Admissions Information

The application fee is $75 for applying undergraduate school and $65 for graduate school at Texas Tech University. Next table presents general admission information.
General Admission Information
Open Admission PolicyNo
Undergraduate Application Fees$75
Graduate Application Fees$65
Admission Informationwww.gototexastech.com/
Online Applicationgoapplytexas.org/
Calendar SystemSemester
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits
Degree OfferedBachelor, Post-Bachelor Certificate, Master, Post-Master Certificate, Doctoral (Research), Doctoral (Professional Practice)

Admission Statistics

For the academic year 2021-22, the acceptance rate is 67.86% and the yield is 28.94%. 15,678 men and 18,078 women applied to Texas Tech and 10,333 men and 12,575 women students were accepted. Among them, 3,151 men and 3,478 women were enrolled in the school (Fall 2021). The following table and chart show the admission statistics including the number of applicants, acceptance rate, and yield (also known as enrollment rate).
TotalMenWomen
Applicants33,75615,67818,078
Admitted22,90810,33312,575
Enrolled6,6293,1513,478
Acceptance Rate 67.86%65.91%69.56%
Yield 28.94%30.49%27.66%
Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: June 25, 2022)

SAT and ACT Score Distribution

For the academic year 2021-2022, 2,050 students (31% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 1,087 students (16%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees. For score submitters, SAT 75th percentile score of Evidence-Based Reading/Writing is 640 and the 25th percentile is 560. The SAT Math score is 640 (75th) and 550 (25th). The submitted ACT composite score is 28 (75th percentile) and 23 (25th percentile).
25th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing560640
SAT Math550640
ACT Composite2328
ACT Math2227
ACT English2128
Data source: NCES(National Center for Education Statistics (Last update: June 25, 2022)
The submitted SAT and ACT scores of admitted students at Texas Tech University are relatively low when comparing similar colleges (SAT: 1,239, ACT: 75 - public Research University (very high research activity)).

Application Requirements

It requires to submit High School GPA, High School Rank, and High School Record (or Transcript) to its applicants.The school recommends to submit High School GPA, High School Rank and High School Record (or Transcript). The next table summarizes the application requirements to apply Texas Tech University.
For more admission information such as minimum GPA and deadlines, see its online application page .
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Texas Tech Admission Requirements
High School GPARecommended
High School RankRequired
High School Record (or Transcript)Required
Completion of College Preparatory ProgramRecommended
RecommendationsRecommended
Formal Demonstration of CompetenciesNeither required nor recommended
Admission Test ScoresConsidered but not Required
TOEFLRequired
Other Test (Wonderlic, WISC-III, etc.)Neither required nor recommended

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