Texas Tech University

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Group.png Texas Tech University  
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MottoFrom here, it's possible.
FormationFebruary 10, 1923
HeadquartersLubbock, Texas
Type State university
Other nameRed Raiders
Texas university with heavy Hispanic presence

Texas Tech University (Texas Tech, Tech, or TTU) is a public research university in Lubbock, Texas. Established on February 10, 1923, and called Texas Technological College until 1969, it is the main institution of the five-institution Texas Tech University System. The university's student enrollment is the seventh-largest in Texas as of the Fall 2018 semester. As of fall 2020, there were 40,322 students (33,269 undergraduate and 7,053 graduate) enrolled at Texas Tech.[1] With over 25% of its undergraduate student population identifying as Hispanic, Texas Tech University is a designated Hispanic-serving institution (HSI).[2]


 

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PersonBornDiedNationalitySummaryDescription
Waggoner Carr1 October 191825 February 2004Author
Lawyer
Testified to the Warren Commission that Lee Harvey Oswald was on the FBI payroll
Karen TandyUSFormer head of the Drug Enforcement Administration
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