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	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
Admissions Website	http://www.admissions.ttu.edu
Is there a separate URL application site on the Internet? If so, please specify:	http://www.gototexastech.com

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, 2007.

	FULL-TIME			PART-TIME
	MEN	WOMEN		MEN	WOMEN
UNDERGRADUATES
Degree-seeking, first-time freshmen	2,374	2,065	line 1	35	22	line 15
Other first-year, degree-seeking	733	463	line 2	61	48	line 16
All other degree-seeking	8,548	6,859	lines 3-6	1,075	713	lines 17-20
*Total degree-seeking*	11,655	9,387		1,171	783
All other undergraduates enrolled in credit courses	8	11	line 7	1	5	line 21
*Total Undergraduates*	11,663	9,398		1,172	788	line 22
FIRST-PROFESSIONAL
First-time, first-professional students	130	103	line 9	0	0	line 23
All other first-professionals	263	192	line 10	2	3	line 24
Total first-professional	393	295		2	3
GRADUATE
Degree-seeking, first-time	485	418	line 11	102	139	line 25
All other degree-seeking	1,094	834	line 12	551	645	line 26
All other graduates enrolled in credit courses	31	24	line 13	98	125	line 27
Total graduate	1,610	1,276		751	909

Total all undergraduates	23,021
Total all graduate and professional students	5,239
GRAND TOTAL ALL STUDENTS	28,260

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, 2007.

ETHNIC CATEGORY	DEGREE-SEEKING, FIRST-TIME, FIRST YEAR	DEGREE-SEEKING UNDERGRADUATES (Include first-time, first-year)	TOTAL UNDERGRADUATE
Nonresident aliens	36	202	220
Black, non-Hispanic	223	925	925
American Indian or Alaska Native	29	166	166
Asian or Pacific Islander	167	652	654
Hispanic	571	2,965	2,966
White, non-Hispanic	3,466	17,995	17,999
Race/ethnicity unknown	4	91	91
TOTAL	4,496	22,996	23,021

Persistence

B3. Number of degrees awarded by your institution from July 1, 2006, to June 30, 2007.

Certificate/diploma
Associate degrees
Bachelor's degrees	4,673
Postbachelor's certificates
Master's degrees	1,053
Post-master's certificates
Doctoral degrees	192
First professional degrees	231
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 2007 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 2001. Include in the cohort those who entered your institution during the summer term preceding Fall 2001.

B4. Initial 2001 cohort of first-time, full-time bachelor's (or equivalent) degree-seeking undergraduate students; total all students

4,075

B5. Of the initial 2001 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 2001 cohort, after adjusting for allowable exclusions

4,075

B7. Of the initial 2001 initial cohort, how many completed the program in four years or less (by August 31, 2005)

1,133

B8. Of the initial 2001 cohort, how may completed the program in more than four years but in five years or less (after August 31, 2005 and by August 31, 2006)

918

B9. Of the initial 2001 cohort, how many completed the program in more than five years but in six years or less (after August 31, 2006 and by August 31, 2007):

239

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

2,290

B11. Six-year graduation rate for 2001 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 2006 (or the preceding summer term), what percentage was enrolled at your institution as of the date your institution calculates it official enrollment in Fall 2007?

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 2007. 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	7,378
Total first-time, first-year (freshmen) women who applied	6,598

Total first-time, first-year (freshmen) men who were admitted	5,629
Total first-time, first-year (freshmen) women who were admitted	5,130

Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled	2,374
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) men who enrolled	35

Total full-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled	2,065
Total part-time, first-time, first-year (freshman) women who enrolled	22

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?

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 2008.
	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 2008, 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

C8C. Please indicate how your institution use SAT or ACT writing component check all that apply:

For Admission
For Placement
For Advising
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

C8D. 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):