Texas Tech University
Lubbock, Texas · Public · 32,394 undergraduates · ttu.edu
Test policy (fall 2027)
Test optional
Sending scores is your choice
Admit rate
69%
of 38,566 applicants
SAT (middle 50%)
1110 to 1260
of enrolled freshmen
Annual cost (2027-28)
$44,030Est.Estimate
$44,140 out of state
Your chances and merit aid at Texas Tech University
See where you stand for admission, how much merit aid you could get, and what you'd pay after it.
We started you at a typical enrolled freshman here. Move the sliders to match you.
Your admission chances
69% of applicants admitted
Target
Your SAT is inside the range where the middle half of enrolled freshmen scored, and your GPA is in the middle half of freshmen's.
Estimated merit aid
a year
Your cost after merit aid
$44,140
a year in 2027-28, from a $44,140 sticker price (out of state)
What to do with your 1180
Send your score
About 57% of freshmen here didn't send a score. We estimate their typical SAT at about 1060, and yours is above it.
Named scholarships you may qualify for (1)
National Merit Finalist Scholarship
Full cost of attendance
You meet the GPA and score minimums. Also needs National Merit Finalist standing.
Reach, target and likely are a rough guide from your test score and how selective the college is. Admissions also weigh your courses, grades, essays and activities. Merit aid figures are estimates, before any need-based aid.
Admissions
Test policy for fall 2027
Test optional
You choose whether to send an SAT or ACT score. If you send one, it's considered.
- Superscores: it combines your best section scores from different test dates.
- Reviews applications as they arrive, so applying early helps.
Source: Test-Optional Admissions at Texas Tech | Undergraduate Admissions | Texas Tech · Checked October 16, 2026
Application deadlines
- Dec1Priority deadline · December 1, 2026Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
- May1Priority deadline · May 1, 2027Apply by this date for the best chance at admission and scholarships.
Who gets in
69%
of applicants were admitted: 26,634 of 38,566 for fall 2025.
Test scores of enrolled freshmen (fall 2025)
The shaded part shows the middle half of enrolled freshmen who sent scores: a quarter scored below it and a quarter above. 35% of them sent SAT scores and 11% sent ACT scores.
SAT total 1110 to 1260
Reading and Writing 550 to 640
Math 540 to 630
ACT composite 23 to 28
How enrolled freshmen scored on the SAT
- 1400 to 16006.6%
- 1200 to 139939%
- 1000 to 119948%
- 800 to 9995.6%
- 600 to 7990%
- 400 to 5990%
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
High school GPA of enrolled freshmen
Average GPA: 3.64
- 4.04.5%
- 3.75 to 3.9933%
- 3.50 to 3.7438%
- 3.25 to 3.4918%
- 3.00 to 3.244.8%
- 2.50 to 2.992%
- Below 2.500.3%
Cost and financial aid
The sticker price is what a year costs before any aid. Most students pay less after grants and scholarships.
Sticker price for 2027-28Estimate
$44,030
a year, in state
$44,140
a year, out of state (tuition $22,630)
- Tuition (in state)$22,520
- Fees$3,060
- Food and housing$12,350
- Books and supplies$1,230
- Transportation and other$4,870
Texas Tech University published $42,790 in state for 2026-27. Its 2027-28 prices aren't out yet.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
What families actually pay
What a year cost on average after grants and scholarships, for freshmen who got federal aid in 2023-24 (in-state students), by family income.
- $0 to $30,000$15,008
- $30,001 to $48,000$14,846
- $48,001 to $75,000$16,756
- $75,001 to $110,000$20,147
- Over $110,000$25,269
Financial aid
59%
of a student's financial need is covered, on average
$12,406
average need-based grant to freshmen, money you don't repay
38%
of freshmen got merit aid without financial need, $3,387 on average
- FAFSA
- Required for need-based aid. It's the free federal aid form.
- CSS Profile
- Not required. Only the FAFSA is needed.
- Aid priority date: 1/15
- Send your aid forms by this date to be first in line for the college's grant money.
Source: Common Data Set 2025-2026
Merit scholarships
Awards for grades and scores, on top of need-based aid. You don't repay them.
National Merit Finalist Scholarship
Full cost of attendance
National Merit · No separate application
- National Merit Finalist naming Texas Tech first choice before April 1
Deadline: Designate TTU as first choice with NMSC prior to April 1. To keep it: a 3.5 college GPA or higher, and complete 30 credit hours each school year.
Details
Compare awards across colleges with the merit aid calculator.
AP credit
AP exams that earn credit can replace college courses, so you pay for fewer of them and may graduate sooner.
