Basic Information

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

Weather

Comfortable Days 90 (14%)
Sunshine Hours 2,825 (78%)
Days Without Precipitation 280 (89%)

Honors College

Name Honors College
Students 2,000 (6%)

Demographics

Total Undergraduates 32,491
Men / Women 40% / 60%
From State 97%
From Region 0%
Athletes 1.6%

Racial/Ethnic

Hispanic 40%
White 36%
Black 10%
Asian 3%
Mixed 3%
International 3%
Native American 0%

Schools & Majors

Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Applied Arts 2,221 35% / 65% 0% $55,099 57 94%
Agribusiness 21 62% / 38% 0% $58,510 64 93%
Agriculture 38 45% / 55% 0% $63,295 73 95%
Animal Science 73 3% / 97% 0% $46,934 33 93%
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies 45 13% / 87% 0% $54,012 54 95%
Exercise Science 337 40% / 60% 0% $59,248 66 96%
Advertising 170 40% / 60% 0% $58,521 64 94%
Consumer Services and Advocacy 21 43% / 57% 0% $51,143 46 95%
Recreation Administration 20 20% / 80% 0% $47,571 35 94%
Sport Management 49 76% / 24% 0% $59,248 66 96%
Applied Sociology 41 22% / 78% 0% $51,445 47 90%
General Studies 216 47% / 53% 1% $58,981 65 89%
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 15 80% / 20% 0% $55,867 58 94%
Geography 22 45% / 55% 0% $55,867 58 94%
Human Development and Family Studies 76 3% / 97% 0% $48,804 39 93%
Journalism 50 28% / 72% 0% $41,117 17 88%
Mass Communication 57 39% / 61% 2% $59,447 66 93%
Political Science 91 +7 49% / 51% 2% $51,013 46 95%
Public Administration 32 44% / 56% 0% $53,239 52 95%
Public Relations 172 20% / 80% 0% $58,521 64 94%
Social Work 85 13% / 87% 0% $47,807 36 96%
Sociology 14 14% / 86% 7% $51,445 47 90%
Digital Media 107 +1 45% / 55% 1% $47,567 35 93%
Electronic Media 82 55% / 45% 0% $47,567 35 93%
Fashion Merchandising 82 9% / 91% 0% $59,443 66 93%
Urban and Regional Planning 17 65% / 35% 6% $58,145 63 100%
Criminal Justice 288 38% / 62% 0% $55,290 57 97%
Criminal Justice/Police Science $55,290 57 96%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Education 316 5% / 95% 0% $55,660 58 94%
Interdisciplinary Studies 316 +30 5% / 95% 0% $55,660 58 94%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Fine Arts and Communication 710 29% / 71% 0% $51,489 47 93%
Communication Studies 106 +2 27% / 73% 0% $59,447 66 93%
Art History 9 +1 11% / 89% 0% $40,199 15 86%
Dance 33 12% / 88% 0% $55,346 57 90%
Design and Visual Communications 95 29% / 71% 1% $63,264 73 94%
Fine Arts 12 17% / 83% 0% $40,199 15 86%
Interior Design 87 8% / 92% 1% $63,264 73 94%
Music 57 58% / 42% 0% $51,926 48 96%
Music Performance 15 60% / 40% 0% $51,926 48 96%
Musical Theatre 14 50% / 50% 0% $41,153 17 95%
Photography 20 15% / 85% 0% $45,743 30 89%
Recording Technology 13 77% / 23% 0% $50,912 45
Studio Art 70 +1 9% / 91% 0% $40,199 15 86%
Theatre 179 39% / 61% 1% $41,153 17 95%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Health Professions 567 14% / 86% 1% $64,590 75 96%
Clinical Laboratory Science 15 27% / 73% 0% $69,003 80 96%
Communication Sciences and Disorders 30 3% / 97% 0% $68,126 79 97%
Health Sciences 270 13% / 87% 1% $60,714 68
Nursing 85 19% / 81% 2% $74,772 86 97%
Public Health 39 18% / 82% 0% $55,531 58 95%
Radiation Therapy 18 17% / 83% 0% $72,598 84 99%
Respiratory Care 43 19% / 81% 0% $72,598 84 99%
Health Administration 40 12% / 88% 0% $62,710 72 93%
Health Information Management 27 7% / 93% 0% $62,710 72 93%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Liberal Arts 1,132 25% / 75% 1% $51,788 48 93%
Economics 13 62% / 38% 0% $71,773 83 95%
Anthropology 71 +1 21% / 79% 0% $44,083 25 84%
English 131 +5 22% / 78% 1% $49,471 41 95%
French 3 +2 33% / 67% 0% $51,583 47 86%
German 3 +1 33% / 67% 0% $51,577 47
History 93 +4 56% / 44% 0% $55,013 56 93%
Interdisciplinary Studies 152 40% / 60% 2% $54,745 56 92%
International Affairs 19 37% / 63% 5% $53,432 52 93%
International Studies 28 25% / 75% 0% $61,152 69 87%
Philosophy 9 44% / 56% 0% $50,451 44 86%
Psychology 579 +8 15% / 85% 0% $51,046 46 94%
Religion/Religious Studies 2 +2 100% / 0% 0% $50,354 44
Rhetoric and Composition $58,090 63 96%
Spanish 29 +7 28% / 72% 0% $51,583 47 86%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
College of Science and Engineering 864 52% / 48% 2% $80,655 90 95%
Computer Science 279 +8 73% / 27% 3% $115,342 99 98%
Computer and Information Science 118 +1 64% / 36% 2% $89,997 95 97%
Applied Mathematics 23 +7 65% / 35% 9% $75,081 86 100%
Chemistry 13 69% / 31% 0% $58,118 63 100%
Mathematics 21 +2 48% / 52% 5% $62,858 72 94%
Physics 15 +2 87% / 13% 0% $103,027 98 100%
Biochemistry 30 +1 47% / 53% 0% $61,274 70 93%
Biology 216 +5 27% / 73% 1% $54,910 56 90%
Microbiology 19 +1 32% / 68% 0% $63,365 73 92%
Aquatic Biology/Limnology 13 +1 31% / 69% 0% $61,521 70 95%
Environmental Science 49 35% / 65% 0% $51,117 46 90%
Wildlife Biology 62 35% / 65% 0% $48,591 38 94%
Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management 6 50% / 50% 0% $53,092 51
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Ingram School of Engineering 329 81% / 19% 1% $95,853 97 97%
Civil Engineering 45 73% / 27% 0% $88,999 94
Electrical Engineering 73 84% / 16% 1% $106,840 99 95%
Industrial Engineering 24 50% / 50% 8% $90,389 95 97%
Manufacturing Engineering 27 +1 93% / 7% 0% $87,985 94 93%
Construction Management 131 89% / 11% 0% $98,499 97 100%
Engineering Technologies 29 69% / 31% 0% $78,730 88 95%
Trends Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
McCoy College of Business Administration 1,099 50% / 50% 1% $74,172 85 95%
Accounting 196 +7 43% / 57% 2% $73,764 85 98%
Business Economics 25 80% / 20% 4% $73,094 84 90%
Finance 185 +8 72% / 28% 2% $82,204 91 98%
Management 351 +3 50% / 50% 1% $70,107 82 92%
Marketing 342 +2 40% / 60% 1% $74,312 85 96%

