Texas Tech University - Admission Criteria

• Academic ranking criteria for this college is listed below. Academic criteria are ranked in order of importance from 1 (Most important) through 5 (Least important) or N (Not relevant).

  Rank	Criterion
  3	Secondary School Record
  2	Class Rank
  N	School's Recommendation
  1	Standardized Test Scores
  N	Essay

• The following non-academic criteria are indicated as E (Emphasized), I (Important), C Considered, or N (Not relevant).

  Rank	Criterion
  N	Character and Personality
  N	Extracurricular participation
  N	Particular talent or ability
  N	Geographical distribution
  N	Alumni/ae relationship

High School GPA and Class Rank

• Following is a breakdown of the high school class rank of enrolled freshmen.

  Rank	Percent
  Top quarter	52%
  Second quarter	37%
  Third quarter	8%
  Fourth quarter	2%
  Unknown/Unreported	1%

Standardized Test Score Criteria

• Scores reported below include some using the old scoring system which have not been recentered.
• The following scores do not include Freshmen transfers.
• The majority of accepted applicants took the ACT test.
• The recent adjustment to the SAT I scoring system has affected the school's admission policy: Minimum SAT I score requirements were raised.
• Here are the scores of enrolled freshmen who took the SAT I:
  SAT verbal scores over 500 72%, SAT math scores over 500 79%, ACT scores over 18 96%, SAT verbal scores over 600 22%, SAT math scores over 600 29%, ACT scores over 24 47%, SAT verbal scores over 700 3%, SAT math scores over 700 4%, ACT scores over 30 6%

• Here are the scores of enrolled freshmen who took the ACT:

  Score	English	Math	Composite
  30-36	4%	4%	3%
  24-29	28%	26%	30%
  18-23	52%	56%	60%
  12-17	16%	14%	7%