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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Lubbock, Texas · Large city

#5 for grad earnings in Texas
Admit rate
Avg net price
Graduation rate
$92,348
Median earnings

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is a public bachelor's-granting institution in Lubbock, Texas (large city setting), enrolling 1,482 undergraduates. It is a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI).

PublicSmall · 1,482 undergradsLarge cityCold winters

About Lubbock, Texas

Lubbock is a city in the U.S. state of Texas and the county seat of Lubbock County. In 1867, the land that would become Lubbock was the heart of Comancheria, the shifting domain controlled by the Comanche. Every year on July 4, Lubbock hosts the 4th on Broadway event, an Independence Day festival. The event is free to the public, and is considered the largest free festival in Texas. (Wikipedia)

Setting
Large city
Highest degree offered
Graduate
Nearest big city
2 miles to Lubbock, TX
To the ocean
457 miles
Nearest airport
6 miles to Lubbock Preston Smith (LBB)

How Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center compares

Earnings, 10 years after entry$92,348

Higher than 96% · #5 of 94 in Texas

Median debt at graduation$12,268

Lower than 95%

Student–faculty ratio7 : 1

Lower than 92%

Undergraduate enrollment1,482

Larger than 49%

Percentiles compare Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center with the nation's 2,196 four-year colleges, among schools reporting each statistic. State ranks count four-year colleges in Texas.

Student body

Undergraduate vs. graduate

5,098students
  • Undergraduate1,48229%
  • Graduate3,61671%

Undergraduates by gender

1,482undergrads
  • Women1,28987%
  • Men19313%

Undergraduates by race / ethnicity

  • White46%
  • Black10%
  • Hispanic35%
  • Asian4.5%
  • Other or multiracial3.8%

Graduate gender splits aren't published in this data, so the gender chart covers undergraduates only.

By the numbers

Undergraduate enrollment
1,482
Graduate enrollment
3,616
Student–faculty ratio
7 : 1
Pell Grant recipients
27%
First-generation students
43%
Students over 25
39%
Median family income
$45,988
Avg faculty salary (academic year)
$87,039
Endowment
$284,811,092

Colleges don't publish true class-size data; student–faculty ratio (IPEDS) is the closest public measure of it.

Outcomes

Graduated
First-year retention
Median earnings, 6 years after entry
$84,007
Median earnings, 10 years after entry
$92,348
Median debt at graduation
$12,268
Students with federal loans
43%
Paying down their loans (1 year in)
76%

Graduating on time

By student background (4 years)

Low-income (Pell)
66%
First-generation
60%

When these bars run close together, students from every background tend to finish at similar rates — a sign the school supports the ~30% who are first-gen or low-income.

Campus life & athletics

On-campus housing
No
Application fee
$75

Housing and fees: IPEDS 2023–24. Athletics rosters: Equity in Athletics data, 2024–25. Dorm capacity can include graduate and family housing, so the share of undergrads can top 100%.

Campus safety

Safety grade
B
Reported offenses per 1,000 students
1.1 / year
Violent offenses (2022–2024)
8
Property offenses (2022–2024)
9

On-campus criminal offenses reported under the Clery Act, 2022–2024, across 6 campuses (5,098 students). Counts reflect reports, not convictions — schools with strong reporting cultures often show more, so a higher count doesn't simply mean a more dangerous campus.

Reported offenses in an average year

The same 2022–2024 Clery Act reports, divided down to one year.

5.7reported offenses a year
2.7 violent a year3.0 property a year

By offense type, per year

Motor vehicle theft
1.7
Burglary
1.3
Fondling
1.0
Aggravated assault
1.0
Rape
0.3
Robbery
0.3

Averages, not a forecast — a single year can run well above or below this. Bars are scaled against this campus's most-reported offense, so they compare types here rather than against other schools.

Is it worth it?

A rough return-on-investment read from what graduates earn versus what they borrow.

Median earnings (10 years)
$92,348
Typical debt at graduation
$12,268
Debt vs. one year's pay
13%
Out-earn a HS grad
91%

Typical debt would take roughly 1.3 years to repay at about a tenth of median earnings.

Strong value

Graduates here tend to earn well relative to what they borrow — typical debt pays back fast, and most out-earn a high-school graduate.

Earnings are the College Scorecard median for former students (working, not enrolled) 10 years after entry — not a guarantee, and they vary a lot by major. Debt is the median federal loan balance at graduation.

The pay gap here

Median earnings 10 years after entry, split by gender.

Women
$89,386
Men
$106,552

Men out-earn women by $17,166 (19%) a decade out.

Federal figures for former students working and not enrolled, 10 years after they first entered. A gap this wide usually reflects which majors men and women here tend to choose — not different pay for the same job.

Campus climate

Summer high
93°F
Winter low
30°F
Annual rain
19.4″
Annual snow
7″

Average temperature

HighLow
20°60°100°JFMAMJJASOND

Average precipitation (inches)

0.01.42.7JFMAMJJASOND

NOAA 1991–2020 climate normals, Lubbock Wfo, TX US station (4.3 mi from campus).

Median earnings of this school's own graduates 1 and 5 years after finishing each program, and median federal-loan debt at completion (College Scorecard). Small programs are privacy-suppressed (—). Click a major to compare colleges nationally.

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Source: US Department of Education College Scorecard (most recent cohorts), IPEDS institutional characteristics, Equity in Athletics (EADA) data, Clery Act Campus Safety and Security data, and NOAA US Climate Normals. Distances are straight-line from campus coordinates. Percentiles compare schools of the same level (four-year vs. two-year) that report each statistic.