Texas Tech University

Lubbock, TX

A large public university in Lubbock, in West Texas, known for strong engineering and agriculture programs and a wide-open, spread-out campus that anchors social and academic life for the whole region — Big 12 football (the Masked Rider mascot, the Guns Up hand sign) and a sizable Greek scene are central to the social calendar.

68%

Acceptance rate

1030–1250

SAT range

20–26

ACT range

3.4

Average GPA

30,000

Undergrads

$12,000/yr

In-state tuition

$22,000/yr

Out-of-state tuition

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