Requests for applications should be directed to the Office of New Student Relations, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409, Telephone (806) 742-1480. Questions concerning admission should be directed to the Admissions Office, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, Texas 79409, Telephone (806) 742-3661.The Admissions Office recommends that applications be on file by March 1 for summer or fall admissions; November 1 for spring admissions.

First-Time Freshman Admission

To enroll for the first time at Texas Tech, applicants must:

- Be a high school graduate, with acceptable credits for high school subjects.

- File an application to Texas Tech University.

- Have acceptable scores on either Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) or the American College Test (ACT).

High school graduates who have been out of school for more than five years are not required to provide test scores.