Tuition will be calibrated to the local market: more than top level local American-international K-12 schools in San José, but less than out-of-state tuition/room and board at US universities. It has a total enrollment of more than 36,000 students and is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools - Commission on Colleges, with five Texas regional sites located in Abilene, Amarillo, Fredericksburg, Highland Lakes and Junction, plus a study abroad center in Seville, Spain. The Princeton Review ranked Texas Tech among the 125 best colleges in the Western United States in its 2015 edition. The 2016 U.S. News & World Report rankings listed the university at 168th nationally and 91st amongst public universities. The 2013 Shanghai Jiao Tong Rankings placed Texas Tech University at 401 among all universities worldwide.
