Tuition and General Fees 2026-2027

Executive Summary                                                                                                                      

All tuition, rentals, rates, charges or fees of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center are charged and collected under specific authorization of the laws of the State of Texas, including, but not limited to, the authorization in Texas Education Code, Section 54.504, Section 54.0513, Section 55.16 and other applicable sections.

The Board of Regents, Regents' Rules, Section 07.10, has delegated authority to the President of TTUHSC to establish criteria and approval procedures for exemptions and waivers of fees, rentals, rates, and charges in accordance with state laws, including but not limited to Texas Education Code, Section 54.218, Section 54.5035 and Section 54.0513.
Regents' Rules, Section 07.10, require that the administration present a global fee document for annual approval.

Rates established within this Global Fee Document are effective for three academic years beginning with the fall 2024 semester and through summer 2027.

Tuition                                                                                                                                              

Statutory Tuition:

Residents of Texas (all schools except medicine): $50.00 per semester credit hour Nonresident students (all schools except medicine): $478.00 per semester credit hour
The President of Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center is authorized, in accordance with state statutes, to establish nonresident tuition at the rate determined by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board.

Residents of Texas, School of Medicine: $6,550.00 annual rate Nonresident students, School of Medicine: $19,650.00 annual rate

Board Authorized Tuition:

Assessed on credit hours for graduate and professional level programs.

  • School of Health Professions: $50.00 per semester credit hour
  • Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences: $50.00 per semester credit hour
  • School of Medicine: $1,200.00 annual rate
  • School of Nursing: $50.00 per semester credit hour
  • School of Pharmacy: $100.00 per semester credit hour
  • School of Population and Public Health: $50 per semester credit hour

Designated Tuition:

  • School of Health Professions
    • Fiscal Year 2025 - $172.43 per semester credit hour
    • Fiscal Year 2026 - $180.18 per semester credit hour
    • Fiscal Year 2027 - $188.29 per semester credit hour
  • Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences:
    • Fiscal Year 2025 - $112.86 per semester credit hour
    • Fiscal Year 2026 - $117.94 per semester credit hour
    • Fiscal Year 2027 - $123.25 per semester credit hour
  • School of Medicine:
    • Fiscal Year 2025 - $10,471.95 annually
    • Fiscal Year 2026 - $10,943.18 annually
    • Fiscal Year 2027 - $11,435.63 annually
  • School of Nursing
    • Fiscal Year 2025 - $172.43 per semester credit hour
    • Fiscal Year 2026 - $180.18 per semester credit hour
    • Fiscal Year 2027 - $188.29 per semester credit hour
  • School of Pharmacy
    • Fiscal Year 2025 - $243.49 per semester credit hour
    • Fiscal Year 2026 - $254.44 per semester credit hour
    • Fiscal Year 2027 - $265.89 per semester credit hour
  • School of Population and Public Health
    • Fiscal Year 2025 - $122.27 per semester credit hour
    • Fiscal Year 2026 - $127.77 per semester credit hour
    • Fiscal Year 2027 - $133.52 per semester credit hour

Fees and Other Charges                                                                                                              

Academic Department Instructional Assessment Fee

This fee provides funds for all aspects of academic department instructional expenditures and is used to support academic instructional activities of the classroom.

  • This fee is variable based on the instructional costs of the program. Students will be charged no more than $400.00 per student, per semester.

Application Fee

This fee provides funds to support costs associated with providing, receiving, and processing student admissions, including travel expenses to regional sites to conduct interviews. It also provides resources for recruitment of prospective students and marketing for programs.

  • School of Health Professions $75.00
  • Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences $50.00
  • School of Medicine $75.00
  • School of Nursing $75.00
  • Late Application Fee $25.00
  • School of Pharmacy – Pharm.D. $100.00
  • School of Pharmacy – Pharm.D./MBA Program $175.00
  • School of Population and Public Health $50.00

Clinical Simulation Fee

This fee provides funds to support all clinical simulation activities, including the operating, maintenance and improvement of the clinical simulation center and/or acquiring additions to those facilities.

  • School of Medicine (years 1-3) $900.00 annual fee
  • School of Medicine (year 4) $450.00 annual fee
  • School of Nursing $184.50 per clinical course
  • School of Pharmacy $150.00 per clinical course

 

Drug Information Center Fee

This fee provides funds to purchase pharmacy specific learning and reference resources, including online drug information and printed materials.

