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 |
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 |
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| 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 |
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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:
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
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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.
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Units required |
Units recommended |
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| Total academic units | 11 |
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| English | 4 |
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| Mathematics* | 3 |
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| Laboratory Science** | 2 |
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| 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 |
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| Rigor of secondary school record | X |
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| Class rank | X |
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| Academic GPA | X |
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| Standardized test scores | X |
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| Application Essay | X |
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| Recommendation (s) | X |
| Nonacademic |
Very important |
Important |
Considered |
Not Considered |
| Interview |
X |
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| Extracurricular activities |
X |
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| Talent/ability |
X |
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| Character/personal qualities |
X |
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| First Generation |
X |
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| Alumni/ae relation |
X |
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| Geographical residence |
X |
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| State residency |
X |
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| Religious affiliation/commitment |
X |
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| Racial/ethnic status |
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X |
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| Volunteer work |
X |
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| Work experience |
X |
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| 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 | |||
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If yes, place check marks in the appropriate boxes below to reflect your institution’s policies for use in admission for Fall 2007. |
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| ADMISSION | ||||
| Require | Recommend | Require for Some | Consider if Submitted | |
| SAT or ACT |
X |
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| 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 |
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| 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 | |||