Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center - El Paso
About
The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) is a public medical school based in Lubbock, Texas, with additional campuses in Abilene, Amarillo, Dallas, and the Permian Basin. TTUHSC serves more than 100 counties in the western portion of Texas. The university is a separate institution from Texas Tech University; both universities are among five universities that are part of the Texas Tech University System. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso, founded in 1969 as a branch campus of TTUHSC, became a separate institution in 2013.
Program outcomes
Federal Program Performance Data: how each program's graduate earnings and debt measure up under Financial Value Transparency and Gainful Employment.
Of 8 Title IV programs, 0 pass the federal Gainful Employment test and 0 fail. 8 have graduate earnings too small to publish, so they carry no pass/fail verdict.
Pass / fail distribution
- Passing0 · 0.0%
- No Data8 · 100.0%
- Failing0 · 0.0%
Severity spectrum
Tiers band programs by how far graduate earnings sit above or below the benchmark, from Critical (below −15%) through Safe (above +25%). No data means earnings were privacy-suppressed.
Federal aid volume & trends
Pell grants and federal Direct Loan volume disbursed to students, and how they've trended.
In AY 2024–25, 196 students received $1.2M in Pell grants, alongside $31.4M in federal Direct Loans.
Pell recipients · 5-year trend
Loan volume by type · AY 2024–25
Loan awards count each loan type a student holds, not unique borrowers; one student may carry several (e.g. subsidized and unsubsidized), so the per-type figures are the reliable detail.
Student loan default rate
The share of student borrowers who default on federal loans within three years, against the national benchmark.
Of 2,934 borrowers who entered repayment, 36 (1.2%) defaulted within three years — below the 2.3% national rate.
Default rate vs national, by cohort
* Cohorts 2020 and later read near 0% because the federal COVID-19 payment pause (CARES Act) suspended defaults nationwide. These years reflect a national policy, not institutional performance; the 2019 cohort is the last measured under normal repayment.
Academic programs at Ttuhsc
Top program areas ranked by completions.
Top program families by completions
Enrollment trends & demographics
Fall headcount, 12-month unduplicated enrollment, and student body composition.
Gender split
Race / ethnicity composition
Campus safety & crime statistics
Reported on-campus crimes over the last three years, including violence and hate crimes.
3-year trend
Criminal offenses by type
By location
- On campus1
VAWA offenses
Hate crimes by bias
No hate crimes reported.
Arrests vs disciplinary referrals
Residence-hall fires
Student-faculty ratio
Student-to-faculty ratio and instructional staff counts.
Ttuhsc vs Peer comparison
The peer institutions Ttuhsc selected for federal comparison reporting.
A larger shape on any axis means this institution outperforms its peers on that dimension. For acceptance rate and net price, lower raw values are inverted so "more selective" and "more affordable" appear larger.
| Carnegie | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
SubjectTexas Tech University Health Sciences Center-El Paso | — | — | 997 | — | — |
| — | — | 2,750 | — | — | |
| — | — | 1,103 | — | — | |
| — | — | 1,029 | — | — | |
| — | — | 2,256 | — | — | |
| — | — | 400 | — | — | |
| — | — | 2,220 | — | — | |
| — | — | 359 | — | — | |
| 57% | 71.0% | 578 | $13,744 | — | |
| — | — | 2,332 | — | — | |
| — | — | 1,341 | — | — | |
| — | — | 835 | — | — | |
| Peer group median | 57% | 71.0% | 1,066 | $13,744 |
Institutions like Ttuhsc
Explore the federal data for institutions in Ttuhsc's comparison group.
- Louisiana
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-New Orleans
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,750Net price—View data - Louisiana
Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center-Shreveport
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,103Net price—View data - Ohio
Northeast Ohio Medical University
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,029Net price—View data - Oklahoma
Oklahoma State University Center for Health Sciences
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,256Net price—View data - New York
SUNY College of Optometry
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment400Net price—View data - New York
SUNY Downstate Health Sciences University
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,220Net price—View data - Texas
The University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment359Net price—View data - Minnesota
University of Minnesota-Rochester
Grad rate57%Admit rate71.0%Enrollment578Net price$13,744View data - Texas
University of North Texas Health Science Center
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment2,332Net price—View data - New York
Upstate Medical University
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment1,341Net price—View data - West Virginia
West Virginia School of Osteopathic Medicine
Grad rate—Admit rate—Enrollment835Net price—View data
Ttuhsc Institutional Research office
The IR team responsible for the institution's federal reporting.
The office provides an annual Fact Book as a means of offering a common set of data readily available to decision-makers throughout the Health Sciences Center to aid in achieving the institution’s goal of providing the highest standard of excellence in higher education, while pursuing continuous quality improvement, stimulating meaningful research, and supporting faculty and staff.
Visit IR office page- R. Joel Farrell IIVice Provost for Institutional Effectiveness
Research funding
External research funding from NSF, NIH, HERD, and federal spending sources.
Reports & documents (2)
Dashboards, factbooks, data dictionaries, and other reference material published by the IR office.
- DFR reportIPEDS Data Feedback Report 20242024nces.ed.gov
- Strategic planStrategic Plan | Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center2025The Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Strategic Plan focuses on creating a healthier future with access to quality care for all Texans. Led by the Office of the President's Division of Institutional Excellence and Culture, the plan emphasizes alignment, accountability, and focus on improving health outcomes across the state, particularly in rural and underserved areas. The center is committed to delivering top-ranked education, real-world training, and innovative research to shape future health care leaders.ttuhsc.edu
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