  • School of Pharmacy $160.00 fall semester

Educational Technology/Distance Education Fee

This fee provides funds to be used for learning management systems including the delivery of course instruction, audio visual technologies, computers, printers, software, services, subscriptions and data storage. The funds generated from this fee may also be used to support salaries within the schools.

  • School of Health Professions $120.00 per semester
  • Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences $75.00 per semester
  • School of Medicine $240.00 annual fee
  • School of Nursing – Undergraduate $50.00 per SCH
  • School of Nursing – Graduate $75.00 per SCH
  • School of Nursing – Accelerated Program $750.00 per SCH
  • School of Pharmacy $100.00 per semester
  • School of Pharmacy – Alternative Pathway $350.00 per semester
  • School of Population and Public Health $75.00 per semester
  • School of Population and Public Health – online students $75.00 per SCH

Graduation Fee

This fee provides funds which cover the rental, facility, equipment, furniture, production and printing costs associated with each school's graduation ceremony.  This fee also covers graduation-related events, including but not limited to, hooding, white coat, school specific honor society ceremonies, and events for distance learners attending the graduation ceremonies on campus.

  • All schools $100.00

I.D. Card Maintenance Fee

This fee provides funds which cover the costs associated with issuing and maintaining student identification cards.

  • School of Medicine and School of Pharmacy $25.00 one-time fee
  • All Other Schools $5.00 per semester

Information Technology Fee

This fee provides funds for the information technology infrastructure and network security within the university and is charged to all enrolled students.

  • School of Medicine
    Fiscal Year 2025 $551.76 annual fee
    Fiscal Year 2026 $576.59 annual fee
    Fiscal Year 2027 $602.54 annual fee
  • All Other Schools
    Fiscal Year 2025 $22.99 per SCH
    Fiscal Year 2026 $24.02 per SCH
    Fiscal Year 2027 $25.11 per SCH

International Education Fee

This fee provides funds to assist students participating in international student exchange or study abroad programs.

  • School of Medicine $10.00 annual fee
  • All Other Schools $4.00 per semester

International Student Fee

This fee is only charged to non-immigrant international students and provides funds to support the additional services provided specifically to these students.

  • School of Medicine $100.00 annual fee
  • All Other Schools $50.00 per semester

Learning Resources Fee

This fee provides funds used to offer services and administrative support for areas reporting to the Provost and Chief Academic Officer in order to enhance student success through student support programs across all TTUHSC campuses.

  • School of Medicine
    Fiscal Year 2025 $426.36 annual fee
    Fiscal Year 2026 $445.55 annual fee
    Fiscal Year 2027 $465.60 annual fee
  • All Other Schools
    Fiscal Year 2025 $17.77 per SCH
    Fiscal Year 2026 $18.56 per SCH
    Fiscal Year 2027 $19.40 per SCH

 

Long Term Disability Insurance

This fee provides funds which cover the actual cost of providing long term disability insurance. The fee may increase or decrease as necessary to respond to changes in the cost of providing the insurance coverage.

  • School of Medicine $46.80 annual fee

Malpractice Insurance Fee

This fee provides funds which cover the actual cost of providing malpractice insurance. The fee may increase or decrease as necessary to respond to changes in the cost of providing the insurance coverage.

  • School of Health Professions $14.50 fall semester
  • School of Health Professions – Physician Assistant program $61.00 fall semester
  • School of Medicine – year 1-3 $25.00 annual fee
  • School of Medicine – year 4 $100.00 annual fee
  • School of Nursing $17.00 fall semester
  • School of Nursing – Nurse Practitioner program $61.00 fall semester
  • School of Pharmacy $17.00 fall semester
  • School of Population and Public Health $6.50 fall and spring

Medical Services Fee

This fee provides funds for the cost of providing medical services to students enrolled at the university. This fee is charged in accordance with recommendations of the Medical Services Fee Advisory Committee.

  • School of Medicine $175.00 annual fee
  • All Other Schools

Four or more semester credit hours $70.00 per semester
Summer terms (short) $35.00 per semester

Microscope and Educational Materials Fee

This fee provides funds for the cost of microscopes and basic educational testing material as required by the School curriculum.

  • School of Health Professions – CLS Juniors and Seniors $50.00 per applicable course
  • School of Medicine – first and second year students $60.00 annual fee

NBME Testing Program Support Fee

This fee provides funds which cover the cost of required board exams for the School of Medicine.

