Texas Tech University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Texas Tech University

Texas Tech University operates as a public institution located in Lubbock, Texas (city: large), with a total reported enrollment of 32,394 students of which 34,484 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Texas Tech University is categorized as “15” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 72.7%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,190 and an ACT midpoint of 26. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $19,070, with published in-state tuition of $11,852 and a Pell grant recipient share of 27.8%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $21,500, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 68.1%, and the first-year retention rate is 85.0%. Graduates earn a median of $62,454 ten years after enrolling, compared with $52,588 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 953200.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 77.1% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.