Texas Tech Ratings and Reviews

  • 6/10 Overall Rating
  • 4 Year
  • Lubbock, TX
  • 3.9 10 reviews
#4 Best Public Universities in Texas

Texas Tech Ratings and Reviews

Ratings

Texas Tech is rated within the top 44% of four-year colleges nationally and earns a CollegeSimply grade of 6 out of 10.

  • Overall Rating
    6 out of 10
  • Academics
    7 out of 10
  • Resources
    3 out of 10
  • Outcomes
    8 out of 10
  • Value
    6 out of 10

Student Review Summary

3.9

Approved reviews

10 student reviews

7 out of 10 (70%) reviewers rated 4 stars or higher

Students rate Value for Money highest and Overall Rating lowest.

Rating snapshot

  • 5 stars
    7
  • 4 stars
    0
  • 3 stars
    1
  • 2 stars
    0
  • 1 star
    1

Average by category

  • Overall Rating
    3.9
  • Academics
    4.2
  • Value for Money
    4.6
  • Professors / Faculty
    4.3
  • Campus Atmosphere
    4.6
  • Housing
    4.4
  • Campus Safety
    4.3
  • Student Life
    4.6
  • Party and Bar Scene
    4.6

Student and Parent Reviews

If you are a student, former student, faculty member or parent, please help guide other prospective students by sharing your personal experiences at this college. What is it really like to go to Texas Tech University?

Oct 26, 2025
Rating 5 out of 5

I graduated high school in Pennsylvania and came to Tech as an incoming freshman. While it?s expensive for out-of-staters, everything else about my time at Texas Tech was amazing. The community, the atmosphere, the school spirit, the safety of the college town, the small class sizes?I loved every minute of it.

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Aug 1, 2024
Rating 1 out of 5

After moving to Lubbock and attending school full time, I can?t believe I spent money to attend Texas Tech. Students here lack a complete sense of reality and view outside the panhandle. Compounding this small-mindedness is an overwhelming absence of maturity and ambition. I guess you don?t have to act like an adult when your parents pay for everything, the school turns a blind eye to a ton of misconduct, or you can buy answers for everything. It?s even acceptable for students to sleep with their professors for grades. That is very fitting conduct for a school in the worst city in America that breeds racism and strife. It?s impressive just to drive 20 minutes and not almost get taken out by a drunk teen or a junkie. When you are not driving, you must worry about your house being broken into by the endless herd of transient laborers. This is not a place with a great academic atmosphere, and for just a little more, you can attend school somewhere nice.

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Jun 25, 2023
Rating 5 out of 5

This place is great. Love the community.

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Apr 8, 2022
Rating 5 out of 5

I loved it! I had a lot of fun at parties and drinking

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Nov 28, 2020
Rating 5 out of 5

I am a graduate and hope my children will go to Tech. I have a good degree, it?s helped me become gainfully employed. Unfortunately, the university did not help me find a job. Or they did not have good relationships with employers, unless you were in the Engineering college, all other colleges...not so much.

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Jul 9, 2020
Rating 3 out of 5

Large university but worth the price if student is in-state.

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Oct 3, 2018
Rating 5 out of 5

Honestly, I love this school my sweetheart loves it the campus security is great professers are are great

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Apr 30, 2018
Rating 5 out of 5

Texas Tech is a great university to attend and Lubbock provides all the amenities you will find in larger cities but still feels like a college town.

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Mar 17, 2018
Rating 5 out of 5

Great atmosphere and experience. Lubbock is a fantastic place.

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Oct 17, 2017
Rating 0 out of 5

love it

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Rate Texas Tech University

Share your ratings for Texas Tech across academics, campus life, and more to help prospective students understand what it's really like to attend.

Your Overall Experience *

If a friend asked whether Texas Tech was worth it, what would your gut say?

Academics *

Did classes challenge you and leave you feeling like you actually learned something?

Value for Money *

Considering tuition, aid, and what you got out of it, did the cost feel justified?

Professors and Faculty *

Were instructors accessible, engaged, and invested in students or mostly going through the motions?

Campus Atmosphere *

Did the campus feel welcoming and full of energy, or more like a place you simply passed through?

Student Housing *

Were dorms and residence halls somewhere you'd want to live, or a constant source of frustration?

Campus Safety *

Did you feel comfortable walking around at night, or did safety ever weigh on your mind?

Student Life *

Was it easy to find your people, make friends, and stay socially connected?

Party and Bar Scene *

Do weekends have a pulse here, or does the social scene quiet down once classes end?

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Last updated: August 2026