  • School of Medicine
    First year students $165.00 annual fee
    Second year students $423.00 annual fee
    Third year students $626.00 annual fee

Outcomes Assessment Fee

This fee provides funds which cover the cost of required national tests.

  • School of Pharmacy $175.00 spring semester

Placement Guarantee Fee

This fee is assessed to students upon acceptance of their offer of admission. The revenue generated from the fee is used to supplement recruiting, admission, and printing costs or non-operational costs related to student services.

  • School of Health Professions $125.00
  • Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences $50.00
  • School of Medicine $100.00
  • School of Nursing $100.00
  • School of Pharmacy $400.00
  • School of Population and Public Health $50.00

Record Processing Fee

This fee provides funds to support services to students of the university in the area of the Office of the Registrar and is charged to all enrolled students. This includes, but is not limited to processing class add/drops, withdrawals, leaves of absence, grade changes, etc.

  • School of Medicine $45.00 annual fee
  • All Other Schools $15.00 per semester

Recreation Center Fee

This fee provides funds for operating, maintaining, improving, and equipping student recreation facilities and programs, and/or acquiring or constructing additions to those facilities. This fee is charged in accordance with recommendations of the Student Recreation Center Fee Advisory Committee and is only charged to students enrolled in courses at the Lubbock campus.

  • School of Medicine $187.50 annual fee
  • All Other Schools
    Four or more semester credit hours $75.00
    Less than four semester credit hours $40.00
    Summer terms (short) $37.50

Health Screening and Management Fee  (previously listed as Screening and Immunization Fee)

This fee provides funds for the screening and maintenance of student immunization records and to cover the cost of providing vaccinations.

  • School of Medicine $85.00 annual fee
  • All Other Schools $42.50 fall & spring semesters

Student Athletic Fee

This fee provides funds for athletic operations and allows students to access student seating for all home sporting events on a first-come basis. Pursuant to an agreement between the Student Government Association and the Athletic Department, this fee is only charged during the fall and spring terms and only to students enrolled in at least four semester credit hours in courses at the Lubbock campus.

  • School of Medicine $122.40 annual fee
  • All Other Schools (four or more semester credit hours) $61.20 fall and spring

Student Services Fee

This fee provides funds which cover the costs of various activities, functions, programs and services which are separate and apart from the regularly scheduled academic functions of the university and directly involve or benefit students. This fee is charged in accordance with recommendations of the Student Services Fee Advisory Committee.

  • School of Medicine $330.00 annual fee
  • All Other Schools
    7 or more semester credit hours $132.00 per semester
    6 or less semester credit hours $66.00 per semester

Student Union Fee

This fee provides funds for operating, maintaining, improving, and equipping student union facilities and programs, and/or acquiring or constructing additions to those facilities.

  • School of Medicine $12.50 annual fee
  • All Other Schools $5.00 per semester

Footnotes                                                                                                                                        

  • The Board of Regents has previously authorized the President of TTUHSC to increase or decrease Malpractice Insurance Fees for students in each of the schools and the School of Medicine Long Term Disability Insurance Fee as necessary to respond to changes in the cost of providing the insurance coverage. The schools seek only to recoup the cost of providing the coverage.
  • The Board of Regents has previously authorized the President of TTUHSC to approve discretionary, incidental fees.
  • Waivers for Teaching Assistants, Research Assistants, Graduate Assistants, and Graduate Part-Time Instructors per Board of Regents' approval December 15, 2000. Fees included in the waiver are Academic Department Instructional Assessment Fee, Educational Technology Fee, Learning Resources Fee, Student Union Fee, Recreation Center Fee, Student Services Fee, Student Athletic Fee, and Information Technology Fee.
  • On August 11, 2000, the Board of Regents approved waivers of the Medical Services fee for Texas Tech University System benefits eligible employees enrolled as students.
  • The Board of Regents authorizes the waiver of fees providing the same service or facility access for students concurrently enrolled at TTU, TTUHSC, and/or TTUHSC El Paso. Fees included in the waiver are Recreation Center Fee, Student Athletic Fee, Student Services Fee, Medical Services Fee, and ID Card Maintenance Fee.
  • The Board of Regents previously authorized the President of TTUHSC to approve the assessment of additional tuition at a rate not to exceed the maximum allowed by law, Texas Education Code, Section 54.008, per semester credit hour for students enrolled in graduate and professional program courses in the School of Health Professions, Graduate School of Biomedical Sciences, School of Nursing, and School of Pharmacy.