Box 42013
Lubbock, TX 79409
General Information
Type: Public institution
Year Founded: 1923
Religious Affilation: None
Academic Calendar: Semester
Size of Undergraduate Student Body: 23,002
Geographical Setting: Urban
Endowment: $288,175,060
Admissions
Application Fee: $50
Application Deadline: May 1
Selectivity: Selective
Expenses
Tuition and Fees: $6,339 in-state, 14,589 out-of-state
Room/Board: $7,288
Student Services
Basic Services Offered: nonremedial tutoring, placement service, health service, health insurance
Remedial Services Offered: reading, math, writing, study skills, other
Counseling Services Offered: minority student, career, personal, academic, psychological, other
Careers
Career Services Offered: co-op education, on-campus job interviews, internships, resume assistance, career/job search classes, alumni network, interest inventory, interview training, other
Students That Enter the Job Market…
Within 6 Months of Graduation: 68%
Within 1 Year of Graduation: 71%
Within 2 Years of Graduation: N/A
Firms that Hire Most Graduates: General Dynamics; Cintas; Ernst & Young; ExxonMobil; IBM; Lockheed Martin; PriceWaterhouseCoopers; US Gypsum; Mervyn’s; Ferguson Enterprises; Chevron Phillips Chemical; KPMG; Parkhill; Smith & Cooper; Raytheon; Texas Department of Transportation; Walgreen
Library
Does the school have a library on campus? – Yes
Is it a member of a library consortia? – Yes
Number of books, serial backfiles, and other material including government documents: 2,478,489
Number of current serial subscriptions: 26,690
Number of microforms: 2,344,274
Number of audiovisuals: 86,842
Number of ebooks: 21,000
Other library facilities: Southwest Collection: The Southwest Collection/Special Collections Library research collections include Rare Books, the university archives, the Archive of Turkish Oral Narrative, and the Southwest Collection. The Southwest Collection is the regional repository for historical information pertaining to West Texas and the Southwest. It has collected and makes available for research more than 1,700 collections of personal papers, and over 4,000 hours of oral history interviews, noncurrent business and institutional records, as well as a noncirculating library of Texana, Western Americana, maps, periodicals, photographs, newspapers, taped interviews, films, videotapes, and microfilm. It houses one of the nation’s most important collections on the Literature of Place, the James Sowell Collection of Literature, Community, and the Natural World.
Museums or other Special Academic Buildings on Campus: Museum of Texas Tech; National Ranching Heritage Center – 16-acre outdoor museum of 36 historic structures.
Technology
Is a computer course required? – No
Is a computer required? – No
Number of available computers for all students: 2,000
Available internet access? – Yes
Available email accounts? – Yes
Computers available in: computer center/labs, residence halls, library, student center
Number of available wired connections available in…
The Library (not including computer labs): 1,040
Classrooms: 1,750
Labs: 1,725
Other areas: 145
Is there a wireless network? – Yes
Where is wireless available? – in all the libraries, in all classrooms, in computer labs, in administrative/faculty offices and work areas, in all college-owned, operated, or affiliated housing, in all school buildings and on all school property
Wireless simultaneous connection capacity: 19,600
Recommended operating system: Microsoft
Percentage of hosting units owned by college for internet access: 100%
Are students permitted to have webpages? – Yes
Is there online registration? – Yes
Safety
Campus Safety Services Offered: 24-hour foot and vehicle patrols, late night transport/escort service, 24-hour emergency telephones, lighted pathways/sidewalks, controlled dormitory access (key, security card, etc)
Campus Life Overview
Percentage of undergrads that live in college-owned housing: 24%
Percentage of Male Undergrads Living in Fraternities: 11%
Percentage of Female Undergrads Living in Sororities: 17%
Percentage of students on campus on weekends: N/A
College Housing
Does the school offer students housing? – Yes
Percentage of students living in college-owned housing: 24%
Housing available for all unmarried students? – Yes
If on-campus housing is unavailable, does school provide assistance? – Yes
Available types of campus housing: coed dorms (28%), women’s dorms (33%), men’s dorms (33%), apartment for single students (6%), special housing for disabled students
Percentage of college-owned housing units that are…
Singles: N/A
Doubles: 88%
Triples or Suites: 7%
Apartments: 5%
Other: N/A
Number of college-owned housing buildings: 16
Percentage of college-owned housing units that have…
A sprinkler system: 81%
Fire alarms: 100%
Wired high-speed internet access: 100%
Campus Size: 1,839 acres
Transportation (distances in miles)
Nearest airport(s): Lubbock, TX (7), Amarillo, TX (120)
Nearest train station: N/A
Nearest bus station: Lubbock (3)
Does public transportation serve campus? – Yes
Are all students allowed to have cars on campus? – Yes
Percentage of students with cars on campus: 50%
Student Employment
Is there school employment? – Yes
Percent of undergraduates that worked on campus in 2005-2006: – 12%
Average undergraduate wage: 4,466
Are freshmen discouraged from working their first term? – No
Reserve Officers Training Corps (ROTC)
Army ROTC: Offered on campus
Navy ROTC Not offered
Air Force ROTC: Offered on campus
Rules and Regulations
Is legal alcohol permitted on campus? – No
Other policies: class attendance policies set by individual instructors, hazing prohibited
Campus
Most popular events: Homecoming Week long events, Arbor Day, Athletic and Pre-Athletic Events (Raidergate), Red Raider Nights (late night programs), Speakers and Lectures, Hispanic Culture Week, Welcome Week (welcome to Texas Tech events).