Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

Public · TX

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School data & stats

TypePublic

LocationTX · South

SettingUrban

Undergrads1,482

Student:faculty7:1

Outcomes

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Community

Racial diversity53.7%

Gender diversity86.7%

International0.2%

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Overview

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is a public academic health institution based in Lubbock, with additional campuses spread across West Texas, focused specifically on training students for health careers rather than offering a general undergraduate experience.

Academics

Nursing, pharmacy, medicine, and allied health professions make up the institution's programs. Undergraduates typically arrive after completing prerequisite coursework elsewhere, since this is fundamentally a professional and graduate health-training institution built around a mission of serving rural and underserved West Texas communities.

Worth knowing

Because most students enter after prerequisites completed at another institution, this is not a typical four-year undergraduate destination — it functions closer to a professional school, with admission built around health-career readiness rather than a general college application.

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Admissions

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Deadlines (2026–27 cycle)

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