Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Lubbock, TX 79430
About Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is a public research university in Lubbock, Texas, enrolling about 1,482 students. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center awards degrees and certificates tracked in federal College Scorecard and IPEDS reporting. Median earnings about ten years after entry reach about $92,348 among students who received federal aid.
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center: research record
Canonical EDsmart Data findings for Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center—costs, outcomes, admissions, and programs—with evidence and methodology notes.
Research findings
Interpretation
Median earnings should be read with net price, debt, and completion—not as a standalone quality score.
Student outcomes
Graduation rate and 10-year earnings are in the hero strip above; see Graduates for more.
What Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is known for
Top program completions
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse941
- Health/Health Care Administration/Management319
- Medicine165
- Communication Sciences and Disorders, General105
- Pharmacy100
See earnings & programs for more.
Is Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center a good school?
Data-framed fit—not a prestige rating.
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is a good school for those looking for strong graduate earnings outcomes in College Scorecard data.
EDsmart Data does not assign an opinion score; this framing summarizes the strongest Scorecard signals for this campus.
More from the data
Location, control, enrollment, and aid context for Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.
Campus
Location
Lubbock, TX
City / state
- ZIP
- 79430
- NCES locale
- City
See Urban (City) college profile for median costs and outcomes at similar campuses.
Control
Institution type
Public
Control
- Region
- Southwest
- Carnegie
- Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music, and Design
Size
Enrollment
1,482
Total enrollment
- Undergraduate
- 2,344
- Graduate
- 3,616
- Full-time share
- 89%
Student aid
Debt & aid
$12,268
Median federal loan debt
- Pell grant share
- 26.56%
Total Cost, Aid & Default
Total Cost of Attendance
Costs include tuition and fees. Room & board, books, and other expenses are additional where not shown.
Tuition vs average net price after aid for Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.
Financial Aid by Income Level
Financial aid distribution by income level.
Student Loan Default Rate
The published 3-year cohort default rate for borrowers at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center was 0.00%.
Cohort default rates account for borrowers who default in the first three years.
Tuition tracker
Published tuition and average net price by reporting year come from the College Scorecard institution file. Values are not adjusted for inflation; missing cells mean the field was not reported or was suppressed for Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in that year.
Multi-year history is not in this profile yet. It is added when the institution cost history CSV has been collected and merged into school JSON.
Sticker tuition and net price over time
Where the institution reported separate in-state and out-of-state tuition, both appear. Gaps mean the value was not reported for that year.
College Scorecard reporting-year fields (not inflation-adjusted).
Net price by family income
Brackets follow Scorecard definitions for the series shown (public vs private institution).
Latest income-band net prices available in the processed extract.
How difficult is it to get in?
Acceptance Rate
Acceptance rate data is not available for this institution.
Admissions funnel data is not available for this institution.
Test Scores
Test score data is not available for this institution.
Score distribution is not available for this institution.
Academic Requirements
GPA requirements are not published by this institution. Contact the admissions office for specific academic requirements.
Estimated GPA range is not available for this institution.
Enrollment & Student Demographics
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center reported total enrollment of about 1,482 students in the latest College Scorecard extract. The student body is about 13% male and 87% female. Enrollment by race and ethnicity includes White (46.3%), Hispanic or Latino (35.2%), and Black or African American (10.3%). About 26.56% of undergraduates receive Pell Grants. Roughly 43.2% of students are first-generation college students.
Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment
88.8% Full-Time Enrollment
The total enrollment at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in 2024 is 1,482 students.
Undergraduate enrollment is about 2,344 students. Graduate enrollment is about 3,616 students.
Full-time vs part-time enrollment comparison.
Retention Rate over Time
N/A%
2024 Retention Rate
Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall.
Retention rate over time compared to similar institutions.
Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity
Largest share of total enrollment in our College Scorecard extract.
College Scorecard student demographics (total enrollment shares).
Do students complete their programs?
Time to Complete
0.00% 100% Completion Time
0.00% 150% Completion Time
In 2024, 0.00% of students graduating from Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center completed their program within 100% "normal time".
Completion rates over time compared to similar institutions.
Completions by Sex (Top Programs)
- Registered Nursing/Registered Nurse: 14% male / 86% female
- Health/Health Care Administration/Management: 24% male / 76% female
- Medicine: 42% male / 58% female
IPEDS completions by sex for the five largest programs (aggregate CIPs excluded).
Completions by Race & Ethnicity
Largest group by summed IPEDS award counts across reported programs.
Summed across program completion records in our extract.
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center graduates earn a median of $92,348 ten years after entry
Finding Earnings, debt, and program mix define the financial profile of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.
Evidence Median earnings 10 years after entry: $92,348. Median federal loan debt: $12,268.
Method College Scorecard median earnings (10-year), median debt, and EDsmart ROI / payback models using campus net price.
Interpretation Institution-wide ROI and debt ratios summarize campus averages; program choice still drives individual outcomes.
Limitation Salary reflects median earnings ten years after entry; ROI is not program-specific.
