Texas Tech University SAT scores
What SAT score do you need for Texas Tech University? Aim for 1260 or higher. Half of the enrolled students who sent SAT scores scored 1110 to 1260 (Common Data Set 2025-26), and a quarter scored 1260 or more.
Middle 50% SAT at Texas Tech University
1110–1260
Aim for 1260 or higher, the 75th percentile.
Texas Tech University at a glance, Common Data Set 2025-26
| SAT middle 50% | 1110 to 1260Median 1180 |
|---|---|
| ACT middle 50% | 23 to 28Median 25 |
| Test policy | OptionalTexas Tech University is test optional: you choose whether to send scores. |
| Superscores the SAT | Yes |
| Acceptance rate | 69.1%Fall 2025 entry |
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Questions people ask
What is the average SAT score at Texas Tech University?
The median is 1180: half of the enrolled first-year students who sent SAT scores scored 1180 or higher (Common Data Set 2025-26).
Does Texas Tech University require the SAT?
No. Texas Tech University is test optional: you choose whether to send scores.
What ACT score do you need for Texas Tech University?
Aim for 28 or higher. The middle 50% of enrolled students who sent ACT scores scored 23 to 28.
Does Texas Tech University superscore the SAT?
Yes. It takes your highest section scores across test dates.
What is the acceptance rate at Texas Tech University?
69.1% for fall 2025 entry: 26,634 admitted from 38,566 applicants (Common Data Set 2025-26).
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How we work this out
What it does
Enter your score to see where it sits among students who enrolled at Texas Tech University.
Texas Tech University, first-year admission. Scores of enrolled students who sent them.
Method
- The ranges are Texas Tech University's own figures for enrolled first-year students who sent scores (Common Data Set 2025-26, section C9). The middle 50% runs from the 25th to the 75th percentile.
- Top 25% means your score is at or above the 75th percentile. Upper half is from the median up to it. Lower half is from the 25th percentile up to the median. Bottom 25% is under the 25th percentile.
- We copy each number from the college's own document. We never add section scores to make a total or convert ACT to SAT.
- The acceptance rate is admits divided by applicants in section C1 of the Common Data Set 2025-26.
Sources
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- Texas Tech University: Common Data Set 2025-26, Section C9: 25th, 50th and 75th percentile scores of enrolled first-year students who submitted scores
- Texas Tech University: First-year testing policy, First-year testing requirement