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Texas Tech University Common Data Set 2024-25

TXTest policy: Test-optional: SAT or ACT not required but considered if submitted; international students not required to test, but SAT required if they graduated from a U.S. high school.Compare with other schoolsAP credit

Acceptance rate

72.6%

24,958 of 34,356

Early decision rate

No ED

SAT middle 50%

1110–1270

ACT middle 50%

23–28

Admissions
AppliedC134,356
AdmittedC124,958
EnrolledC16,771
YieldC127.1%
Early decisionC21Not offered
Early actionC22Not offered
Waitlist
Offered a placeC2—
Accepted a placeC2—
Admitted from waitlistC2—
Odds if you stay on the listC2—
Test scores and GPA
Submitted SATC933.1%
Submitted ACTC911.2%
SAT Reading & Writing (25th–75th)C9550–640
SAT Math (25th–75th)C9540–640
Average high school GPAC123.62
GPA of 4.0C114.1%
GPA 3.75–3.99C1133.6%
GPA 3.50–3.74C1135.6%
GPA below 3.50C1126.7%
Cost and financial aid
TuitionG1—
Required feesG1—
Food and housingG1—
Need fully met (first-years)H2—
Average % of need metH2—
Average need-based packageH2—
Average need-based grantH2—
What admissions looks at
  • Rigor of secondary school recordVery important
  • Class rankVery important
  • Academic GPAVery important
  • Standardized test scoresVery important
  • Application essayImportant
  • Recommendation(s)Important
  • InterviewNot considered
  • Extracurricular activitiesImportant
  • Talent/abilityImportant
  • Character/personal qualitiesImportant
  • First generationConsidered
  • Alumni/ae relationNot considered
  • Geographical residenceConsidered
  • State residencyNot considered
  • Religious affiliation/commitmentNot considered
  • Volunteer workImportant
  • Work experienceImportant
  • Level of applicant's interestConsidered

From item C7.

Outcomes
UndergraduatesB132,580
First-year retentionB2285%
4-year graduation rateB—
6-year graduation rateB68.6%
Notes on this filing
  • Waitlist: C2 policy answered No (AD_WAIT N), so all waitlist counts are null.
  • Early decision and early action: C21 and C22 answered No, so offered is false and counts are null.
  • Test policy: C8A checks 'not required for admission, but consider if submitted' for SAT or ACT. C8F says applicants may apply with a test or as test-optional, and that a U.S. high school graduate who is international must submit the SAT. The C8F international-SAT rule is more specific than C8A and is noted here.
  • Graduation rates: the 4-year rate is not printed. D (5,532 cohort, 2,624 completers in four years) would give about 47.4%, but the filing does not state it, so it is left null. The 6-year rate (68.6) is the Fall 2018 bachelor's cohort, the most recent reported.
  • Cost: the G1 tuition and fee fields are blank in the filing; only the net price calculator URL and a June 2025 date for 2025-26 costs are given. Public in-state and out-of-state fields are therefore null.
  • Aid: H1 totals are printed as $0 with the rest of the grid blank, and H2 counts are not filled in, so aid fields are null.
  • GPA: pct_below_3_50 is the sum of the 3.25-3.49 (17.1), 3.00-3.24 (6.2), 2.50-2.99 (2.9) and 2.0-2.49 (0.5) bands for all enrolled students. The 1.0-1.99 and below-1.0 bands are blank.
  • Factors: the Q112 field key for Volunteer work is missing from the form data, so values were read from the checked boxes on the rendered page (Volunteer and Work experience both Important; Level of interest Considered).
  • Retention: B22 is 85.00 for the Fall 2023 full-time first-time cohort.
  • Enrollment, admissions and waitlist counts reconcile between gender and total columns (applied 15756+18600=34356, admitted 11319+13639=24958, enrolled 3185+3586=6771).

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Texas Tech University admissions FAQ
What is Texas Tech University's acceptance rate?
Texas Tech University admitted 24,958 of 34,356 first-year applicants for 2024-25, an acceptance rate of 72.6%, according to its Common Data Set.
Does Texas Tech University have early decision?
No. Texas Tech University does not offer early decision, per its 2024-25 Common Data Set.
What SAT score do you need for Texas Tech University?
The middle 50% of Texas Tech University's enrolled first-years scored 1110–1270 on the SAT and 23–28 on the ACT.
What is Texas Tech University's graduation rate?
68.6% of students graduate within six years.

Source: Texas Tech University Common Data Set 2024-25 . “—” means the college left the item blank.

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