Texas Tech University Common Data Set

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.ttu.edu
Admissions Phone Number	(806) 742-1480
Admissions Office Mailing Address, City/State/Zip	Box 45005, Lubbock, TX 79409-5005
Admissions Fax number:	(806) 742-0062
Admissions E-mail Address:	admissions@ttu.edu
Is there a separate URL application site on the Internet? If so, please specify:	www.srel.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 for each of the following categories as of the institution's official fall reporting date or as of October 15, 2004.

	FULL-TIME			PART-TIME
	MEN	WOMEN		MEN	WOMEN
UNDERGRADUATES
Degree-seeking, first-time freshmen	1,957	1,909	line 1	45	40	line 15
Other first-year, degree-seeking	1,012	652	line 2	118	84	line 16
All other degree-seeking	8,363	7,010	lines 3-6	1,291	848	lines 17-20
*Total degree-seeking*	11,332	9,571		1,454	972
All other undergraduates enrolled in credit courses			line 7			line 21
*Total Undergraduates*	11,332	9,571		1,454	972	line 22
FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
First-time, first-professional students	116	130	line 9	0	0	line 23
All other first-professionals	226	207	line 10	3	3	line 24
Total first-professional	342	337		3	3
GRADUATE
Degree-seeking, first-time	449	441	line 11	121	218	line 25
All other degree-seeking	1,037	824	line 12	573	648	line 26
All other graduates enrolled in credit courses			line 13			line 27
Total graduate	1,486	1265		694	866

Total all undergraduates	23,329
Total all graduate and professional students	4,996
GRAND TOTAL ALL STUDENTS	28,325

B2. Enrollment by Racial/Ethnic Category. Provide numbers of undergraduate students for each of the following categories as of the institution's official fall reporting date or as of October 15, 2004.

ETHNIC CATEGORY	DEGREE-SEEKING, FIRST-TIME, FIRST YEAR	DEGREE-SEEKING UNDERGRADUATES (Include first-time, first-year)	TOTAL UNDERGRADUATE
Nonresident aliens	69	231	231
Black, non-Hispanic	131	733	733
American Indian or Alaska Native	28	157	157
Asian or Pacific Islander	114	543	543
Hispanic	405	2,621	2,621
White, non-Hispanic	3,195	18,965	18,965
Race/ethnicity unknown	9	79	79
TOTAL	3,951	23,329	23,329

Persistence

B3. Number of degrees awarded by your institution from July 1, 2003, to June 30, 2004.

Certificate/diploma
Associate degrees
Bachelor's degrees	3,850
Postbachelor's certificates
Master's degrees	1,065
Post-master's certificates
Doctoral degrees	174
First professional degrees	205
First professional certificates

Graduation Rates

The items in this section correspond to data elements formerly collected by IPEDS or currently collected by the IPEDS Web-based Data Collection System's Graduation Rate Survey (GRS). For complete instructions and definitions of data elements, see the IPEDS GRS instructions and glossary on the 2004 paper-based survey or the 2004 Web-based survey.

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 1998. Include in the cohort those who entered your institution during the summer term preceding Fall 1998.

B4. Initial 1998 cohort of first-time, full-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students; total all students

3,149

B5. Of the initial 1998 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

B6. Final 1998 cohort, after adjusting for allowable exclusions

3,149

B7. Of the initial 1998 initial cohort, how many completed the program in four years or less (by August 31, 2001)

804

B8. Of the initial 1998 cohort, how may completed the program in more than four years but in five years or less (after August 31, 2002 and by August 31, 2003)

703

B9. Of the initial 1998 cohort, how many completed the program in more than five years but in six years or less (after August 31, 2003 and by August 31, 2004):

206

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

1,713

B11. Six-year graduation rate for 1998 cohort (question B10 divided by question B6):

54%

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 2003(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 2003 (or the preceding summer term), what percentage was enrolled at your institution as of the date your institution calculates it official enrollment in Fall 2004?

82%

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

Applications

C1. First-time, first-year (freshman) students: Provide the number of degree-seeking first-time, first-year students who applied, were admitted, and enrolled (full- or part-time) in Fall 2004. Include early decision, early action, and students who began studies during summer in this cohort. Applicants should include only those students who fulfilled the requirements for consideration for admission (i.e. who completed actionable applications) 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 first-time, first-year (freshmen) men who applied	6,884
Total first-time, first-year (freshmen) women who applied	6,439

Total first-time, first-year (freshmen) men who were admitted	4,520
Total first-time, first-year (freshmen) women who were admitted	4,419

Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled	1,912
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled	89

Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled	1,867
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled	83

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

X	High school diploma is required and GED is accepted
	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?

	Required
X	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	11
English	4
Mathematics*	3
Laboratory Science**	2
Foreign language+	2

* Algebra I, Geometry and Algebra II are the courses recommended for Admission.
** Biology I, Chemistry, or Physics are the courses recommended for Admission.
+ If two years of the foreign languages are not completed in high school, at least two semesters of a single foreign language will be required at the college level..

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	*No Minimum*
First Quarter (other than top 10%)	ACT = 25	SAT = 1140
Second Quarter	ACT = 28	SAT = 1230
Lower Half	ACT = 29	SAT = 1270

NOTE:
Assured admission will be granted to all students who hold competitive scholarships awarded by an official Texas Tech University scholarship committee.

Applicants who do not meet the assured admission criteria will have their records reviewed in a holistic manner by a committee with faculty, staff, and student representation. Additional information included on the application will be considered for the purpose of identifying students who can be successful and graduate from the University.

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

C8. Entrance exams

SAT and ACT Policies
Note: The SAT I is now called SAT Reasoning or the SAT; SAT II Tests are now called SAT Subject Tests. As of March 2005 the SAT Reasoning Test will include a mandatory writing component; the SAT Subject Test in Writing will not be administered after January 2005. The ACT will have an optional writing component as of February 2005.
Entrance exams
			Yes	No
Does your institution make use of SAT Reasoning Test, ACT, or SAT Subject Test scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants?			X
If yes, place check marks in the appropriate boxes below to reflect your institution’s policies for use in admission for Fall 2006.
	ADMISSION
	Require	Recommend	Require for Some	Consider if Submitted
SAT Reasoning Test only
ACT only
SAT Reasoning or ACT
SAT Reasoning and SAT Subject Tests	X
SAT Reasoning and SAT Subject Tests or ACT
SAT Subject Tests only

If your institution will make use of the ACT in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants for Fall 2006, please indicate which ONE of the following applies:
ACT with Writing Component required
ACT without Writing component accepted
ACT with or without Writing component accepted			X

If your institution will make use of the new SAT Reasoning Test scores in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants for Fall 2006, please indicate which ONE of the following applies:
New SAT Reasoning Test required
New SAT Reasoning Test or the “old” SAT I (administered prior to March 2005 and without a writing component) accepted			X


In addition, does your institution use applicants' test scores for placement or counseling?
	Yes	No
Placement	X
Counseling	X

Does your institution use the SAT Reasoning or SAT Subject Tests or the ACT for placement only? If so, please mark the appropriate boxes below:
	PLACEMENT
	Require	Recommend	Require for Some
SAT Reasoning
SAT Subject Tests
ACT
SAT Reasoning or ACT		X

Latest date by which SAT or ACT scores must be received for fall-term admission			N/A
Latest date by which SAT Subject Test scores must be received for fall-term admission			N/A

If necessary, use this space to clarify your test policies (e.g., if tests are recommended for some students, or if tests are not required of some students):

Freshman Profile

Provide percentages for ALL enrolled degree-seeking full-time and part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) students enrolled in Fall 2004, 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-y