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College · Catholic life on campus

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center

  • LocationLubbock, TX
  • Type and sizePublic · 4-year · 4,890 students
Official website

Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is not a Catholic college. This rating measures Catholic life on campus: campus ministry, priests, Mass and confession, student groups, and nearby parishes.

Catholic life here hasn’t been researched yet. We research from official sources only, starting with the largest campuses, and we never guess. The nearest Catholic church mapped in OpenStreetMap is 1.2 miles away.

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Catholic churches nearby

Map of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center, its Catholic center and nearby Catholic churches1 mi2 mi3 miCatholic Diocese of Lubbock: 1.2 mi1Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church: 1.3 mi2Saint Elizabeth Catholic Church: 1.4 mi3Saint Elizabeth’s Old Chapel: 1.5 mi4Saint Joseph Catholic Church: 2.3 mi5Corpus Christi Church: 3.0 mi6Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (campus)N1 mi
CampusCatholic church (numbered below)Open a street map ›
  1. Catholic Diocese of Lubbock — 1.2 mi · 4620 4th Street, Lubbock
  2. Our Lady of Grace Catholic Church — 1.3 mi · 3111 Erskine Street, Lubbock
  3. Saint Elizabeth Catholic Church — 1.4 mi · 2316 Broadway, Lubbock
  4. Saint Elizabeth’s Old Chapel — 1.5 mi · 2305 Main Street, Lubbock
  5. Saint Joseph Catholic Church — 2.3 mi · 102 Avenue P, Lubbock
  6. Corpus Christi Church — 3.0 mi · 1114 30th Street, Lubbock

Within 3 miles, as mapped by OpenStreetMap contributors. The map may be incomplete. Confirm with the parish or diocese.

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Academic Excellence

N/AAcademic Excellence: Not enough information. Official sources do not cover enough of this to grade it yet.
Not enough information
Federal data covers too few of the measures to score this school.

Each measure counts for the share shown.

  • Graduation rate 35% of scoreThis measure counts for 35% of the Academic Excellence score.Not reported
  • First-year retention 20% of scoreThis measure counts for 20% of the Academic Excellence score.Not reported
  • Entering students' test scores 15% of scoreThis measure counts for 15% of the Academic Excellence score.Not reported
  • Student-to-faculty ratio 15% of scoreThis measure counts for 15% of the Academic Excellence score.7 to 1
  • Instructional spending per student 15% of scoreThis measure counts for 15% of the Academic Excellence score.$42,337

Bars show points on each measure’s scale. How Academic Excellence is computed.

Source: College Scorecard (College Scorecard, most recent cohorts (data release 06/10/2026))

Campus facts

SettingCity
Students per faculty member7 to 1

Federal data (IPEDS). None of this changes the faith grades.

Cost and value

Federal data, shown separately. Cost, debt, and earnings are never part of any grade.

Value and outcomes
Undergraduate students
Fall enrollment (IPEDS)
1,374
Total students4,890
Average net price (per year)
After grants and scholarships, for students receiving federal aid
—
Cost of attendance (per year)—
Median federal debt at graduation$12,268
Graduation rate
First-time, full-time students finishing within 150% of normal time
—
First-year retention—
Median earnings 10 years after entry$92,348
Admission rate—
Students receiving Pell grants27%

Sources: College Scorecard · IPEDS College Navigator · Net price calculator
College Scorecard, most recent cohorts (data release 06/10/2026); IPEDS 2024-25 directory and institutional characteristics; fall 2023 enrollment.

Local Church

Diocese of Lubbock

The Most Reverend Robert M. Coerver, Bishop of Lubbock

Formal address: “Your Excellency”

Source: usccb.org, verified Oct. 8, 2026.

Diocese determined from the county, using the diocese’s own parish directory. Confirm with the diocese.

About this school’s data

  • IPEDS unit ID 229337
  • Carnegie classification: Special focus: research institution
  • Accreditation: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges d.b.a. Commission on Colleges and Universities (U.S. Department of Education DAPIP)
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