$62,454
median earnings, 10 years after starting
Texas Tech University is a public 4-year college in Lubbock, Texas with 32,394 undergraduates and 8,177 graduate students. Its average net price after grants is $19,070 a year (tuition and fees $11,852 in-state, $24,451 out-of-state). It admits 73% of applicants and 69% of students finish within 6 years. Former students earn a median $62,454 a year 10 years after they started, and graduates leave with a median $21,500 in federal student loans.
Updated Oct 10, 2026 · June 2026 data
Net price
$19,070
US median $17,138
Tuition in-state
$11,852
Out-of-state $24,451
Admission rate
73%
US median 78%
Completion rate
69%
Within 6 years, US 58%
Median debt
$21,500
About $228 a month
Earnings at 10 years
$62,454
Rank 666 of 5,094 in the US
Cost
What a year costs: posted prices and the average after grants
Net price by family income
Average yearly cost after grants, for students who get aid
- Net price
- $19,070
- Tuition in-state
- $11,852
- Tuition out-of-state
- $24,451
- Cost of attendance
- $27,443
- Students with a need-based grant
- 28%
- Students with federal loans
- 41%
- Net price, family income under $30K
- $12,457
- Net price, family income $30K to $48K
- $13,851
- Net price, family income $48K to $75K
- $17,058
- Net price, family income $75K to $110K
- $22,073
- Net price, family income over $110K
- $24,622
Net price is what students who get aid pay on average after grants.
Tuition and net price by year
School years 2015-16 to 2024-25. The year on the chart is the year the school year starts.
Yearly cost
Tuition and fees went from $8,028 in 2015-16 to $11,852 in 2024-25.
Admission, completion and retention
Share of applicants admitted, of students who finish and of first-year students who come back
Admission and students
- Admission rate
- 73%
- Average SAT
- 1,190
- SAT reading, middle
- 600
- SAT math, middle
- 595
- ACT, middle
- 26
- Undergraduates
- 32,394
- Graduate students
- 8,177
- Part-time students
- 8.9%
- Women
- 50%
- Students per teacher
- 20
- Completion rate
- 69%
- Retention rate
- 85%
- Highest degree
- Graduate degree
- Programs
- 314
- Endowment
- $2.1B
- Other
- Hispanic-serving
Earnings and debt
Compared with the medians of the colleges of its state, of colleges of the same kind and of all US colleges
Median earnings 10 years after starting rank 666 of 5,094 US colleges and 24 of 324 in Texas (1 = highest).
| Measure | College | TX median | Same kind | US median |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Net price | $19,070 | $18,447 | $12,792 | $17,138 |
| Tuition in-state | $11,852 | $9,940 | $8,626 | $11,837 |
| Admission rate | 73% | 84% | 83% | 78% |
| Completion rate | 69% | 59% | 46% | 58% |
| Retention rate | 85% | 74% | 76% | 75% |
| Median debt | $21,500 | $10,667 | $19,500 | $13,271 |
| Earnings after 6 years | $52,588 | $32,765 | $43,105 | $35,656 |
| Earnings after 10 years | $62,454 | $38,474 | $50,314 | $40,813 |
Best-paid programs
Median earnings 1 year after graduation
Same kind: US public 4-year colleges. Earnings and debt are medians of former students who received federal student aid. 65% of borrowers lowered their balance within 3 years. 79% earn more than a typical high school graduate 6 years after starting.