Financial

In-State Tuition & Fees $12,029
Out-of-State Tuition & Fees $24,394
Est. In-State Cost $15,561
Est. Out-of-State Cost $31,556
ROI Percentile 72th

Retention & Graduation

Full-Time Retention 80%
4-Year Graduation Rate 34%
6-Year Graduation Rate 55%
Transfer-Out Rate 0%

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).

Academics

% Degrees Male/Female Intl Earnings ROI Employment
Humanities & Social Sciences 33.4% 2,418 25% / 75% 0% $53,418 52 93%
Business & Economics 19.9% 1,439 47% / 53% 1% $70,554 82 95%
Arts 12.3% 892 33% / 67% 1% $50,571 44 93%
Health Sciences 11.6% 837 25% / 75% 1% $62,590 72 97%
Professional 6.2% 448 55% / 45% 0% $69,442 81 97%
Computer Science 5.5% 397 71% / 29% 3% $107,809 99 98%
Agriculture & Food Science 4.2% 301 27% / 73% 0% $52,518 50 93%
Life & Natural Sciences 3.7% 265 29% / 71% 1% $56,237 59 91%
Engineering 2.3% 169 78% / 22% 2% $96,741 97 95%
Physical Sciences & Math 1.0% 72 65% / 35% 4% $74,275 85 98%

Research R2

Research $ Rank Federal Industry $ PhDs Rank PhD students Postdocs
Humanities & Social Sciences $61.6M #27 34% $0.0M 22 #173 98 9
Physical Sciences & Math $23.9M #117 31% $0.1M 11
Life & Natural Sciences $15.2M #136 29% $0.2M 3 12
Engineering $15.0M #168 33% $0.3M 6 #198 83 18
Education $12.5M #47 51% $0.1M 32 #130
Business & Economics $7.8M #78 0% $0 1
Health Sciences $6.5M #152 18% $0.0M 2
Computer Science $4.9M #136 31% $0.2M 8 #109 52 2
Agriculture & Food Science $2.7M #115 47% $0 3 #92 50 6
Total $149M #138 32% $0.9M 71 #219 286 61

Expenditure and funding source: NSF HERD, FY2024. Degrees: IPEDS completions, 2023–24. Students and postdocs: NSF Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates, fall 2024, which covers science, engineering and selected health fields only. An em dash means the source does not report the figure, which is not the same as zero.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 70%
Yield (Unbound) 26%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 70% 70% 70%

Standardized Tests

Test Policy optional
Submitted Test Scores 47%
SAT Range 980 – 1200
SAT Math Range 480 – 590
SAT RW Range 500 – 610