Editing Texas Tech University (section)

{{Short description|Public university in Lubbock, Texas, US}}
{{For|the university system|Texas Tech University System}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Infobox university
 | name                   = Texas Tech University
 | image_name             = Texas Tech University seal.svg
 | image_upright          = 0.7
 | former_names           = Texas Technological College (1923–1969)
 | motto                  = "From here, it's possible."<ref name="Guidelines – Tagline"/>
 | established            = {{start date and age|1923|02|10}}
 | parent                 = [[Texas Tech University System]]
 | type                   = [[Public university|Public]] [[research university]]<ref>{{cite web |last1=Young |first1=Glenys |title=Texas Tech Achieves Top Rank in Carnegie Research Classification |url=https://today.ttu.edu/posts/2018/12/Stories/tier-one-classification}}</ref>
 | academic_affiliations  = {{hlist|[[Oak Ridge Associated Universities|ORAU]]|[[University Corporation for Atmospheric Research|UCAR]]|[[Universities Research Association|URA]]|[[National Space Grant College and Fellowship Program|Space-grant]]
}}
 | endowment              = $2.23 billion (2024)<br/>(TTU only)<ref name="TTUSEndowment"/><br/>$3.06 billion (2024)<br/>(system-wide)<ref name="TTUSEndowment"/>
 | budget                 = $1.32 billion (FY2025)<ref name="TTUSBudget"/>
 | chancellor             = [[Tedd L. Mitchell]]<ref name="Chancellor"/>
 | president              = [[Lawrence Schovanec]]<ref name="President"/>
 | students               = 40,969 (fall 2024)<ref name="EnrollmentCount"/>
 | undergrad              = 32,792 (fall 2024)<ref name="EnrollmentCount"/>
 | postgrad               = 8,177 (fall 2024)<ref name="EnrollmentCount"/>
 | faculty                = 2,094 (fall 2023)<ref name="FacultyCount"/>
 | city                   = [[Lubbock, Texas|Lubbock]]
 | state                  = [[Texas]]
 | country                = United States
 | coor                   = {{Coord|33.584|-101.878|type:edu_region:US-TX|display=inline,title}} <!-- precision from WP:OPCOORD -->
 | campus                 = Large city<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://nces.ed.gov/collegenavigator/?q=Texas+tech+university&s=all&id=229115|title=College Navigator - Texas Tech University|website=nces.ed.gov}}</ref>
 | campus_size            = {{convert|1839|acre|ha}}
 | colors                 = Scarlet and black<ref name="Official Colors"/><br/>{{college color boxes|Texas Tech Red Raiders}}
 | sporting_affiliations  = [[NCAA Division I FBS]] – [[Big 12 Conference|Big 12]]
 | nickname               = {{hlist|[[Texas Tech Red Raiders|Red Raiders]]|Lady Raiders}}
 | mascot                 = {{hlist|[[The Masked Rider|Masked Rider]]|[[Raider Red]]}}
 | website                = {{URL|https://www.ttu.edu/|ttu.edu}}
 | logo                   = Texas Tech New Logo.svg
 | logo_upright           = 1.1
 | free_label             = Newspaper
 | free                   = ''[[The Daily Toreador]]''
 | accreditation          = [[Southern Association of Colleges and Schools|SACS]]
}}

'''Texas Tech University''' ('''Texas Tech''', '''Tech''', or '''TTU''') is a [[public university|public]] [[research university]] in [[Lubbock, Texas]], United States. Established on February 10, 1923, and called '''Texas Technological College''' until 1969, it is the [[flagship institution]] of the five-institution [[Texas Tech University System]]. As of fall 2024, the university enrolled 40,969 students,<ref name="EnrollmentCount"/> making it the [[List of universities in Texas by enrollment|sixth-largest]] university in Texas. Over 25% of its undergraduate student population identifies as [[Hispanic and Latino Americans|Hispanic]], so the university has been designated a [[Hispanic-serving institution]] (HSI).<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.ttu.edu|title=Texas Tech University &#124; TTU|website=www.ttu.edu}}</ref>

The university offers degrees in more than 150 courses of study through 13 colleges and hosts 55 research centers and institutes. Texas Tech University has awarded nearly 325,000&nbsp;degrees since 1927, including over 75,000 graduate and professional degrees. It is [[Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education|classified]] among "R1: Doctoral Universities – Very high research activity".<ref name="Carnegie"/>

Research projects in the areas of [[pulsed power]], strengthening national security,  [[grid computing]], resilience and adaptability, [[energy]], advancing [[One Health]], [[Rural development|rural]] and urban development, and [[atmospheric sciences]] are among the most prominent at the university. The Institute for Critical Infrastructure Security works to solve the continuous problem of cyber-security interruptions in critical infrastructure systems.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.depts.ttu.edu/icis/|title=Institute for Critical Infrastructure Security &#124; Institute for Critical Infrastructure Security &#124; TTU|website=www.depts.ttu.edu}}</ref> The Institute for One Health Innovation brings together experts from human, animal and environmental health to better understand how each interacts with the others, and thereby develop a more holistic approach to health for all.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.depts.ttu.edu/onehealth/|title=&#124; Home &#124; TTU|website=www.depts.ttu.edu}}</ref>

The [[Texas Tech Red Raiders]] are charter members of the [[Big 12 Conference]] and compete in [[Division I (NCAA)|Division I]] for all varsity sports. The [[Texas Tech Red Raiders football|Red Raiders football team]] has made 41 bowl appearances, which is [[List of schools by Bowl appearances|tied for 20th most]] of any university. The [[Texas Tech Lady Raiders basketball|Lady Raiders basketball team]] won the [[1993 NCAA Women's Division I Basketball Tournament|1993 NCAA Division I Tournament]].