Key takeaway Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center graduates report median earnings of $92,348 ten years after entry—an institution-wide outcomes signal, not a program guarantee.
Return on Investment
Debt and 4-year net cost vs. cumulative 10-year median earnings for Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.
Top Programs by Completions
Largest 10 programs by IPEDS completions (29 reported codes; aggregate/unknown CIP buckets excluded).
IPEDS award counts for the largest programs at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center.
Employment Outcomes
Median earnings 6, 8, and 10 years after entry for Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center graduates.
How financially powerful is this institution?
Finding: federal finance and Scorecard instructional fields for Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center—endowment assets (fiscal year 2023), instructional staffing and expenditure. Compared with state, regional, and U.S. medians from EDsmart Data institutional financials.
Institutional endowment
$267.2M
End-of-year assets · Fiscal year 2023
- Texas median 7.5× the median ($35.8M)
- Southwest median 12× the median ($23.2M)
- U.S. median 10× the median ($26.4M)
- Texas median 3.0× the median ($13,085)
- Southwest median 3.9× the median ($10,113)
- U.S. median 3.3× the median ($12,100)
Instructional Resources
- Full-time faculty share: 95.6%
- Texas median 35.5 pp above median (60.1%)
- Southwest median 35.9 pp above median (59.7%)
- U.S. median 37.6 pp above median (58.0%)
- Average faculty salary (monthly): $9,671
- Texas median 1.4× the median ($7,150)
- Southwest median 1.4× the median ($7,078)
- U.S. median 1.3× the median ($7,615)
- Instructional expenditure per FTE: $42,337
- Texas median 8.4× the median ($5,060)
- Southwest median 7.4× the median ($5,699)
- U.S. median 5.8× the median ($7,288)
Instructional metrics from College Scorecard. Peer medians are campus-level; see the institutional financials deep dive. Detailed non-instructional staff counts are not included here.
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center at a glance
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is a public institution in Lubbock, TX, classified as Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music, and Design.
- Largest programs (IPEDS awards)
- Registered Nursing/Registered NurseHealth/Health Care Administration/ManagementMedicine
- Largest enrollment groups
- White or Caucasian46.3%Hispanic or Latino35.2%Black or African American10.3%
Schools near Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center
Other campuses in Lubbock, TX when available, plus nearby institutions in Texas.
Similar schools
Peers matched by the same EDsmart outcomes grade (Grade A) within Texas, then by similar ownership and admissions.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where is Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center located?
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is located in Lubbock, TX.
How much does Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center cost?
Reported tuition is N/A and average net price is N/A in the latest College Scorecard data.
What is the student body demographics at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center?
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center reports undergraduate enrollment of about 2,344 students, White (46.3%), Hispanic or Latino (35.2%) in federal College Scorecard data.
How many first-generation students attend Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center?
About 43.2% of students at Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center are first-generation college students.
What do graduates of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center earn?
Median earnings are $84,007 six years after entry and $92,348 ten years after entry.
How much debt do Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center students have?
Median federal loan debt among completers is $12,268.
Is Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center public or private?
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is a public institution located in Lubbock, TX.
Is Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center an HBCU?
No. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is not flagged as an HBCU in the IPEDS institutional directory.
Is Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center a tribal college?
No. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is not flagged as a tribal college in IPEDS.
Is Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center a Hispanic-serving institution (HSI)?
By the common federal eligibility proxy used here (≥25% Hispanic enrollment in College Scorecard), yes—Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center reports 35.2% Hispanic enrollment share.
Is Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center religiously affiliated?
No religious affiliation is reported for Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center in IPEDS institutional characteristics.
Data Sources
This page uses data from the following sources:
- College Scorecard - U.S. Department of Education
- Institutional characteristics, costs, completion rates, and earnings data
- Data years: 2015-2024
- Source: collegescorecard.ed.gov
- Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS)
- Employment and wage data by occupation
- Latest data: May 2024
- Source: bls.gov/oes
- O*NET Online - U.S. Department of Labor
- Occupational skills, knowledge, abilities, and work activities
- Database version: 28.0 (August 2023)
- Source: onetcenter.org
- IPEDS (Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System) - National Center for Education Statistics
- Institutional data, completions, enrollment, and financial aid
- Data years: 2015-2024
- Source: nces.ed.gov/ipeds
- Census Bureau American Community Survey (ACS)
- Demographic and workforce data
- Latest data: 2023 ACS 5-Year Estimates
- Source: census.gov/acs
- Related geography & profiles
Data Processing: All data has been processed, cleaned, and aggregated for presentation. Where specific data points are unavailable, estimates are based on available data and clearly marked.
Last Updated: Data reflects the most recent available information as of January 2025.
Methodology & Data Scope
This profile uses institution-level fields from the U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, merged with IPEDS directory attributes where needed for locale, ownership, and program completions.
Benchmark rows compare this campus to NCES locale-type medians (for example Suburban) from our processed location extract. Implied U.S. medians are derived from locale-vs-national percentage fields in that extract—not a separate national Scorecard table.