Programs
314 fields of study and credentials, with graduates, debt and earnings
| Field of study | Graduates | Median debt | Earnings 1 yr | Earnings 4 yr | US median 4 yr | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business Administration, Management and OperationsBachelor's | Bachelor's | 540 | $19,812 | $53,528 | $75,702 | $68,257 |
| Psychology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 393 | $21,500 | $33,647 | $53,051 | $50,706 |
| MarketingBachelor's | Bachelor's | 383 | $20,500 | $49,773 | $72,953 | $69,303 |
| Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 380 | $23,429 | $35,501 | $56,117 | $48,460 |
| Physiology, Pathology and Related SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 314 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Business/Commerce, GeneralOnlineMaster's | Master's | 305 | - | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Finance and Financial Management ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 288 | $21,000 | $58,535 | $86,795 | $83,343 |
| Education, GeneralOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 263 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | - |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 259 | $20,250 | $41,023 | $62,247 | $63,560 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 259 | $19,500 | $82,521 | $113,062 | $92,374 |
| Mechanical EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 254 | $25,000 | $73,268 | $98,113 | $92,135 |
| Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and HumanitiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 239 | $24,231 | $40,600 | $58,375 | $53,072 |
| Biology, GeneralBachelor's | Bachelor's | 238 | $21,500 | $30,608 | $57,789 | $57,214 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, OtherOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 215 | $18,750 | $50,664 | $57,262 | $55,693 |
| Animal SciencesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 214 | $20,000 | $34,933 | $55,753 | $49,634 |
| Computer and Information Sciences, GeneralOnlineMaster's | Master's | 212 | Withheld | Withheld | Withheld | $124,201 |
| Accounting and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 205 | $20,500 | $63,059 | $89,891 | $76,194 |
| Communication and Media StudiesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 201 | $21,600 | $34,028 | $58,196 | $56,359 |
| Human Development, Family Studies, and Related ServicesBachelor's | Bachelor's | 184 | $21,250 | $39,096 | $51,921 | $48,568 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital CommunicationBachelor's | Bachelor's | 165 | $23,250 | $31,546 | $50,279 | $50,497 |
| ArchitectureBachelor's | Bachelor's | 142 | $20,000 | $39,060 | $63,871 | $66,914 |
| LawProfessional | Professional | 141 | $86,163 | $72,448 | $100,716 | $107,773 |
| Political Science and GovernmentOnlineBachelor's | Bachelor's | 124 | $21,500 | $35,114 | $59,466 | $63,293 |
| Civil EngineeringBachelor's | Bachelor's | 117 | $25,980 | $74,655 | $89,969 | $86,517 |
| Agricultural Business and ManagementBachelor's | Bachelor's | 114 | $15,750 | $50,509 | $69,689 | $66,647 |
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Questions and answers
How much does Texas Tech University cost?
$19,070 a year is the average net price at Texas Tech University after grants and scholarships. Tuition and fees are $11,852 for in-state students and $24,451 for out-of-state students, and the full cost of attendance with housing, food and books is $27,443. Families earning under $30,000 pay $12,457 on average.
What is the acceptance rate at Texas Tech University?
73% of applicants are admitted to Texas Tech University. The average SAT score of admitted students is 1,190 and the middle ACT score is 26. The median admission rate of colleges in Texas is 84%.
How much do Texas Tech University graduates earn?
$62,454 a year is the median pay of former Texas Tech University students who work, 10 years after they started ($52,588 after 6 years). That ranks 666 of 5,094 US colleges and 24 of 324 in Texas. Its best-paid program one year after graduation is Information Science/Studies (Master's) at $87,966.
How much student debt do Texas Tech University graduates have?
$21,500 is the median federal student loan debt of Texas Tech University graduates, about $228 a month over 10 years. The median across US colleges is $13,271. 41% of undergraduates take out federal loans.
What is the graduation rate at Texas Tech University?
69% of first-time, full-time students at Texas Tech University finish within 6 years. 85% of first-year students come back for a second year. The median of public 4-year colleges is 46%.
What are the most popular majors at Texas Tech University?
Business Administration, Management and Operations (540 bachelor's graduates), Psychology, General (393 bachelor's graduates), Marketing (383 bachelor's graduates) had the most graduates in the newest year, out of 314 programs.
Official public data, June 2026 release. Net price is for first-time, full-time students who get aid. Completion counts first-time, full-time students who finish within 150% of the normal time. Debt and earnings are medians of students who received federal student aid, measured a few years after they left, in the dollars of the year measured; earnings count former students who work and are not enrolled, including those who did not finish.