Texas State University
Basic Information
Type
Public
Geographical Reach
Regional
Location
San Marcos, TX
Population
300,000
Website
http://www.txstate.edu/
Demographics
Total Undergraduates
34,547
Men / Women
41% / 59%
Hispanic
40%
White
37%
Black
9%
Asian
3%
Mixed
3%
International
2%
Native American
0%
From State
97%
From Region
0%
Academics
Undergraduate Degrees
Business & Economics
20%
Health Sciences
12%
Arts
11%
Life & Natural Sciences
8%
Computer Science
5%
Engineering
2%
Professional
2%
Physical Sciences & Math
1%
Financial
In-State Tuition & Fees
$11,450
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees
$22,930
Est. In-State Cost
$14,812
Est. Out-of-State Cost
$29,662
10-Year ROI
$187,000
ROI Percentile
77th
Retention & Graduation
Full-Time Retention
80%
4-Year Graduation Rate
34%
6-Year Graduation Rate
55%
Transfer-Out Rate
0%
Weather
Comfortable Days
90 (14%)
Sunshine Hours
2,825 (78%)
Days Without Precipitation
280 (89%)
Admissions
Uses Common App
Yes
Acceptance Rate
70%
Yield (Unbound)
26%
Regular Decision
Jan 1
Research
Research Level
R2
Expenditure
| Humanities & Social Sciences | $15M | #106 |
| Engineering, Computing & Math | $26M | #146 |
| Life & Natural Sciences | $42M | #159 |
Graduate Degrees
| Engineering, Computing & Math | 14 | #186 |
| Humanities & Social Sciences | 54 | #246 |
| Life & Natural Sciences | 46 | #303 |
Honors College
Name
Honors College
Students
2,000 (6%)
Standardized Tests
Test Scores
Test Policy
optional
Submitted Test Scores
47%
SAT Range
1020
–
1160
SAT Math Range
480
–
590
SAT RW Range
500
–
610
ACT Range
19
–
25
Earnings by Major Category
Each major category's degree-weighted estimated median 5-year earnings at this college, expressed as a z-score against the national degree-weighted distribution for that category. 0 is the national average. The shaded band between +1.28 and −1.28 marks the central 80% of the national distribution (10th–90th percentile).
Schools & Majors
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Applied Arts | 2,153 | 37% / 63% | 0% | $53,881 | 94% | ||
| Agriculture | 50 — | 40% / 60% | 0% | $61,972 | 72 | 95% | |
| Animal Science | 71 — | 10% / 90% | 1% | $45,953 | 33 | 93% | |
| Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies | 43 — | 28% / 72% | 0% | $52,933 | 53 | 95% | |
| Exercise Science | 360 — | 37% / 63% | 0% | $57,963 | 65 | 96% | |
| Advertising | 155 — | 50% / 50% | 0% | $57,471 | 64 | 94% | |
| Agribusiness | 16 +1 | 62% / 38% | 0% | $57,287 | 63 | 93% | |
| Consumer Services and Advocacy | 22 — | 27% / 73% | 0% | $50,122 | 45 | 95% | |
| Recreation Administration | 26 — | 42% / 58% | 0% | $46,540 | 35 | 94% | |
| Sport Management | 54 — | 59% / 41% | 0% | $57,963 | 65 | 96% | |
| Applied Sociology | 30 — | 27% / 73% | 3% | $50,392 | 46 | 90% | |
| Criminal Justice | 325 — | 39% / 61% | 0% | $54,099 | 56 | 96% | |
| Criminal Justice/Police Science | 2 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $54,099 | 56 | 96% | |
| General Studies | 128 — | 52% / 48% | 1% | $57,785 | 64 | 89% | |
