Texas Tech University Business Programs

Texas Tech University is a public institution situated in Lubbock, Texas. The city atmosphere of Lubbock makes it a great place for students who enjoy having lots of educational and entertainment options.

Texas Tech University Rankings

Texas Tech is ranked #224 out of 1,477 schools in the nation for overall quality on our 2023 Best Colleges list. It is also ranked #8 out of 76 schools in Texas.

Our rankings are based on an outcomes-based approach rather than subjective ones used by other media outlets. As such, we utilize data from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) and the College Scorecard, among other sources. Visit our rankings and methodology section to learn more.

Texas Tech has also been awarded the following overall awards by our latest rankings.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#115	Best Business Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Program Level Awards

These are highlights of some of the most noteworthy awards granted to specific programs at Texas Tech.

Rank	Ranking Name	Share
#1	Best Agricultural Economics Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#1	Best Value Agricultural Economics Graduate Certificate Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#2	Best Value Finance & Financial Management Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#5	Best Value Hospitality Management Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#8	Best Value Business & Commerce Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#12	Best Value Economics Doctor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#14	Best Value Public Relations & Advertising Master’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#15	Best Hospitality Management Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#24	Best Business & Commerce Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It
#84	Best Marketing Bachelor’s Degree Schools	Tweet It - Post It

Awards From Around the Web

The following table lists some notable awards Texas Tech has earned from around the web.

Rank	Ranking Name	Source
#1	Best Banking and Financial Support Services Graduate Degree Schools	College Factual
#1	Best Sports Communication Graduate Degree Schools	College Factual
#31	Best General Business/Commerce Schools	College Factual
#86	Best Accounting Schools	College Factual
#96	Best Business Administration & Management Schools	College Factual
#121	Best Business, Management & Marketing Schools	College Factual

Where Is Texas Tech University?

Contact details for Texas Tech are given below.

	Contact Details
Address:	Broadway And University Avenue, Lubbock, TX 79409-5005
Phone:	806-742-2011
Website:	www.ttu.edu
Facebook:	https://www.facebook.com/TexasTechYou
Twitter:	https://twitter.com/texastech

How Do I Get Into Texas Tech?

You can apply to Texas Tech online at: goapplytexas.org/

Admission Requirements for Texas Tech

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	recommended
High School Rank	required
High School Transcript	required
College Prep Program	recommended
Recommendations	recommended
SAT or ACT Scores	considered but not required
TOEFL	required

How Hard Is It To Get Into Texas Tech?

With an acceptance rate of 70%, Texas Tech may not be as selective as some schools, but you should not take admittance for granted. Be sure to submit the best application you can.

Approximately 47% of accepted students are men and 53% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 71%, and the acceptance rate for women is 69%.

Average Test Scores

About 62% of students accepted to Texas Tech submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 540 and 620. Math scores were between 530 and 620.

Texas Tech received ACT scores from 37% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 21 and 26. Math scores were between 20 and 26. Composite scores were between 22 and 27.

Can I Afford Texas Tech University?

The overall average net price of Texas Tech is $31,369. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Texas Tech, approximately 43% of students took out student loans averaging $7,949 a year. That adds up to $31,796 over four years for those students.

The student loan default rate at Texas Tech is 4.5%. This is significantly lower than the national default rate of 10.1%, which is a good sign that you'll be able to pay back your student loans.

Texas Tech University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 33,269 undergraduate students at Texas Tech, with 29,010 being full-time and 4,259 being part-time.

There are also 7,053 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 29,010 full-time undergraduates at Texas Tech, 51% are male and 49% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Texas Tech University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	843
Black or African American	1,757
Hispanic or Latino	8,463
White	15,892
International Students	704
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,351

Geographic Diversity

Texas students aren't the only ones who study at Texas Tech University. At this time, 39 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 122 countries are represented at Texas Tech. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Bangladesh.

Online Learning at Texas Tech University

In 2019-2020, 21,751 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Texas Tech has changed over the last few years.

Online Affordability Rankings of Texas Tech

During the most recent year for which we have data, the full-time undergraduate tuition at Texas Tech University was $11,600 for in-state students. Out-of-state students paid $23,870. The following table shows how Texas Tech is ranked for affordability for both in-state and out-of-state students among colleges and universities that are not mostly online.

Major	Tuition for In-State Students	Tuition for Out-of-State Students
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	#1	#1
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management	#4	#7
Public Relations & Advertising	#7	#4

Online Growth Rankings of Texas Tech

The average growth rate over the last four years of online students at Texas Tech University was 10.4%. This is the #1,211 largest growth rate of all schools that are only partially online. This refers to all students at Texas Tech regardless of major.

The table below shows how the average growth rate over 4 years at Texas Tech ranks compared to all other partially online schools that offer a specific major. Note that the majors may or may not be offered online at Texas Tech.

Major	Growth Rate Rank
Financial Planning & Services	#14
Finance & Financial Management	#98

When we speak of partially online, we are referring to schools whose online population is less than 50% of its total student body. Mostly online refers to those with online populations greater than or equal to 50%.

Texas Tech University Business Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
General Business Administration and Management	299	39	0	12	350
Marketing/Marketing Management, General	283	47	0	0	330
Accounting	187	20	119	0	326
General Business/Commerce	18	9	243	0	270
Finance	226	5	23	0	254
Advertising	153	0	0	0	153
Public Relations	146	0	0	0	146
Agricultural Economics	81	0	3	12	96
General Economics	77	0	3	5	85
Other Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods	0	82	0	0	82
Public Relations, Advertising, & Applied Communication	0	16	64	0	80
Supply Chain Management	72	0	0	0	72
Hotel/Motel Administration/Management	60	0	11	0	71
Financial Planning & Services	0	48	0	5	53
Interior Design Management	45	4	0	0	49
Sports Communication	0	38	0	0	38
International Economics	20	0	0	0	20
Organizational Leadership	0	9	0	0	9
Agricultural Business	0	7	0	0	7
Human Resources Development	0	6	0	0	6
General Hospitality Administration/Management	0	1	0	0	1
Fashion Merchandising	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	1,667	331	466	34	2,498

References

*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Johan Hendrikse under License

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