What SAT score do you need for Texas Tech? (Middle 50%: 1110–1270)
First-year students at Texas Tech who sent an SAT scored 1110–1270, with a median of 1190 (Common Data Set 2024–25). Texas Tech admits 73% of applicants.
Where your score lands at Texas Tech
First-year students who sent an SAT: 1110–1270, median 1190
Middle 50% of admitted students Median
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Texas Tech by the numbers
- Admit rate
- 73%
- Middle 50% SAT
- 1110–1270
- Median SAT
- 1190
- About on the ACT
- 22–27
- Sent an SAT
- 33%
Test policy not confirmed for 2026–27 · SAT range from the Common Data Set, 2024–25; admit rate from it or IPEDS
Texas Tech admit rate over 10 years
Applications rose 49%, from 23,010 in 2015 to 34,356 in 2024, and Texas Tech's admit rate went from 63% to 73%.
- 63%
- 73%
Show the numbers
| Fall | Applied | Admitted | Admit rate |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2024 | 34,356 | 24,958 | 73% |
| 2023 | 34,020 | 24,116 | 71% |
| 2022 | 35,400 | 23,837 | 67% |
| 2021 | 33,756 | 22,908 | 68% |
| 2020 | 29,131 | 20,400 | 70% |
| 2019 | 25,384 | 17,493 | 69% |
| 2018 | 24,452 | 17,280 | 71% |
| 2017 | 25,207 | 17,438 | 69% |
| 2016 | 23,311 | 14,592 | 63% |
| 2015 | 23,010 | 14,510 | 63% |
In fall 2024, 6,772 of the 24,958 admitted students enrolled. Applicants and admits from IPEDS, the federal college survey, by fall of entry.
What each SAT score means at Texas Tech
Which tier your score puts them in, and whether it's worth sending.
- Under 1060Far reachHold
- 1060–1100ReachHold
- 1110–1180TargetHold
- 1190–1260TargetSend
- 1270 and upLikelySend
Tiers here use only your SAT and their admit rate. Essays, activities and recommendations still decide most admissions at selective colleges. *Send it? assumes they're test optional; we haven't confirmed their policy.
Texas Tech SAT sections, ACT, GPA and class rank
Scores of enrolled first-year students who sent one, by percentile.
| Test | 25th | Median | 75th |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAT Math | 540 | 590 | 640 |
| SAT Reading and Writing | 550 | 600 | 640 |
| SAT total | 1110 | 1190 | 1270 |
| ACT composite | 23 | 25 | 28 |
Of enrolled first-year students, 33% sent an SAT and 11% sent an ACT. Common Data Set 2024–25.
- Average high school GPA
- 3.62
- 100% of new students reported one
- Top 10% of their class
- 24%
- of new students who reported a rank
Texas Tech cost and outcomes
What students pay after grants, how many finish, and what they earn.
- Average net price
- $19,070
- per year, after grants
- Graduate in 6 years
- 69%
- Median earnings
- $62,454
- 10 years after starting
- Undergraduates
- 34,543
College Scorecard, 2022–23, from the US Department of Education. Net price averages federal-aid students across family incomes.
Colleges like Texas Tech
Similar SAT ranges and admit rates.
- Earlham CollegeRichmond, IN · 73% admitted1125–1285, median 1190
- Hartwick CollegeOneonta, NY · 70% admitted1080–1270, median 1190
- SUNY OneontaOneonta, NY · 70% admitted1100–1260, median 1190
- Virginia Military InstituteLexington, VA · 71% admitted1090–1280, median 1200
- Ramapo College of New JerseyMahwah, NJ · 71% admitted1140–1270, median 1200
- Baldwin Wallace UniversityBerea, OH · 76% admitted1077.5–1262.5, median 1195
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Sources
- Texas Tech Common Data Set 2024–25
SAT and ACT ranges, early decision, waitlist, GPA and class rank, as the college reported them.
- College Navigator (IPEDS)
Applications, admissions and enrollment by year, from the federal college survey.
- College Scorecard
Net price, graduation rate and earnings, from the US Department of Education.
- Texas Tech website
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