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Texas Tech University

Texas Tech University
TexasTechSeal.svg
Former names
Texas Technological College
Motto From here, it's possible.
Type State university
Established February 10, 1923 (1923-02-10)
Parent institution
Texas Tech University System
Academic affiliations
URA
APLU
ORAU
Endowment $1.195 billion
(systemwide)
Chancellor Robert L. Duncan
President Lawrence Schovanec
Academic staff
2,554
Students 36,551
Undergraduates 29,963
Postgraduates 6,058
Other students
530 (TTU School of Law)
Location Lubbock, Texas, U.S.
33°35′02″N 101°52′41″W / 33.584°N 101.878°W / 33.584; -101.878Coordinates: 33°35′02″N 101°52′41″W / 33.584°N 101.878°W / 33.584; -101.878
Campus Urban, 1,839 acres (744 ha)
Colors Scarlet and Black
         
Nickname Red Raiders
Mascot Masked Rider
Raider Red
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division IBig 12
Website www.ttu.edu
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University rankings
National
Forbes 403
U.S. News & World Report 168
Washington Monthly 202
Global
ARWU 401–500

Texas Tech University, often referred to as Texas Tech, Tech, or TTU, is a public research university in Lubbock, Texas. Established on February 10, 1923 (1923-02-10), and originally known as Texas Technological College, it is the flagship institution of the four-institution Texas Tech University System. The university's student enrollment is the sixth-largest in the state of Texas, as of the Fall 2014 semester. The university shares its campus with Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, making it the only campus in Texas to house an undergraduate university, law school, and medical school at the same location.

The university offers degrees in more than 150 courses of study through 13 colleges and hosts 60 research centers and institutes. Texas Tech University has awarded over 200,000 degrees since 1927, including over 40,000 graduate and professional degrees. The Carnegie Foundation classifies Texas Tech as having "highest research activity". Research projects in the areas of epidemiology, pulsed power, grid computing, nanophotonics, atmospheric sciences, and wind energy are among the most prominent at the university. The Spanish Renaissance-themed campus, described by author James Michener as "the most beautiful west of the Mississippi until you get to Stanford", has been awarded the Grand Award for excellence in grounds-keeping, and has been noted for possessing a public art collection among the ten best in the United States.


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