Common Data Set Fall 1997

A. GENERAL INFORMATION

A1. Address Information

Name of College or University	TEXAS TECH UNIVERSITY
Mailing Address, City/State/Zip	Box 45005 Lubbock, TX 79409-5005
Street Address (if different), City/State/Zip	Broadway & University Avenue, Lubbock, TX 79409-5005
Main phone	(806) 742-2011
WWW Home Page Address	http://www.texastech.edu
Admissions Phone Number	(806) 742-1482
Admissions Office Mailing Address, City/State/Zip	Box 45005, Lubbock, TX 79409-5005
Admissions Fax number:	(806) 742-0980
Admissions E-mail Address:	nsr@ttu.edu
Is there a separate URL application site on the Internet? If so, please specify:	http://www.adr.ttu.edu

A2. Source of institutional control (check one only)

X	Public
	Private (non-profit)
	Proprietary

A3. Classify your undergraduate institution:

X	Coeducational college
	Men's college
	Women's college

A4. Academic year calendar

X	Semester	4-1-4
	Quarter	Continues
	Trimester	Differs by program (describe):
	Other

A5. Degrees offered by your institution

	Certificate		Postbachelor's certificate
	Diploma	X	Master's
	Associate		Post-master's certificate
	Transfer	X	Doctoral
	Terminal	X	First professional
X	Bachelors		First professional certificate

B. ENROLLMENT AND PERSISTENCE

B1. Institutional Enrollment-Men and Women. Provide numbers of students reported on IPEDS Fall Enrollment Survey 1997 as of the institution's official fall reporting date or as of October 15, 1997. Refer to IPEDS EF-1 Part A or IPEDS EF-2 Part A (undergraduates only) survey.

	FULL-TIME			PART-TIME
	Men (IPEDS col. 15)	Women (IPEDS col. 16)	IPEDS line	Men (IPEDS col. 15)	Women (IPEDS col. 16)	IPEDS line
Undergraduates
Degree-seeking, first-time freshmen	1597	1630	line 1	47	90	line 15
Other first-year, degree-seeking	1377	1118	line 2	211	172	line 16
All other degree-seeking	6952	5730	lines 3-6	1045	837	lines 17-20
Total degree-seeking	9926	8478	-	1303	1099	-
All other undergraduates enrolled in credit courses	0	0	line 7	0	0	line 21
*Total Undergraduates*	9926	8478	line 8	1303	1099	line 22
First-professional
First-time, first-professional students	105	99	line 9	0	0	line 23
All other first-professionals	265	166	line 10	1	0	line 24
Total first-professional	370	265	-	1	0	-
Graduate
Degree-seeking, first-time	330	197	line 11	45	45	line 25
All other degree-seeking	928	676	line 12	636	723	line 26
All other graduates enrolled in credit courses	0	0	line 13	0	0	line 27
Total graduate	1258	873	-	681	768	-
Total Graduate & First-Professional Students	1628	1138	-	682	768	-

Total all undergraduates (IPEDS sum of lines 8 and 22, cols. 15 and 16):	20,806
Total all graduate and professional students (IPEDS sum of lines 14 and 28, cols. 15 and 16):	4,216
GRAND TOTAL ALL STUDENTS (IPEDS line 29, sum of cols. 15 and 16):	25,022

B2. Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category. Provide numbers of undergraduate students reported on IPEDS Fall Enrollment Survey 1997 as of the institution's official fall reporting date or as of October 15, 1997. Refer to IPEDS EF-1 Part A or IPEDS EF-2 Part A surveys based on column and line numbers in grid for totals.

ALL FIRST-YEAR

ALL UNDERGRADUATES

IPEDS

sum of lines 1, 2, 15, and 16,

IPEDS

sum of lines 8 and 22

Non-resident aliens

IPEDS cols. 1-2

170

Black, non-Hispanic

IPEDS cols. 3-4

262

651

American Indian or Alaskan Native

IPEDS cols. 5-6

Asian or Pacific Islander

IPEDS cols. 7-8

132

403

Hispanic

IPEDS cols. 9-10

627

2,159

White, non-Hispanic

IPEDS cols. 11-12

5,167

17,346

Race/ethnicity unknown

IPEDS cols. 13-14

Total

IPEDS cols. 15-16

6,242

20,806

Persistence

B3. Number of degrees awarded by your institution from July 1, 1996, to June 30, 1997.

