Texas_Tech_University_academics
Texas Tech University academics
Research library in Lubbock, Texas, U.S.
Texas Tech University, often referred to as Texas Tech or TTU, is a public, coeducational, research university in Lubbock, Texas, United States. Texas Tech offers 150 bachelor's, 104 master's, and 59 doctoral degree programs through 11 academic colleges, a graduate school and a school of law.[1]
Current
Initially Texas Technological College was separated into four schools: Agriculture, Engineering, Home Economics, and Liberal Arts. In 1933 they were designated as divisions before reverting to schools in 1944. Graduate education began in 1927 within the School of Liberal Arts before a separate Division of Graduate Studies opened in 1935 and renamed as the Graduate School in 1954. A Division of Commerce was formed in 1942; by 1956 it had become the School of Business Administration. The School of Law and the School of Education opened in 1967. In an answer to alumni, faculty, and student opinion to better describe the institution's growth, the legislature changed the name of Texas Technological College to Texas Tech University on September 1, 1969. Five of the six schools became colleges with only the School of Law retaining its name.[2]
| College or school | Founded | Undergraduate Enrollment |
Graduate Enrollment |
Professional Enrollment |
Total Enrollment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Davis College of Agricultural Sciences & Natural Resources | 1925 | 1,437 | 348 | — | 1,785 |
| Huckabee College of Architecture | 1966 | 693 | 130 | — | 823 |
| College of Arts & Sciences | 1925 | 8,902 | 1,297 | — | 10,199 |
| College of Education | 1967 | 795 | 1,041 | — | 1,836 |
| Graduate School | 1983 | — | 529 | — | 529 |
| Honors College | 2002 | — | — | — | — |
| College of Human Sciences | 1925 | 2,834 | 369 | — | 3,203 |
| School of Law | 1967 | — | — | 670 | 670 |
| College of Mass Communications | 2004 | 1,454 | 66 | — | 1,520 |
| Rawls College of Business | 1942 | 3,616 | 677 | — | 4,293 |
| Talkington College of Visual & Performing Arts | 2002 | 959 | 281 | — | 1,240 |
| Whitacre College of Engineering | 1925 | 3,477 | 767 | — | 4,244 |
| School of Veterinary Medicine | 2019 | — | — | — | — |
Former
- University College, 2008–2012. Formerly named "College of Outreach and Distance Education" (2008–2010), and "Division of Outreach & Distance Education" prior to 2008.
| Academic rankings | |
|---|---|
| National | |
| ARWU[3] | 107-127 |
| Forbes[4] | 152 |
| U.S. News & World Report[5] | 213 |
| Washington Monthly[6] | 197 |
| Global | |
| ARWU[7] | 401-500 |
Classified by the Carnegie Foundation in 2016 as one of only 115 research universities with "highest activity",[8] Texas Tech University hosts 71 research centers and institutes.[9]
Press
- "The Texas Tech Administration Building". KCBD. Retrieved 2008-08-17.
- "ShanghaiRanking's 2023 Academic Ranking of World Universities". Shanghai Ranking Consultancy. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
- "Forbes America's Top Colleges List 2023". Forbes. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- "2023-2024 Best National Universities". U.S. News & World Report. Retrieved September 22, 2023.
- "2023 National University Rankings". Washington Monthly. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
- "ShanghaiRanking's 2023 Academic Ranking of World Universities". Shanghai Ranking Consultancy. Retrieved February 10, 2024.
- "Texas Tech University profile". The Carnegie Foundation. 2008-07-01. Retrieved 2008-08-25.
- "University-Recognized Centers and Institutes". Texas Tech University. 2008-07-01. Archived from the original on 2008-04-24. Retrieved 2008-08-13.