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Computer science at Texas Tech University

Texas Tech University graduates about 259 computer science majors a year, 4% of its graduating class. That puts it 256th of 691 schools we score for computer science, a solid program at 58 out of 100. Its current catalog lists 32 undergraduate courses in the field, more than 30% of the schools we've counted. Graduates in the major earn a median $113,000 four years out, 1.22× what the same major pays nationally. Research spending in the field runs about $2 million a year, a rough guide to how many labs and projects undergraduates can join.

58/100Solid#256 of 691 for computer science →
Graduates a year2594% of the class
Courses in the catalog32more than 30% of schools
Median pay 4 years out$113,0001.22× the same major nationally
Research in the field$2Ma year, NSF
Admit rate73%whole school
SAT middle 50%1090–1280whole school

Around Texas Tech University

Memorial Circle and the Physics and Geosciences building on the campus of Texas
Texas Tech University April 2022 25 (Memorial Circle and Physics and GeosciencesPhoto: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
The Human Sciences building on the campus of Texas Tech University in Lubbock, T
Texas Tech University April 2022 27 (Human Sciences)Photo: Michael Barera · CC BY-SA 4.0 · source
Ventral view of a dead adult Helochares maculicollis collected at Tyson Research
Helochares maculicollis 2Photo: Fredlyfish4 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
A view of Texas Tech University and downtown Lubbock, Texas viewed from the TTU
Lubbock from westPhoto: Fredlyfish4 · CC BY-SA 3.0 · source

Where computer science happens

Buildings on campus that fit the field: Plant Sciences Greenhouse, Animal and Food Sciences, Bayer Plant Science Building, Food Technology, Science Building, Experimental Sciences Building II, Experimental Sciences Building, Engineering and Materials Research Center, Civil Engineering, Human Sciences Building, Agricultural Sciences Building, Petroleum Engineering.

Named buildings on the campus map: Academic 53 · Dorm 13 · Athletics 7 · Arts 5 · Library 2 · Chapel 1.

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Nearby in the computer science ranking

  1. Providence College 59
  2. Hobart and William Smith Colleges 59
  3. Tuskegee University 59
  4. Bennington College 59
  5. University of Nebraska at Omaha 58
  6. Utah State University 58
  7. University of Michigan–Dearborn 58
  8. Norwich University 58

Other strong majors at Texas Tech University

How the score works

The score is out of 100 and compares Texas Tech University with every school we score in computer science. It weighs the school's overall strength; how many students graduate in the major and what share of the class they are; research spending in the field (NSF); early pay against the same major nationally; how many courses the catalog lists; and test scores. 80+ is a standout program, 65+ strong, 45+ solid. Sources: US Department of Education (College Scorecard, IPEDS), NSF HERD, each school's current course catalog, OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia Commons.

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