Certificate/diploma
Associate degrees
Bachelor's degrees	3190
Postbachelor's certificates
Master's degrees	781
Post-master's certificates
Doctoral degrees	171
First professional degrees	192
First professional certificates

Graduation Rates

The information in this section comes from the IPEDS Graduation Rate Survey (GRS). For complete instructions and definitions of data elements, see the IPEDS GRS instructions and glossary. (These instructions are based on the IPEDS GRS-I Pretest dated 7/30/96. When the official 1997 IPEDS GRS is issued, these references may have to be revised.)

For Bachelor's or Equivalent Programs

Report for the cohort of full-time first-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered in fall 1991. Include in the cohort those who entered your institution during the summer term preceding fall 1991.

B4. Initial 1991 cohort of first-time, full-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students; total all students ( IPEDS GRS, Section II, Part A, line 10, sum of columns 15 and 16):

2,838

B5. Of the initial 1991 cohort, how many did not persist and did not graduate for the following reasons: Deceased, permanently disabled, armed forces, foreign aid service of the federal government, or official church missions; total allowable exclusions (IPEDS GRS, Section II, Part C, line 45, sum of columns 15 and 16)

B6. Final 1991 cohort, after adjusting for allowable exclusions (Subtract question B5 from question B4):

2,838

B7. Of the initial 1991 initial cohort, how many completed the program in four years or less (by August 31, 1995) (IPEDS GRS, Section II, Part A, line 19, sum of columns 15 and 16):

468

B8. Of the initial 1991 cohort, how may completed the program in more than four years but in five years or less (after August 31, 1995 and by August 31, 1996) (IPEDS GRS, Section II, Part A, line 20, sum of columns 15 and 16):

565

B9. Of the initial 1991 cohort, how many completed the program in more than five years but in six years or less (after August 31, 1996 and by August 31, 1997): (IPEDS GRS, Section II, Part A, line 21, sum of columns 15 and 16)

203

B10. Total graduating within six years (sum of questions B7, B8, and B9):

(IPEDS GRS, Section II, Part A, line 18, sum of columns 15 and 16)

1236

B11. Six-year graduation rate for 1991 cohort (question B10 divided by question B6):

44%

Two -Year Institutions:

B12 - 21 Graduation Rate - Not Applicable

Retention Rates

Report for the cohort of all full-time, first-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered in fall 1996 (or the preceding summer term). The initial cohort may be adjusted for students who departed for the following reasons: deceased, permanently disabled, armed forces, foreign aid service of the federal government or official church missions. No other adjustments to the initial cohort should be made.

B22. For the cohort of all full-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students who entered your institution as freshmen in fall 1996 (or the preceding summer term), what percentage was enrolled at your institution as of the date your institution calculates it official enrollment in fall 1997?

78%

B23. What percentage of freshmen who enrolled in fall 1996 completed the year in good standing:

92%

B24. What percentage of transfer students who enrolled in fall 1996 completed the year in good standing:

84%

C. FIRST-TIME, FIRST-YEAR (FRESHMAN) ADMISSION

Applications

C1. First-time, first-year (freshman) students: Provide the number of degree-seeking students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled (full- or part-time) in fall 1997. Include early decision, early action, and students who began studies during summer in this cohort. Applicants include all students who fulfilled the requirements for consideration for admission (including payment or waiving of the application fee, if any) and who have been notified of one of the following actions: admission, non admission, placement on waiting list, or application withdrawn (by applicant or institution). Admitted applicants should include wait-listed students who were subsequently offered admission.

Total men applied	4462
Total women applied	4343

Total men admitted	3203
Total women admitted	3277

Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men enrolled	1597
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men enrolled	47

Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women enrolled	1630
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women enrolled	90

C2. Freshman wait-listed students (students who met admission requirements but whose final admission was contingent on space availability)

Do you have a policy of placing students on a waiting list?

Admission Requirements

C3. High school completion requirement

Check the appropriate box to identify your high school completion requirement for degree-seeking entering students

	High school diploma is required and GED is accepted
X	High school diploma is required and GED is not accepted
	High school diploma or equivalent is not required

C4. Does your institution require or recommend a general college preparatory program for degree-seeking students?

X	Required
	Recommended
	Neither required nor recommended

C5. Distribution of high school units required and/or recommended. Specify the distribution of academic high school course units required and/or recommended of all or most degree-seeking students using Carnegie units (one unit equals one year of study or its equivalent). If you use a different system for calculating units, please convert.

	Units required	Units recommended
Total academic units	17
English	4
Mathematics	3
Science	2
Of these, units that must be lab	2
Foreign language	2
Social studies	2.5
History
Academic electives	3.5

Other (specify): Algebra 2 required of business and engineering majors. Geometry, trigonometry, chemistry, and Physics required of engineering majors. Algebra I and II, geometry, trigonometry, physics, or chemistry required of architecture majors.

