Students
Who's on campus
A very large campus of 32,394 undergrads, where 28% receive Pell Grants, a typical share compared to other colleges.
Race & ethnicity
Diversity index0.63
Economic access
Campus size
9% of undergraduates take every course online, and another 62% take some
Where first-years come from
6,776 first-time students
8.4% came from other states and 1.7% from abroad; 90% are from Texas. Fewer from other states than at 75% of colleges.
- In-state (Texas)90%
- Other states8.4%
- Abroad1.7%
Top home states
- Texas(home state)90% 6,089
- New Mexico2.7% 180
- Colorado1.1% 73
- California0.9% 62
- Illinois0.4% 26
From 45 states (counting DC) and 4 from U.S. territories.
Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.
Transfers in and out
Transferring in, fall 2024
2,544
new transfer students, 27% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 53% of colleges.
2,259 full-time, 285 part-time.
Going on to another college
22%
of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 1,929 students).
Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.
Who they are
8.9% of undergrads study part-time.
50% women
Another gender: Not collected by this college.
Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.
Campus life
Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life
Housing for 8,349 students.
Housing
Beds
8,349
About 26 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.
First-years
Not required to live on campus
Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.
Meal plans
Offered
Athletics & programs
Athletics
NCAA Division I FBS · Big Twelve Conference
Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.
How the Big Twelve Conference comparesROTC
Army, Air Force
Study abroad
Offered
Undergraduate research
A formal program
Calendar
Semesters
Student services
- Academic and career counseling
- Help finding a job while enrolled
- Job placement after graduating
- 7% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office
Religious life
Faith communities · 4
- Jewish 1
- Christian 2
- Nonreligious and secular 1
Christian
Greek life
On the national organizations' own chapter lists.
Councils and chapters
4listedPanhellenic sororities (NPC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Epsilon Epsilon Chapter
Zeta Alpha
Texas Gamma
5listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Epsilon-Phi
Sigma-Nu (Texas Tech)
Epsilon Omega
Zeta Pi
LGBTQ+ life
Support on campus
LGBTQ+ center or office
Founded 2017
www.lgbtqia.ttu.edu
LGBTQ+ center or office
Policies
- Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
- Chosen name and pronouns on campus records
- Student health plan covers transition-related care
Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.
State law for public colleges
Texas public colleges may not have diversity, equity, and inclusion offices, including offices for programs designed around gender identity or sexual orientation; courses, research, and registered student groups are exempt.
Texas Education Code §51.3525 (Texas SB 17 (2023)), in effect since January 1, 2024. Lists can lag changes on campus, so a center listed above may have changed since the list was read.
Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024
Not collected by this college.
Gender unknown: 42
Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.
Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;State laws on public colleges, In effect since January 1, 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)