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Estimated Savings

Do the Math.

Fact:

The average Texas Tech University student in 2004 took 5.5 years (11 semesters) to graduate.

 

Fact:

The average out-of-pocket cost per semester for a Texas resident to attain a degree is $8,777 (tuition, fees, books, room and board, transportation).

 

Fact:

More than 70 percent of degrees at Texas Tech are designed to take four years to complete with a minimum semester course load of 15 hours.

 

Conclusion:

Students who spend 5.5 years getting a 4-year degree spend more than $26,300 extra for college and lose $45,000 or more in wages they would have earned after a timely graduation.