Established in 1923, Texas Tech University is a Carnegie R1 (very high research activity) Doctoral/Research-Extensive, Hispanic Serving, and state-assisted institution. Located on a beautiful 1,850-acre campus in Lubbock, a city in West Texas with a growing metropolitan-area population of over 300,000, the university enrolls over 40,000 students with 33,000 undergraduate and 7,000 graduate students. As the primary research institution in the western two-thirds of the state, Texas Tech University is home to 10 colleges, the Schools of Law and Veterinary Medicine, and the Graduate School. The flagship of the Texas Tech University System, Texas Tech is dedicated to student success by preparing learners to be ethical leaders for a diverse and globally competitive workforce. It is committed to enhancing the cultural and economic development of the state, nation, and world.

The Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Texas Tech is one of the largest departments on campus. It includes 48 tenured and tenure-track faculty lines, 6-8 postdoctoral associates each year, and an annual average of 15 lecturers and professors of practice. As of fall 2025, the Department enrolls 184 undergraduate majors, and 125 graduate students, with 100 of them being supported full-time as graduate part-time instructors, teaching assistants, or research assistants. Our faculty, postdocs, and graduate students actively engage in various areas of research. We are committed to achieving significant research and providing high-quality education to our students. We are passionate about our students' success and research topics.