Texas Tech University HSC
Lubbock, Texas · allopathic (MD) medical school, known as TTUHSC
Texas Tech University HSC admissions statistics
- Median or average MCAT
- 509Average
- Median or average GPA
- 3.85Average
- Applications received
- 5,3482025-2026
- Entering class
- 1822025-2026
- Applications per seat
- 29.42025-2026
- In-state share of applications
- 81.8%2025-2026
- In-state share of the class
- 95.6%2025-2026
Applications received for each seat in the entering class. Not an acceptance rate: neither source publishes the number of offers made.
Texas Tech University HSC MCAT and GPA
Texas Tech University HSC reports average MCAT of 509 and average undergraduate GPA of 3.85 for its entering class.
- MCAT509 against a median of 512 across the 152 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 20th percentile of those programs.
- GPA3.85 against a median of 3.8 across the 155 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 70th percentile of those programs.
- Out-of-state tuition$36,844 against a median of $69,571 across the 154 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 6th percentile of those programs.
- Entering class size182 against a median of 139 across the 160 MD programs that report it, which puts it around the 74th percentile of those programs.
A percentile here is against the programs that report the figure, not against every medical school and not against applicants. It says where the school sits among its reporting peers and nothing else.
Texas Tech University HSC acceptance rate
PreMD does not publish an acceptance rate for individual schools. The free national sources publish applications and matriculants, not the number of offers a school made, so an acceptance rate cannot be calculated from them without inventing the missing number.
What can be published from those figures is the ratio: Texas Tech University HSC received 5,348 applications for 182 seats in the entering class, or about 29.4 applications per seat.
Who Texas Tech University HSC accepts applications from
| Applicant group | Policy |
|---|---|
| Out-of-state Applicants | Due to our State Legislative policies, we can only accept up to 10% out of state students. |
| Canadian Applicants | We only accept applications from SACS accredited colleges or universities. U.S. Citizenship or Permanent U.S. residency is required at the time of application. |
| International Applicants | We accept only U.S. citizens and permanent residents to our medical school. |
| DACA Status Applicants | At this time, we do not accept DACA students to our medical school. |
- DACA applicants
- At this time, we do not accept DACA students to our medical school.
Community college coursework: Community/junior college coursework is acceptable. The committee prefers to see high performance and upward trends. There are many reasons why an applicant would take coursework at a community/junior college and it is recommended that the applicant take time to expound on this in the secondary application.
Texas Tech University HSC tuition and cost
- In-state tuition and fees
- $23,744
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $36,844
- In-state cost of attendance
- $56,378
- Out-of-state cost of attendance
- $69,478
- In-state health insurance
- $3,180
- Out-of-state health insurance
- $3,180
- Students receiving aid
- 84%
- Average graduating debt
- $156,973
- Deposit, in state
- $100
- Deposit, out of state
- $100
A blank figure here means the school did not report it to the source PreMD tracks, never that it costs nothing. Check the school's own financial aid page before budgeting against it.
Texas Tech University HSC application requirements
- Secondary fee
- $75
- Secondary deadline
- 11/15/2026
- Latest MCAT accepted
- September 30, 2026
- Oldest MCAT accepted
- August 2022
- Deposit due
- February 13, 2026
- Committee letter
- Accepted
- Letter packets
- Accepted
- Individual letters
- Accepted
Who receives a secondary: All eligible applicants applying to TTUHSC School of Medicine
Prerequisite coursework
| Subject | Required or recommended | Credits | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Anatomy | Recommended | 3 | — |
| Biochemistry | Required | 3 | Biochemistry (3000 or 4000 level) is REQUIRED by TTUHSC School of Medicine and may be used toward fulfilling 3 hours of the Biological Sciences or 3 hours of the General Chemistry requirement. |
| Biology | Required | 12 | General Biology (I and II) or Zoology (6 hours) Upper Division Biology (6 hours) |
| Cell Biology | Recommended | 3 | — |
| Chemistry | Required | 12 | General Chemistry (I and II) Organic Chemistry (I and II) |
| Composition & Rhetoric | Required | 6 | English literature and writing intensive courses are also acceptable but may need to be approved on a case by case basis. |
| Genetics | Recommended | Not stated | — |
| Immunology | Recommended | 3 | — |
| Microbiology | Recommended | 3 | Microbiology with lab |
| Molecular Biology | Recommended | 3 | — |
| Physics | Required | 6 | Physics (I and II) |
| Statistics | Required | 3 | Course topics must include regression and analysis of variance. |
Texas Tech University HSC interview
Two one-on-one twenty minute interviews with School of Medicine faculty, and/or 3rd or 4th year medical students. Faculty from some partnering dual/joint degree programs also interview for applicants applying to those programs.
PreMD reads that as a one-on-one interview, and sets up its interview practice for this school accordingly.
mid-July
Currently, all interviews and interview days are held virtually. TTUHSC School of Medicine does provide opportunities for applicants who have been invited to interview to come visit the campus on select Preview Days throughout the interview cycle. During the virtual interview day, applicants can expect to meet current students, watch videos and presentations about the school and program. After the interview day we invite applicants to come visit our campus in person through our exclusive Preview Day events.
- Regional interviews
- Yes.
- Video interview
- All interviews are held virtually.
Texas Tech University HSC waitlist
- Typical positions offered
- Approximately 50-160 applicants will be placed on the wait list
- Acceptance offers made
- 20
Applicants who've interviewed and have been deemed acceptable by the Admissions Committee are placed on the waitlist post Match. Waitlist status is communicated to applicants by email.
Texas Tech University HSC mission
To enhance the overall health and outcomes for communities in which we serve, we seek to recruit students, faculty and senior administrative staff and admit individuals who have ties to West Texas or who come from or have an interest in serving rural areas, including those who may come from socioeconomically disadvantaged or first generation backgrounds. The core foundational value of including the different cultures, lifestyles, personal beliefs and ideas of all those we serve ─ and serve alongside ─ provides a positive impact on the health of our regional, national and global societies. We achieve this by producing physicians with core values who are competent and capable of making positive impacts on the health of an ever changing demographic and the communities in which they serve. As we pursue excellence in health care education, research and patient care, we will be ever mindful of the unity that is gained through our collective strengths.
Texas Tech University HSC rankings
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What this page publishes instead is the comparison above: where the school's own reported figures sit among the MD programs that report the same figure, with the count of reporting programs stated so the comparison can be judged.
Texas Tech University HSC admissions contact
Office of Admissions MS 6216Lubbock, TX 79430-6216 USA(806) 743-2297 · [email protected]
Where this came from
- the school's own published admissions page
- AAMC FACTS table A-1, 2025-2026 · 2025-2026
- calculated by PreMD from the published application and matriculant counts · 2025-2026
- AAMC MSAR public school report
Figures on this page were last reviewed on 2026-07-11.
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