Engineering Bachelor's Degree $31,620 $23,825 $70,609
Industrial Engineering Bachelor's Degree $24,553 No data $62,931
Engineering Technology, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Agriculture, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data $40,784
Animal Sciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data $29,416
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $73,975
Linguistic, Comparative, and Related Language Studies and Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data $28,921
Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree $33,843 $20,295 $32,914
Architecture Bachelor's Degree No data $16,910 $30,726
Interior Architecture Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Subject Areas Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Engineering, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Computer Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data $69,734
Energy Systems Technologies/Technicians Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Bachelor's Degree $35,582 $23,544 $32,838
Biology, General Bachelor's Degree $38,388 $28,434 $24,862
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology Bachelor's Degree No data No data $21,619
Physiology, Pathology and Related Sciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Nutrition Sciences Bachelor's Degree $28,666 No data $35,369
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Bachelor's Degree $21,596 $17,866 $44,133
Zoology/Animal Biology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Science, Technology and Society Bachelor's Degree $34,487 No data $54,539
Health and Physical Education/Fitness Bachelor's Degree $33,076 $23,721 $31,330
Psychology, General Bachelor's Degree $31,658 $25,099 $29,061
Social Work Bachelor's Degree No data No data $30,902
Design and Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Business/Commerce, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data $61,842
Classics and Classical Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data $27,894
Mathematics Bachelor's Degree $34,748 $29,126 $43,802
Biological and Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Geological and Earth Sciences/Geosciences Bachelor's Degree $28,938 No data $39,319
Economics Bachelor's Degree $41,866 $33,807 $43,863
Sociology Bachelor's Degree $29,598 $20,447 $29,867
Fine and Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree $32,382 No data $31,264
Dietetics and Clinical Nutrition Services Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Business Administration, Management and Operations Bachelor's Degree $38,981 $30,843 $49,470
Accounting and Related Services Bachelor's Degree $33,816 $20,573 $47,589
International Business Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data $45,136
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies Bachelor's Degree No data $23,767 $38,427
Cell/Cellular Biology and Anatomical Sciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Philosophy Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Physics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Anthropology Bachelor's Degree No data No data $27,273
Geography and Cartography Bachelor's Degree No data No data $34,154
Music Bachelor's Degree $31,359 $18,560 $43,170
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations Bachelor's Degree No data No data $33,632
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Bachelor's Degree $30,842 $24,500 $34,291
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology Bachelor's Degree No data No data $23,954
International/Global Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data $37,047
Chemistry Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Political Science and Government Bachelor's Degree $40,329 $35,844 $32,450
Visual and Performing Arts, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft Bachelor's Degree No data No data $22,176
General Sales, Merchandising and Related Marketing Operations Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Dance Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Finance and Financial Management Services Bachelor's Degree $33,390 $20,666 $52,649
Hospitality Administration/Management Bachelor's Degree $40,404 $30,766 $45,573
Marketing Bachelor's Degree $36,216 $30,492 $47,375
History Bachelor's Degree $41,167 No data $32,908