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 15th & Boston, 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: http://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

X

 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, 2006. 

  

FULL-TIME

PART-TIME
  MEN WOMEN   MEN WOMEN  
UNDERGRADUATES
Degree-seeking, first-time freshmen 2,018 1,844 line 1 30 26 line 15
Other first-year, degree-seeking 841 511 line 2 65 45 line 16
All other degree-seeking 8,546 7,081 lines 3-6 1,110 721 lines 17-20
Total degree-seeking 11,405 9,436   1,205 792  
All other undergraduates enrolled in credit courses 3 1 line 7 4 5 line 21
 Total Undergraduates 11,408 9,437   1,209 797 line 22
FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
First-time, first-professional students 131 90 line 9 1 0 line 23
All other first-professionals 254 220 line 10 2 4 line 24
Total first-professional 385 310

 

 3 4  
GRADUATE
Degree-seeking, first-time 530 416 line 11 82 117 line 25
All other degree-seeking 1,009 826 line 12 537 619 line 26
All other graduates enrolled in credit courses 53 41 line 13 78 135 line 27
Total graduate 1,592 1283   697 871  

 

Total all undergraduates  22,851
Total all graduate and professional students  5,145
GRAND TOTAL ALL STUDENTS   27,996

 

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, 2006. 

ETHNIC CATEGORY DEGREE-SEEKING, FIRST-TIME, FIRST YEAR DEGREE-SEEKING UNDERGRADUATES (Include first-time, first-year) TOTAL UNDERGRADUATE
Nonresident aliens 28 189 190
Black, non-Hispanic 155 786 786
American Indian or Alaska Native 30 161 162
Asian or Pacific Islander 115 572 572
Hispanic 461 2,769 2,772
White, non-Hispanic 3,117 18,245 18,253
Race/ethnicity unknown 12 116 116
TOTAL 3,918 22,838 22,851

 

Persistence

B3. Number of degrees awarded by your institution from July 1, 2005, to June 30, 2006.

Certificate/diploma  
Associate degrees  
Bachelor's degrees 4,420
Postbachelor's certificates  
Master's degrees 1,088
Post-master's certificates  
Doctoral degrees 199
First professional degrees 200
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 2006 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 2000. Include in the cohort those who entered your institution during the summer term preceding Fall 2000.

B4. Initial 2000 cohort of first-time, full-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students; total all students 

3,998

B5. Of the initial 2000 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 

    0    


B6. Final 2000 cohort, after adjusting for allowable exclusions  

3,998

B7. Of the initial 2000  initial cohort, how many completed the program in four years or less (by August 31, 2004) 

1,005

B8. Of the initial 2000 cohort, how may completed the program in more than four years but in five years or less (after August 31, 2004 and by August 31, 2005) 

947

B9. Of the initial 2000 cohort, how many completed the program in more than five years but in six years or less (after August 31, 2005 and by August 31, 2006): 

275

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

2,227

B11. Six-year graduation rate for 2000 cohort (question B10 divided by question B6):

56%

 

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 2005(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 2005 (or the preceding summer term), what percentage was enrolled at your institution as of the date your institution calculates it official enrollment in Fall 2006?

  83%


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 2006.  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

7,206
Total first-time, first-year (freshmen) women who applied

6,603
Total first-time, first-year (freshmen) men who were admitted 4,996
Total first-time, first-year (freshmen) women who were admitted 4,695
Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled 2,018
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled 30
Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled 1,844
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled 26

 

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?

NO

 

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..

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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?

NO

 

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

      
Rigor of secondary school record

X

      
Class rank

X

      
Academic GPA

X

      
Standardized test scores

X

      
Application Essay  

X

    
Recommendation (s)    

X

  
Nonacademic

Very important

Important

Considered

Not Considered
Interview      

X
Extracurricular activities  

X

    
Talent/ability  

X

    
Character/personal qualities  

X

    
First Generation    

X

 
Alumni/ae relation  

X

    
Geographical residence      

X
State residency      

X
Religious affiliation/commitment      

X
Racial/ethnic status  

 

 X

  
Volunteer work  

X

    
Work experience  

X

    
Level of applicant's interest    

 X

  

 

C8. Entrance exams

SAT and ACT Policies        
C8A.  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 2007.
  ADMISSION
  Require Recommend Require for Some Consider if Submitted
SAT or ACT

X

      
ACT only        
SAT only        
SAT and SAT Subject Tests        
SAT and SAT Subject Tests or ACT        
SAT Subject Tests only        
       
C8B.  If your institution will make use of the ACT in admission decisions for first-time, first-year, degree-seeking applicants for Fall 2007, please indicate which ONE of the following applies:
ACT with Writing Component required

X

  
ACT without Writing component accepted    
ACT with or without Writing component accepted    
       
C8C.  Please indicate how your institution use SAT or ACT writing component check all that apply:
         
For Admission X      
For Placement X      
For Advising X      
In place of an application essay        
As a validity check on the application essay        
No college policy as of now        
       
C8D.  In addition, does your institution use applicant's test scores for academic testing?
  YES NO    
Placement X      
Counseling X      
       
C8E.        
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