Basis for Selection

C6. Do you have an open admission policy, under which virtually all secondary school graduates or students with GED equivalency diplomas are admitted without regard to academic record, test scores, or other qualifications? If so, check which applies:

Open admission policy as described above for all students?

Please use the following lines to write a brief statement about how your admission decisions are reached. If your institution has an open admission policy but has specific admission criteria for certain groups of students or for programs, explain those qualifications here.

*High School Class Rank*	Minimum Test Scores for Assured Admission
Top Ten Percent	ACT 22	SAT 1010
First Quarter	ACT 25	SAT 1140
Second Quarter	ACT 28	SAT 1230
Lower Half	ACT 29	SAT 1270

C7. Relative importance of each of the following academic and nonacademic factors in your first-time, first- year, degree-seeking (freshman) admission decisions.

*Academic*	*Very important*	*Important*	*Considered*	*Not Considered*
Secondary school record	X
Class rank	X
Recommendation(s)				X
Standardized test scores	X
Essay				X

*Nonacademic*	*Very important*	*Important*	*Considered*	*Not Considered*
Interview				X
Extracurricular activities		X
Talent/ability		X
Character/personal qualities		X
Alumni/ae relation				X
Geographical residence				X
State residency				X
Religious affiliation/commitment				X
Minority status				X
Volunteer work				X
Work experience		X

SAT and ACT Policies

C8. Entrance exams

a. Does your institution make use of SAT I, SAT II, or ACT scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants?

Yes

If yes, place check marks in the appropriate boxes below to reflect your institution's policies for use in admission.

*ADMISSION*	*Require*	*Recommend*	*Require for some*	*Considered if submitted*	*Not used*
SAT I
ACT
SAT I or ACT (no preference)	X
SAT I or ACT--SAT I preferred
SAT I or ACT--ACT preferred
SAT I and SAT II
SAT I and SAT II or ACT
SAT II

b. Does your institution use applicants' test scores for placement or counseling?

Placement		Yes	X	No
Counseling		Yes	X	No

If used for placement, place check marks in the appropriate boxes below to reflect your institution's policies for use in placement:

*PLACEMENT*	*Require*	*Recommend*	*Require for some*
SAT I
SAT II
ACT
SAT I or ACT
Other (specify):

c. Latest date by which SAT I or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission:

08/15

d. Latest date by which SAT II scores must be received for fall-term admission

N/A

Freshman Profile

Provide percentages for ALL enrolled degree-seeking full-time and part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in fall 1997, including students who began studies during summer, international students/nonresident aliens, and students admitted under special arrangements.

C9. Percent and number of first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in fall 1997 who submitted national standardized (SAT/ACT) test scores. Include information for ALL enrolled, first-time, first-year (freshman) degree-seeking students who submitted test scores. Do not include partial test scores (e.g., mathematics scores but not verbal for a category of students) or combine other standardized test results (such as TOEFL) in this item. SAT scores should be recentered scores. The 25th percentile is the score that 25 percent scored at or below; the 75th percentile score is the one that 25 percent scored at or above.

Percent submitting SAT scores	79%	Number submitting SAT scores	2,648
Percent submitting ACT scores	56%	Number submitting ACT scores	1,878

	*25th percentile*	*75th percentile*
SAT I Verbal	480	580
SAT I Math	490	590
ACT Composite	20	25
ACT English	19	25
ACT Math	19	25

Percent of first-time, first-year (freshman) students with scores in each range

	SAT I Verbal	SAT I Math
700-800	3%	4%
600-699	17%	20%
500-599	47%	47%
400-499	30%	26%
300-399	3%	3%
200-299	0	0

	ACT Composite	ACT English	ACT Math
30-36	4	4	6
24-29	34	32	32
18-23	55	48	50
12-17	7	16	12
6-11	0	0	0
below 6	0	0	0

C10. Percent of all degree-seeking, first-time, first-year (freshman) students who had high school class rank within each of the following ranges (report information for those students from whom you collected high school rank information).