AP exams that earn credit
35 of 35
Earn credit with a score of 3
33 exams
A 3-credit course is worth
about $2,250Est.Estimate
at 2027-28 tuition for in-state students
Credit for each AP exam
| Exam | Score needed | Credits | Counts as |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 1302 |
| 3-D Art and Design | 3 | 3 | ART 2303 |
| Art History | 3 | 3 | ART 2302 OR 1301 |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | BIOL 1401 |
| Biology | 3 | 4 | BIOL 1402 |
| Biology | 5 | 8 | BIOL 1403 and 1404 |
| Calculus AB | 3 | 4 | MATH 1451 |
| Calculus BC | 3 | 8 | MATH 1451 & 1452 |
| Chemistry | 3 | 8 | CHEM 1305, 1306, 1105 & 1106 |
| Chemistry | 4 | 8 | CHEM 1307, 1308, 1107 & 1108 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 3 | 10 | CHIN 1501 & 1502 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 4 | 13 | CHIN 1501, 1502 & 2301 |
| Chinese Language and Culture | 5 | 16 | CHIN 1501, 1502, 2301 & 2302 |
| Computer Science A | 3 | 3 | CS 1305 |
| Computer Science A | 4 | 4 | CS 1411 |
| Computer Science Principles | 3 | 3 | CS 1305 |
| Drawing | 3 | 3 | ART 1303 |
| English Language and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1301 |
| English Language and Composition | 4 | 6 | ENGL 1301 & 1302 |
| English Literature and Composition | 3 | 3 | ENGL 1301 |
| English Literature and Composition | 4 | 6 | ENGL 1301 & 1302 |
| Environmental Science | 3 | 3 | NRM 1300 |
| European History | 3 | 3 | HIST 1301 |
| French Language and Culture | 3 | 10 | FREN 1501, 1502 |
| French Language and Culture | 4 | 13 | FREN 1501, 1502 & 2301 |
| French Language and Culture | 5 | 16 | FREN 1501, 1502, 2301 & 2302 |
| German Language and Culture | 3 | 10 | GERM 1501 & 1502 |
| German Language and Culture | 4 | 13 | GERM 1501, 1502 & 2301 |
| German Language and Culture | 5 | 16 | GERM 1501, 1502, 2301 & 2302 |
| Human Geography | 3 | 3 | GEOG 2300 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 3 | 10 | ITAL 1501, 1502 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 4 | 13 | ITAL 1501, 1502, 2301 |
| Italian Language and Culture | 5 | 16 | ITAL 1501, 1502, 2301, 2302 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 3 | 10 | JAPN 1501 & 1502 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 4 | 13 | JAPN 1501, 1502 & 2301 |
| Japanese Language and Culture | 5 | 16 | JAPN 1501, 1502, 2301 & 2302 |
| Latin | 3 | 10 | LAT 1501 & 1502 |
| Latin | 4 | 13 | LAT 1501, 1502 & 2301 |
| Latin | 5 | 16 | LAT 1501, 1502, 2301 & 2302 |
| Macroeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECO 2302 |
| Microeconomics | 4 | 3 | ECO 2301 |
| Physics 1 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 1403 |
| Physics 2 | 3 | 4 | PHYS 1404 |
| Physics C: Electricity and Magnetism | 3 | 4 | PHYS 2401 |
| Physics C: Mechanics | 3 | 4 | PHYS 1408 |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 5 | MATH 1550 |
| Pre-Calculus | 3 | 3 | MATH 1330 |
| Psychology | 3 | 3 | PSY 1300 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 3 | 10 | SPAN 1501 & 1502 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 4 | 13 | SPAN 1501, 1502 & 2301 |
| Spanish Language and Culture | 5 | 16 | SPAN 1501, 1502, 2301 & 2302 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 3 | 10 | SPAN 1501, 1502 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 4 | 13 | SPAN 1501, 1502, 2301 |
| Spanish Literature and Culture | 5 | 16 | SPAN 1501, 1502, 2301, 3307 |
| Statistics | 3 | 3 | MATH 2300 |
| United States Government and Politics | 3 | 3 | POLS 1301 |
| United States History | 3 | 6 | HIST 2300 & 2301 |
| World History: Modern | 3 | 3 | HIST 2322 or 2323 |
Source: AP credit policy
After college
Graduate within 6 years
70%
Come back for a second year
85%
Typical earnings
$67,143
a year, 10 years after starting here
- Texas Tech University$58,267
- All colleges$57,284
Median yearly earnings of graduates five years after finishing a bachelor's in this major. 60 majors here have earnings data.
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