| Geographic Information Science and Cartography | 13 +1 | 62% / 38% | 0% | $54,724 | 58 | 94% | |
| Geography | 28 +1 | 54% / 46% | 4% | $54,724 | 58 | 94% | |
| Human Development and Family Studies | 80 — | 4% / 96% | 0% | $47,829 | 39 | 93% | |
| Journalism | 39 — | 26% / 74% | 0% | $40,380 | 18 | 88% | |
| Mass Communication | 43 — | 26% / 74% | 2% | $58,381 | 65 | 93% | |
| Political Science | 120 +5 | 43% / 57% | 0% | $49,969 | 45 | 95% | |
| Public Administration | 40 — | 42% / 57% | 0% | $52,103 | 51 | 95% | |
| Public Relations | 140 — | 26% / 74% | 0% | $57,471 | 64 | 94% | |
| Social Work | 77 — | 12% / 88% | 0% | $46,787 | 36 | 96% | |
| Sociology | 21 — | 43% / 57% | 5% | $50,392 | 46 | 90% | |
| Digital Media | 87 — | 45% / 55% | 1% | $46,714 | 35 | 93% | |
| Electronic Media | 88 — | 58% / 42% | 0% | $46,714 | 35 | 93% | |
| Fashion Merchandising | 83 — | 12% / 88% | 0% | $58,224 | 65 | 93% | |
| Urban and Regional Planning | 12 — | 58% / 42% | 0% | $57,160 | 63 | 100% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Education | 324 | 4% / 96% | 0% | $54,287 | 94% | ||
| Interdisciplinary Studies | 324 +3 | 4% / 96% | 0% | $54,287 | 57 | 94% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Fine Arts and Communication | 561 | 34% / 66% | 0% | $49,744 | 93% | ||
| Communication Studies | 87 — | 38% / 62% | 0% | $58,381 | 65 | 93% | |
| Art History | 8 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $39,521 | 16 | 86% | |
| Dance | 41 — | 2% / 98% | 0% | $54,412 | 57 | 90% | |
| Design and Visual Communications | 75 — | 33% / 67% | 0% | $62,197 | 72 | 94% | |
| Fine Arts | 14 +1 | 21% / 79% | 0% | $39,521 | 16 | 86% | |
| Interior Design | 30 — | 3% / 97% | 0% | $62,197 | 72 | 94% | |
| Music | 52 — | 56% / 44% | 2% | $51,050 | 48 | 96% | |
| Music Performance | 14 — | 79% / 21% | 0% | $51,050 | 48 | 96% | |
| Musical Theatre | 15 — | 33% / 67% | 7% | $40,459 | 18 | 95% | |
| Photography | 14 — | 29% / 71% | 0% | $44,971 | 30 | 89% | |
| Recording Technology | 13 — | 100% / 0% | 0% | $49,489 | 44 | — | |
| Studio Art | 68 — | 25% / 75% | 0% | $39,521 | 16 | 86% | |
| Theatre | 130 +2 | 38% / 62% | 0% | $40,459 | 18 | 95% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Health Professions | 525 | 15% / 85% | 1% | $63,595 | 96% | ||
| Clinical Laboratory Science | 15 — | 27% / 73% | 0% | $67,561 | 80 | 96% | |
| Communication Sciences and Disorders | 31 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $66,703 | 79 | 97% | |
| Health Sciences | 216 — | 12% / 88% | 0% | $59,612 | 68 | — | |
| Nursing | 89 — | 16% / 84% | 0% | $73,210 | 85 | 97% | |
| Public Health | 47 — | 15% / 85% | 0% | $54,371 | 57 | 95% | |
| Radiation Therapy | 18 — | 17% / 83% | 0% | $71,081 | 84 | 99% | |
| Respiratory Care | 40 — | 18% / 82% | 5% | $71,081 | 84 | 99% | |
| Health Administration | 44 — | 20% / 80% | 0% | $61,400 | 71 | 93% | |
| Health Information Management | 25 — | 24% / 76% | 4% | $61,400 | 71 | 93% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Liberal Arts | 1,132 | 27% / 73% | 0% | $50,869 | 92% | ||
