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  • Students

    Find out more about the characteristics of students who attend TTU.

  • Admissions

    See how many students applied, accepted, and enrolled at TTU. Learn more about students’ high school preparation and test scores.

  • College Costs & Financial Aid

    Learn about costs to attend TTU and how much financial aid is typically awarded.

  • College Cost Estimator

    Estimate your cost to attend TTU in a few simple steps.

  • Classes and Campus Life

    Learn more about professors, where students live, and campus safety at TTU.

  • Student Experiences

    Discover ways to be actively involved in your education at TTU – inside and outside the classroom.

  • Majors, Graduation and Next Steps

    See which majors are most popular at TTU and what recent graduates plan to do after earning their bachelor's degree.

  • Student Success & Progress

    Discover how many students who start at TTU finish their bachelor's degree and how long it takes.

  • Student Learning Outcomes

    Figure out what learning gains to expect in critical thinking, writing, and other important subjects at TTU.

TTU Classes & Instructors

Classroom Environment
 
Students per Faculty 23 to 1
Undergraduate classes with fewer than 30 students 46%
Undergraduate classes with fewer than 50 students 78%
 
Total Full-Time Instructional Faculty 1,176
% of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Are Female 36%
% of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Are Persons of Color 20%
% of Full-Time Instructional Faculty Who Have the Highest Academic Degree Offered in Their Field of Study 81%

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Campus-based Housing

85% of new freshmen live in campus-based housing or residence halls.
26% of all undergraduates live on campus

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Campus Safety

The security of every member of the Texas Tech family is of paramount importance to this university. From our state certified Police Department to our state-of-the-art emergency notification system, Texas Tech strives to keep the campus and all its residents safe from crime, severe weather and other issues affecting personal safety. Providing updated cell and home phone numbers will help us keep you safe and well-informed of emergency situations should a crisis emerge. Learn more at www.ttu.edu/emergency.

Campus Crime Statistics

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Carnegie Classification of Institutional Characteristics

The Carnegie Classification's were created "to reference the great diversity of colleges and universities in the United States, and ... enable [people] to identify groups of roughly comparable institutions." For information on the Carnegie Classifications system, please visit their website: http://classifications.carnegiefoundation.org/

Basic Type
Research Universities (high research activity)
Size and Setting
Large four-year, primarily nonresidential
Enrollment Profile
High undergraduate
Undergraduate Profile
Full-time four-year, more selective, higher transfer-in
Undergraduate Instructional Program
Professions plus arts & sciences, high graduate coexistence
Graduate Instructional Program
Comprehensive doctoral (no medical/veterinary)

NOTE: Institutional classifications based on the Carnegie 2010 edition.

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