Texas Tech University 

Location: Lubbock, Texas 

Founded in 1923, Texas Tech is the only campus in Texas that is home to a major university, law school, and medical school. With 150 academic programs in 13 colleges and schools, the opportunities to learn are endless. Texas Tech achieved Tier 1 status as a Carnegie Research institution in 2015 and is ranked among 131 universities and colleges in the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education's "Very High Research Activity" category. The Wall Street Journal® ranks TTU among the top 25 colleges nationwide for graduating the most well-prepared students.