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Texas State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Location San Marcos, TX
Population 300,000
Map of the United States

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 34,547
Men / Women 41% / 59%
Hispanic 40%
White 37%
Black 9%
Asian 3%
Mixed 3%
International 2%
Native American 0%

Academics

Undergraduate Degrees
Humanities & Social Sciences 38%
Business & Economics 20%
Life & Natural Sciences 20%
Arts 11%
Engineering, Computing & Math 8%
Professional 2%

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 (14th pctl)
Sunshine Hours 2,825 (78th pctl)
Days Without Precipitation 280 (89th pctl)
Muggyness Nice

Admissions

Acceptance Rate 55%
Yield (Unbound) 26%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Research

Research Level R2
Expenditure
Humanities & Social Sciences $15M #107
Engineering, Computing & Math $26M #146
Life & Natural Sciences $42M #160
Graduate Degrees
Engineering, Computing & Math 14 #188
Humanities & Social Sciences 54 #254
Life & Natural Sciences 46 #325

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 2,000 (6%)

Standardized Tests

Test Scores

Test Policy test_optional
Submitted Test Scores 47%
SAT Range 980 – 1,200
ACT Range 19 – 25

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Applied Arts 2,153 37% / 63% 0% $56,265
Agriculture 50 40% / 60% 0% $63,889
Animal Science 71 10% / 90% 1% $47,374
Exercise Science 360 37% / 63% 0% $60,666
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies 43 28% / 72% 0% $54,570
Advertising 155 50% / 50% 0% $59,248
Agribusiness 16 +1 62% / 38% 0% $59,059
Consumer Services and Advocacy 22 27% / 73% 0% $51,672
Recreation Administration 26 42% / 58% 0% $51,393
Sport Management 54 59% / 41% 0% $60,666
Applied Sociology 30 27% / 73% 3% $51,414
Criminal Justice 325 39% / 61% 0% $55,342
Criminal Justice/Police Science 2 100% / 0% 0% $55,342
General Studies 128 52% / 48% 1% $59,572
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 13 +1 62% / 38% 0% $56,416
Geography 28 +1 54% / 46% 4% $56,416
Human Development and Family Studies 80 4% / 96% 0% $49,308
Journalism 39 26% / 74% 0% $41,629
Mass Communication 43 26% / 74% 2% $64,312
Political Science 120 +5 43% / 57% 0% $51,514
Public Administration 40 42% / 57% 0% $68,730
Public Relations 140 26% / 74% 0% $59,248
Social Work 77 12% / 88% 0% $54,344
Sociology 21 43% / 57% 5% $51,414
Digital Media 87 45% / 55% 1% $48,159
Electronic Media 88 58% / 42% 0% $48,159
Fashion Merchandising 83 12% / 88% 0% $60,025
Urban and Regional Planning 12 58% / 42% 0% $58,928
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Education 324 4% / 96% 0% $55,966
Interdisciplinary Studies 324 +3 4% / 96% 0% $55,966
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Fine Arts and Communication 561 34% / 66% 0% $52,161
Communication Studies 87 38% / 62% 0% $64,312
Art History 8 0% / 100% 0% $40,743
Dance 41 2% / 98% 0% $56,095
Design and Visual Communications 75 33% / 67% 0% $64,121
Fine Arts 14 +1 21% / 79% 0% $40,743
Interior Design 30 3% / 97% 0% $64,121
Music 52 56% / 44% 2% $54,439
Music Performance 14 79% / 21% 0% $54,439
Musical Theatre 15 33% / 67% 7% $41,710
Photography 14 29% / 71% 0% $46,362
Recording Technology 13 100% / 0% 0%
Studio Art 68 25% / 75% 0% $40,743
Theatre 130 +2 38% / 62% 0% $41,710
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Health Professions 525 15% / 85% 1% $76,747
Clinical Laboratory Science 15 27% / 73% 0%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 31 0% / 100% 0% $70,874
Health Sciences 216 12% / 88% 0%
Nursing 89 16% / 84% 0% $99,031
Public Health 47 15% / 85% 0% $56,053
Radiation Therapy 18 17% / 83% 0% $67,911
Respiratory Care 40 18% / 82% 5% $67,911
Health Administration 44 20% / 80% 0% $72,167
Health Information Management 25 24% / 76% 4% $72,167
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Liberal Arts 1,132 27% / 73% 0% $53,088
Economics 15 +1 73% / 27% 7%
Anthropology 75 +4 27% / 73% 0% $44,516
English 127 +5 31% / 69% 0% $49,946
French 3 +1 33% / 67% 0% $52,228
German 4 25% / 75% 0%
History 94 +2 64% / 36% 0% $55,418
Interdisciplinary Studies 194 28% / 72% 2% $61,477
International Affairs 12 33% / 67% 0%
International Studies 30 37% / 63% 0%
Philosophy 17 +1 53% / 47% 0%
Psychology 532 +3 16% / 84% 0% $51,530
Religion/Religious Studies 3 +2 33% / 67% 0%
Rhetoric and Composition 5 0% / 100% 0% $62,280
Spanish 21 +7 29% / 71% 0% $52,228
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
College of Science and Engineering 827 53% / 47% 1% $80,345
Applied Mathematics 26 +3 54% / 46% 4% $75,906
Computer Science 247 +5 82% / 18% 1% $116,606
Computer and Information Science 90 +2 74% / 26% 1% $90,984
Mathematics 19 +1 63% / 37% 0% $63,548
Physics 13 92% / 8% 0% $104,588
Aquatic Biology/Limnology 12 42% / 58% 0% $62,211
Biochemistry 27 33% / 67% 4% $61,962
Biology 215 +2 24% / 76% 0% $55,527
Chemistry 26 58% / 42% 0%
Environmental Science 56 29% / 71% 0% $51,809
Microbiology 36 31% / 69% 0% $64,076
Wildlife Biology 50 38% / 62% 0% $49,136
Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management 10 70% / 30% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
Ingram School of Engineering 333 83% / 17% 1% $98,876
Civil Engineering 44 70% / 30% 0%
Electrical Engineering 56 +1 93% / 7% 0% $108,129
Industrial Engineering 25 +1 68% / 32% 8% $91,479
Manufacturing Engineering 41 68% / 32% 0% $89,046
Construction Management 124 90% / 10% 0% $99,440
Engineering Technologies 43 84% / 16% 0%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl 5yr Earn
McCoy College of Business Administration 1,019 56% / 44% 1% $82,286
Accounting 129 +6 47% / 53% 0% $82,822
Business Economics 30 73% / 27% 3% $73,809
Finance 176 +2 75% / 25% 1% $83,008
Management 383 +2 56% / 44% 0% $88,134
Marketing 301 45% / 55% 2% $75,039