Percent in top 10th of high school graduating class	26%
Percent in top quarter of high school graduating class	57%
Percent in top half of high school graduating class	89%
Percent in bottom half of high school graduating class	11%
Percent in bottom quarter of high school graduating class	2%
Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school class rank:	98%

C11. Percentage of all enrolled, degree-seeking first-time, first-year (freshman) students who had high school grade-point averages within each of the following ranges (using 4.0 scale); report information only for those students from whom you collected high school GPA

Percent who had GPA of 3.0 and higher	N/A
Percent who had GPA between 2.0 and 2.9	N/A
Percent who had GPA between 1.0 and 1.99	N/A
Percent who had GPA below 1.0	N/A

C12. Average high school GPA of all degree-seeking first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted GPA:

Percent of total first-time, first-year (freshman) students who submitted high school GPA:

N/A %

Admission Policies

C13. Application fee

Does your institution have an application fee?	YES
Amount of application fee:	$ 25.00
Can it be waived for applicants with financial need?	NO

C14. Application closing date

Does your institution have an application closing date?	NO
Application closing date (fall)
Priority date

C15.

Are first-time, first-year students accepted for terms other than the fall?

YES

C16. Notification to applicants of admission decision sent (fill in one only)

On a rolling basis beginning (date):	X
By (date):
Other:

C17. Reply policy for admitted applicants (fill in one only)

Must reply by (date):
No set date:	X
Must reply by May 1 or within		weeks if notified thereafter
Other

C18. Deferred admission:

Does your institution allow students to postpone enrollment after admission?

Yes

If yes, maximum period of postponement:

C19. Early admission of high school students

Does your institution allow high school students to enroll as full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) students one year or more before high school graduation?

Yes

C20. Common application:

Will you accept the Common Application distributed by the National Association of Secondary School Principals if submitted?	Yes	X	No
If "yes," are supplemental forms required?	Yes		No
Is your college a member of the Common Application Group?	Yes		No

Early Decision and Early Action Plans

C21. Early decision: Does your institution offer an early decision plan (an admission plan that permits students to apply and be notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date and that asks students to commit to attending if accepted) for first-time, first-year (freshman) applicants for fall enrollment?

Yes

C22. Early action: Do you have a non binding early action plan whereby students are notified of an admission decision well in advance of the regular notification date but do not have to commit to attending your college?

Yes

If "yes," please complete the following :

Early action closing date
Early action notification date

D. TRANSFER ADMISSION

Fall Applicants

D2.

Does your institution enroll transfer students? (If no, please skip to Section E)	X	Yes		No
If yes, may transfer students earn advanced standing credit by transferring credits earned from course work completed at other colleges/universities?	X	Yes		No

D2. Provide the number of students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled as degree-seeking transfer students in fall 1997.

	*Applicants*	*Admitted applicants*	*Enrolled applicants*
Men	1,956	1,495	1,209
Women	1,490	1,136	869
Total	3,446	2,631	2,078

Application for Admission

D3. Indicate terms for which transfers may enroll:

Fall

Winter

Spring

Summer

D4. Must a transfer applicant have a minimum number of credits completed or else must apply as a an entering freshman?

Yes

If yes, what is the minimum number of credits and the unit of measure?

No minimum

D5. Indicate all items required of transfer students to apply for admission:

	Required of all	Recommended for all	Recommended for some	Required for some	Not required
High school transcript					X
College transcript(s)	X
Essay or personal statement					X
Interview					X
Standardized test scores					X
Statement of good standing from prior institution(s)	X

D6. If a minimum high school grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify (on a 4.0 scale):

N/A

D7. If a minimum college grade point average is required of transfer applicants, specify (on a 4.0 scale):

2.00

D8. List any other application requirements specific to transfer applicants:

The student must have a minimum of 30 semester hours of transferable credit if he or she did not graduate from high school.

D9. List application priority, closing, notification, and candidate reply dates for transfer students. If applications are reviewed on a continuous or rolling basis, place a check mark in the "Rolling admission" column.

	Priority date	Closing date	Notification date	Reply date	Rolling admission
Fall					X
Winter					X
Spring					X
Summer					X

D10. Does an open admission policy, if reported, apply to transfer students?

Yes

D11. Describe additional requirements for transfer admission, if applicable:

Transfer Credit Policies

D12. Report the lowest grade earned for any course that may be transferred for credit:

C or Better

D13. Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a two-year institution:

Unit type:

Credit Hours

D14. Maximum number of credits or courses that may be transferred from a four-year institution:

Unit type:

D15. Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn an associate's degree:

N/A

D16. Minimum number of credits that transfers must complete at your institution to earn a bachelor's degree: _

Unit type:

Credit Hours

D17. Describe other transfer credit policies:

E. ACADEMIC OFFERINGS AND POLICIES

E1. Special study options: Identify those programs available at your institution. Refer to definitions.

