Texas State University

Basic Information

Type Public
Geographical Reach Regional
Population 300,000

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 383 (1.2%)

Racial/Ethnic

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

Schools & Majors

⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Applied Arts 2,221 35% 39% 2% 9% 41% 0% $59,626 9 -0.24 59 94% 6.9%
Agribusiness 21 — 62% 81% 0% 0% 14% 0% $58,350 11 -1.41 56 84% — — — —
Agriculture 38 — 45% 55% 0% 5% 34% 0% $74,768 97 +1.23 82 97% — — — —
Animal Science 73 — 3% 34% 3% 7% 48% 0% $46,327 12 -0.91 24 94% — — — —
Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies 45 — 13% 42% 0% 4% 38% 0% $58,622 25 -0.51 57 97% — — — —
Exercise Science 337 — 40% 32% 3% 12% 46% 0% $62,637 56 +0.10 65 95% — — — —
Advertising 170 — 40% 45% 1% 6% 41% 0% $66,788 17 -0.84 72 96% — — — —
Consumer Services and Advocacy 21 — 43% 38% 0% 0% 62% 0% $58,813 4 -1.46 57 92% — — — —
Recreation Administration 20 — 20% 55% 0% 0% 35% 0% $50,594 10 -0.90 36 98% — — — —
Sport Management 49 — 76% 41% 4% 6% 45% 0% $62,637 57 +0.14 65 95% — — — —
General Studies 216 — 47% 36% 1% 19% 31% 1% $53,488 33 -0.37 44 90% — — — —
Applied Sociology 55 — 20% 35% 9% 13% 35% 2% $55,585 52 -0.12 49 91% — — — —
Geographic Information Science and Cartography 15 — 80% 60% 0% 0% 20% 0% $67,710 78 +0.64 74 96% — — — —
Geography 22 — 45% 50% 0% 14% 18% 0% $67,710 78 +0.64 74 96% — — — —
Human Development and Family Studies 76 — 3% 36% 4% 14% 39% 0% $51,162 33 -0.25 37 87% — — — —
Journalism 50 — 28% 36% 2% 8% 44% 0% $54,987 23 -0.82 47 98% — — — —
Mass Communication 57 — 39% 44% 4% 9% 33% 2% $50,697 12 -1.04 36 94% — — — —
Political Science 91 +7 49% 32% 2% 7% 45% 2% $59,266 15 -0.95 58 96% — — — —
Public Administration 32 — 44% 50% 3% 16% 22% 0% $62,496 24 -0.71 65 97% — — — —
Public Relations 172 — 20% 46% 1% 8% 37% 0% $66,788 35 -0.44 72 96% — — — —
Social Work 85 — 13% 35% 0% 7% 52% 0% $60,258 91 +0.83 60 94% 6.9% — — —
Digital Media 107 +1 45% 43% 1% 9% 32% 1% $56,452 60 +0.05 51 95% — — — —
Electronic Media 82 — 55% 35% 1% 12% 44% 0% $56,452 60 +0.05 51 95% — — — —
Fashion Merchandising 82 — 9% 39% 2% 6% 45% 0% $61,499 47 -0.01 63 95% — — — —
Urban and Regional Planning 17 — 65% 71% 0% 6% 12% 6% $61,290 15 -0.78 63 92% — — — —
Criminal Justice 288 — 38% 32% 1% 6% 53% 0% $59,602 52 -0.04 59 96% — — — —
Criminal Justice/Police Science — — — — — — — — $59,602 52 -0.04 59 96% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Education 316 5% 47% 1% 5% 40% 0% $55,660 3 -0.16 49 94%
Interdisciplinary Studies 316 +30 5% 47% 1% 5% 40% 0% $55,660 48 -0.16 49 94% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Fine Arts and Communication 710 29% 42% 2% 6% 38% 0% $54,101 2 +0.24 45 94%
Communication Studies 106 +2 27% 54% 1% 6% 30% 0% $50,697 12 -1.04 36 94% — — — —
Art History 9 +1 11% 78% 0% 11% 11% 0% $44,833 28 -0.54 21 92% — — — —
Dance 33 — 12% 36% 3% 6% 42% 0% $53,130 95 +1.35 43 99% — — — —
Design and Visual Communications 95 — 29% 42% 2% 5% 41% 1% $66,758 77 +0.52 72 96% — — — —
Fine Arts 12 — 17% 25% 0% 0% 42% 0% $44,833 40 -0.21 21 92% — — — —
Interior Design 87 — 8% 37% 2% 7% 47% 1% $66,758 39 -0.15 72 96% — — — —
Music 57 — 58% 39% 0% 5% 46% 0% $51,273 68 +0.49 38 97% — — — —
Music Performance 15 — 60% 33% 0% 7% 40% 0% $51,273 68 +0.49 38 97% — — — —
Musical Theatre 14 — 50% 36% 0% 14% 14% 0% $51,241 68 +0.48 37 92% — — — —
Photography 20 — 15% 45% 0% 10% 30% 0% $39,481 6 -1.09 10 93% — — — —
Recording Technology 13 — 77% 54% 0% 0% 8% 0% $52,621 77 +0.63 41 — — — — —
Studio Art 70 +1 9% 36% 1% 1% 46% 0% $44,833 40 -0.21 21 92% — — — —
