Texas Tech University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Texas Tech University is a public research university in Lubbock, TX (city setting), with 32,635 undergraduates (51% women). It admitted 71% of 34,020 applicants — upper half for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 1090–1270 on the SAT and 22–28 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $40,621 a year for out-of-state students and $28,022 in-state; aided first-year students paid $16,773 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 64% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, engineering, biological sciences. The campus reported 0.97 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — lower half for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Texas Tech University ranks
0 top-ten finishes among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 64%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $11,852 in-state · $24,451 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 17 burglaries · 68 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 1 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Texas Tech University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Texas Tech University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Big 12 Conference | 29 | 1 over | 5 | $3.1M | $108,375 | 989 | |
| Baseball | Big 12 Conference | 40 | 6 over | 6 | $6.2M | $156,067 | 985 | |
| Men's Basketball | Big 12 Conference | 15 | at cap | 6 | $16M | $1,042,488 | 954 | |
| Women's Basketball | Big 12 Conference | 15 | at cap | 6 | $7.1M | $473,347 | 985 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Big 12 Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | 967 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Big 12 Conference | — | — | 2 | — | — | 992 | |
| Football | Big 12 Conference | 123 | 18 over | 1 | $40M | $323,135 | 949 | |
| Men's Golf | Big 12 Conference | 10 | 1 over | 1 | $1.7M | $170,135 | 988 | |
| Women's Golf | Big 12 Conference | 10 | 1 over | 1 | $1.2M | $119,850 | 1000 | |
| Softball | Big 12 Conference | 23 | room 2 | 5 | $3.7M | $158,729 | 980 | |
| Men's Tennis | Big 12 Conference | 9 | room 1 | 2 | $1M | $111,785 | 980 | |
| Women's Tennis | Big 12 Conference | 9 | room 1 | 2 | $1.3M | $141,450 | 1000 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Big 12 Conference | 116 | 71 over | 1 | $3.5M | $30,596 | 959 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Big 12 Conference | 149 | 104 over | 1 | $3.7M | $24,694 | 976 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Big 12 Conference | 21 | 3 over | 6 | $1.9M | $91,226 | 990 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.