X	Accelerated program	X	Honors program
X	Cooperative (work-study) program	X	Independent study
X	Cross-registration	X	Internships
X	Distance learning	X	Liberal arts/career combination
X	Double major	X	Student-designed major
X	Dual enrollment	X	Study abroad
X	English as a Second Language	X	Teacher certification program
	Exchange student program (domestic)		Weekend college
	External degree program
	Other (specify):

E2. Core curriculum: Must students complete a core curriculum prior to graduation?

Yes

E3. Areas in which all or most students are required to complete some course work prior to graduation.

X	Arts/fine arts	X	Humanities
	Computer literacy	X	Mathematics
X	English (including composition)	X	Philosophy
X	Foreign languages	X	Sciences (biological or physical)
X	History	X	Social science
	Other (describe):

Library Collections

Report the number of holdings at the end of fiscal year 1997. Refer to IPEDS Library Survey, Part, D for corresponding equivalents.

E4. Books, serial back files, and government documents (titles) that are accessible through the library's catalog - include bound periodicals and newspapers and exclude microforms: (line 25, column 2)

1,405,945

E5. Current serials (titles): - include periodicals, newspapers, and government documents: (line 29, column 2)

15,518

E6. Microforms (titles): - (line 31, column 2)

1,017,006

E7. Video and audio (titles): (sum of lines 36 and 38, column 2)

11,116

F. STUDENT LIFE

F1. Percentages of first-time, first-year (freshman) students and all degree-seeking undergraduates enrolled in fall 1997 who fit the following categories

	First-time, first-year (freshman) students	Undergraduates
Percent who are from out of state (exclude internat'l/nonresident aliens)	7	6
Percent of men who join fraternities	12	15
Percent of women who join sororities	24	19
Percent who live in college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing	78	24
Percent who live off campus or commute	22	76
Percent of students age 25 and older	2	10
Average age of full-time students	18	21
Average age of all students (full- and part-time)	18	21

F2. Activities offered. Identify those programs available at your institution.

X	Choral groups	X	Marching band	X	Student government
X	Concert band	X	Music ensembles	X	Student newspaper
X	Dance	X	Musical theater		Student-run film society
X	Drama/theater	X	Opera	X	Symphony orchestra
X	Jazz band	X	Pep band	X	Television station
X	Literary magazine	X	Radio station	X	Yearbook

F3. ROTC (program offered in cooperation with Reserve Officers' Training Corps)

Army ROTC is offered:

X	On campus
	At cooperating institution (name):

Naval ROTC is offered

	On campus
	At cooperating institution (name):

Air Force ROTC is offered

X	On campus
	At cooperating institution (name):

F4. Housing: Check all types of college-owned, -operated, or -affiliated housing available for undergraduates at your institution.

X	Coed dorms	Special housing for disabled students
X	Men's dorms	Special housing for international students
X	Women's dorms	Fraternity/sorority housing
	Apartments for married students	Cooperative housing
X	Apartments for single students
	Other housing options (specify):

G. ANNUAL EXPENSES

Provide 1997-98 academic year costs for the following categories that are applicable to your institution.

G1. Undergraduate full-time tuition, required fees, room and board

List the typical tuition, required fees, and room and board for a full-time undergraduate student for the FULL 1997-98 academic year. A full academic year refers to the period of time generally extending from September to June; usually equated to two semesters or trimesters, three quarters, or the period covered by a four-one-four plan. Required fees include only charges that all full-time students must pay that are not included in tuition (e.g., registration, health, or activity fees.) Do not include optional fees (e.g., parking, and laboratory use).

1997-98	FIRST-YEAR	UNDERGRADUATES
PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS:
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS In-district:	$ 1,020	$ 1,020
In-state (out-of-district):	$ 1,020	$ 1,020
Out-of-state:	$ 7,440	$ 7,440
NONRESIDENT ALIENS:	$ 7,440	$ 7,440
REQUIRED FEES:	$ 1,757	$ 1,757
ROOM AND BOARD: (on-campus)	$ 4,290	$ 4,290
ROOM ONLY: (on-campus)	$ 2,566	$ 2,566
BOARD ONLY: (on-campus meal plan)	$ 1,724	$ 1,724

G2. Number of credits per term a student can take for the stated full-time tuition

minimum

Maximum (with the permission from the dean)

G3. Do tuition and fees vary by year of study (e.g., sophomore, junior, senior)?

Yes

G4. If tuition and fees vary by undergraduate instructional program, describe briefly:

G5. Provide the estimated expenses for a typical full-time undergraduate student:

1997-98	Residents	Commuters (living at home)	Commuters (not living at home)
Books and supplies: