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Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine is a public MD school in Lubbock, Texas. It ranks 116th of 191 US medical schools on our overall 2026 ranking. It received $7.2M in NIH research funding in fiscal year 2025. Of its graduates from 2005 to 2019 who practice in the US, 27.8% are in primary care and 60.4% stayed in Texas.
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine admissions: MCAT, GPA and acceptance rate
We haven't found an entering-class profile published by Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine yet, so its MCAT, GPA and acceptance figures aren't shown. Check the school's own admissions pages at ttuhsc.edu.
How Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine ranks
On our balanced ranking it is 116th of 191. Each measure below is a percentile among US medical schools: 100 is the best. Rank schools on your own weights.
| Measure | Value | Percentile | Rank |
|---|---|---|---|
| Research fundingNIH dollars to the school and its research hospitals | $7.2M | 39 | 118 of 194 |
| Admissions selectivityMCAT of the entering class, as the school publishes it | — | — | — |
| Primary careGraduates practicing primary care | 27.8% | 70 | 49 of 163 |
| Rural practiceGraduates practicing in rural areas | 10.6% | 64 | 59 of 163 |
| Stay in stateGraduates practicing in the school's state | 60.4% | 93 | 12 of 163 |
| Low debtMedian federal debt at graduation | — | — | — |
| Class diversityGraduates from groups underrepresented in medicine | 20.6% | 67 | 63 of 189 |
Where Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine graduates practice
Most common specialties
Primary careOther specialties
1,600 physicians who graduated from 2005 to 2019 and are enrolled in Medicare, by their primary specialty and first listed practice address. Pediatrics and psychiatry are under-counted because fewer of those physicians bill Medicare.
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine research funding
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine received $7.2M in NIH funding in fiscal year 2025 across 18 awards. That ranks 118th of 194 US medical schools.
Who funds it
Share of the school's own NIH funding by institute.
Largest research projects
- Role of HIV gp120 and Nef in Transcriptome Dysregulation and Pulmonary Vascular RemodelingSharilyn Almodovar · NHLBI · $682K
- Vascular dysfunction in coronary microcirculationKumuda Das · NHLBI · $635K
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Cost and class
Debt is the median federal loan debt (Stafford and Grad PLUS) of graduates, from the College Scorecard. Class figures are the school's 2023-24 graduates (IPEDS). Underrepresented in medicine = Black, Hispanic, American Indian or Alaska Native, and Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander.
Compare with similar schools
Similar profile
Nearest medical schools
- Texas College of Osteopathic Medicine at UNT Health Fort Worth 268 mi
- Anne Burnett Marion School of Medicine at TCU 269 mi
- University of Oklahoma College of Medicine 282 mi
- University of New Mexico School of Medicine 289 mi
- Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center El Paso Paul L. Foster School of Medicine 292 mi
- Burrell College of Osteopathic Medicine 295 mi
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Questions about Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine
Is Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine a good medical school?
It ranks 116th of 191 on our overall ranking, which weights research funding and admissions selectivity most. Whether it is good for you depends on what you want; the rankings page lets you weight primary care, rural practice, staying in state, debt and diversity yourself.
Is Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine good for primary care?
27.8% of its 2005–2019 graduates practice primary care, 49th of 163 US schools with enough graduates to measure.
Where do Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine graduates practice?
60.4% practice in Texas and 10.6% in rural areas. The most common specialties are family medicine (16.4%), internal medicine (8.6%), obstetrics and gynecology (7.4%).
How much research funding does Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine get?
$7.2M from the NIH in fiscal year 2025, 118th of 194 US medical schools.
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2 Minute Medicine. Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center School of Medicine: Medical School Profile and Ranking. Updated October 28, 2026. https://www.2minutemedicine.com/medical-school-rankings/texas-tech-university-health-sciences-center-school-of-medicine/
Sources: NIH RePORTER fiscal year 2025 (research funding); CMS Doctors and Clinicians file (where 2005–2019 graduates practice); USDA rural-urban commuting area codes 2020 (rural ZIP codes); College Scorecard (median federal debt); IPEDS 2023–24 (graduates and class makeup); each school's own admissions pages (admissions figures, linked on each school page). Methodology · Download the data (CSV)