| Economics | 15 +1 | 73% / 27% | 7% | $70,304 | 83 | 95% | |
| Anthropology | 75 +4 | 27% / 73% | 0% | $43,181 | 25 | 84% | |
| English | 127 +5 | 31% / 69% | 0% | $48,448 | 41 | 95% | |
| French | 3 +1 | 33% / 67% | 0% | $50,661 | 47 | 86% | |
| German | 4 — | 25% / 75% | 0% | $50,887 | 48 | — | |
| History | 94 +2 | 64% / 36% | 0% | $53,755 | 55 | 93% | |
| Interdisciplinary Studies | 194 — | 28% / 72% | 2% | $53,495 | 55 | 92% | |
| International Affairs | 12 — | 33% / 67% | 0% | $52,339 | 52 | 93% | |
| International Studies | 30 — | 37% / 63% | 0% | $59,756 | 68 | 87% | |
| Philosophy | 17 +1 | 53% / 47% | 0% | $49,753 | 44 | 86% | |
| Psychology | 532 +3 | 16% / 84% | 0% | $49,984 | 45 | 94% | |
| Religion/Religious Studies | 3 +2 | 33% / 67% | 0% | $48,350 | 40 | — | |
| Rhetoric and Composition | 5 — | 0% / 100% | 0% | $56,889 | 62 | 96% | |
| Spanish | 21 +7 | 29% / 71% | 0% | $50,661 | 47 | 86% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| College of Science and Engineering | 827 | 53% / 47% | 1% | $76,971 | 95% | ||
| Computer Science | 247 +5 | 82% / 18% | 1% | $113,108 | 99 | 98% | |
| Computer and Information Science | 90 +2 | 74% / 26% | 1% | $88,254 | 95 | 97% | |
| Applied Mathematics | 26 +3 | 54% / 46% | 4% | $73,629 | 86 | 100% | |
| Chemistry | 26 — | 58% / 42% | 0% | $57,228 | 63 | 100% | |
| Mathematics | 19 +1 | 63% / 37% | 0% | $61,642 | 72 | 94% | |
| Physics | 13 — | 92% / 8% | 0% | $101,450 | 98 | 100% | |
| Aquatic Biology/Limnology | 12 — | 42% / 58% | 0% | $60,345 | 69 | 95% | |
| Biochemistry | 27 — | 33% / 67% | 4% | $60,103 | 69 | 93% | |
| Biology | 215 +2 | 24% / 76% | 0% | $53,861 | 56 | 90% | |
| Environmental Science | 56 — | 29% / 71% | 0% | $50,255 | 46 | 90% | |
| Microbiology | 36 — | 31% / 69% | 0% | $62,154 | 72 | 92% | |
| Wildlife Biology | 50 — | 38% / 62% | 0% | $47,662 | 38 | 94% | |
| Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management | 10 — | 70% / 30% | 0% | $52,065 | 51 | — |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ingram School of Engineering | 333 | 83% / 17% | 1% | $91,923 | 97% | ||
| Civil Engineering | 44 — | 70% / 30% | 0% | $84,118 | 93 | — | |
| Electrical Engineering | 56 +1 | 93% / 7% | 0% | $104,885 | 98 | 95% | |
| Industrial Engineering | 25 +1 | 68% / 32% | 8% | $88,735 | 95 | 97% | |
| Manufacturing Engineering | 41 — | 68% / 32% | 0% | $86,375 | 94 | 93% | |
| Construction Management | 124 — | 90% / 10% | 0% | $96,457 | 97 | 100% | |
| Engineering Technologies | 43 — | 84% / 16% | 0% | $77,098 | 88 | 95% |
| ⇅ | Trends | Degrees | Male/Female | Intl | Earnings | ROI | Employment |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| McCoy College of Business Administration | 1,019 | 56% / 44% | 1% | $72,471 | 95% | ||
| Accounting | 129 +6 | 47% / 53% | 0% | $72,251 | 85 | 98% | |
| Business Economics | 30 — | 73% / 27% | 3% | $71,595 | 84 | 90% | |
| Finance | 176 +2 | 75% / 25% | 1% | $80,518 | 91 | 98% | |
| Management | 383 +2 | 56% / 44% | 0% | $68,669 | 81 | 92% | |
| Marketing | 301 — | 45% / 55% | 2% | $72,788 | 85 | 96% |