Theatre 179 — 39% 40% 2% 6% 37% 1% $51,241 90 +1.10 37 92% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Health Professions 567 14% 30% 4% 13% 44% 1% $69,862 43 -0.14 76 96% 6.2%
Clinical Laboratory Science 15 — 27% 33% 7% 13% 47% 0% $70,147 19 -0.68 77 93% — — — —
Communication Sciences and Disorders 30 — 3% 37% 0% 10% 50% 0% $68,217 81 +0.80 74 92% — — — —
Health Sciences 270 — 13% 25% 4% 15% 44% 1% $65,028 44 -0.24 69 — — — — —
Nursing 85 — 19% 47% 4% 7% 34% 2% $90,798 52 -0.14 93 99% — — — —
Public Health 39 — 18% 26% 3% 18% 41% 0% $56,139 18 -0.84 50 90% — — — —
Radiation Therapy 18 — 17% 28% 0% 6% 67% 0% $80,453 64 +0.11 86 98% 4.7% — — —
Respiratory Care 43 — 19% 28% 7% 5% 58% 0% $80,453 73 +0.63 86 98% 4.7% — — —
Health Administration 40 — 12% 30% 2% 12% 42% 0% $61,806 46 -0.23 64 97% 7.6% — — —
Health Information Management 27 — 7% 33% 0% 15% 48% 0% $61,806 46 -0.23 64 97% 7.6% — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Liberal Arts 1,132 25% 40% 2% 8% 38% 1% $54,360 3 -0.19 46 93%
Economics 13 — 62% 54% 0% 0% 15% 0% $64,787 4 -1.25 69 100% — — — —
English 131 +5 22% 46% 1% 4% 31% 1% $50,080 42 -0.28 34 91% — — — —
French 3 +2 33% 33% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,261 30 -0.52 40 98% — — — —
German 3 +1 33% 33% 0% 0% 0% 0% $52,679 32 -0.48 41 — — — — —
History 93 +4 56% 57% 0% 3% 28% 0% $56,356 55 -0.06 51 97% — — — —
Interdisciplinary Studies 152 — 40% 39% 1% 15% 34% 2% $56,713 53 -0.06 52 93% — — — —
Philosophy 9 — 44% 0% 0% 0% 67% 0% $51,464 23 -0.75 38 80% — — — —
Religious Studies 2 +2 100% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $51,264 48 +0.05 38 — — — — —
Rhetoric and Composition — — — — — — — — $60,948 89 +1.04 62 96% — — — —
Spanish 29 +7 28% 17% 0% 7% 72% 0% $52,261 30 -0.52 40 98% — — — —
Anthropology 71 +1 21% 42% 3% 1% 38% 0% $42,747 2 -1.28 16 92% — — — —
International Affairs 19 — 37% 42% 0% 5% 37% 5% $73,230 54 +0.02 80 92% — — — —
International Studies 28 — 25% 39% 4% 7% 29% 0% $59,153 16 -0.71 58 92% — — — —
Psychology 579 +8 15% 38% 3% 9% 41% 0% $54,911 53 -0.02 47 93% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
College of Science and Engineering 864 52% 40% 5% 6% 35% 2% $81,283 76 -0.39 87 95%
Computer Science 279 +8 73% 33% 9% 6% 38% 3% $108,258 34 -0.49 98 95% — — — —
Computer and Information Science 118 +1 64% 37% 9% 8% 34% 2% $89,356 33 -0.43 92 91% — — — —
Applied Mathematics 23 +7 65% 43% 0% 4% 26% 9% $76,221 6 -1.03 83 95% — — — —
Chemistry 13 — 69% 85% 0% 0% 15% 0% $58,116 5 -1.30 56 100% — — — —
Mathematics 21 +2 48% 48% 0% 0% 48% 5% $59,367 9 -0.98 58 89% — — — —
Physics 15 +2 87% 53% 0% 0% 27% 0% $103,025 91 +1.40 97 100% — — — —
Biochemistry 30 +1 47% 53% 3% 3% 27% 0% $66,834 23 -0.41 72 97% — — — —
Biology 216 +5 27% 35% 2% 11% 38% 1% $64,933 43 -0.18 69 97% — — — —
Microbiology 19 +1 32% 47% 0% 11% 37% 0% $59,670 11 -1.43 59 97% — — — —
Aquatic Biology/Limnology 13 +1 31% 54% 0% 0% 46% 0% $61,520 85 +0.74 63 95% — — — —
Environmental Science 49 — 35% 57% 0% 2% 29% 0% $58,998 56 +0.04 58 95% — — — —
Wildlife Biology 62 — 35% 55% 2% 5% 31% 0% $48,000 17 -0.73 29 94% — — — —
Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management 6 — 50% 50% 0% 0% 50% 0% $58,164 37 -0.30 56 100% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
Ingram School of Engineering 329 81% 41% 2% 6% 43% 1% $103,815 95 +0.19 97 97%
Civil Engineering 45 — 73% 38% 0% 7% 42% 0% $91,038 40 -0.18 93 — — — — —
Electrical Engineering 73 — 84% 40% 4% 4% 40% 1% $106,901 30 -0.48 98 98% — — — —
Industrial Engineering 24 — 50% 33% 4% 4% 46% 8% $100,221 18 -0.86 96 98% — — — —
Manufacturing Engineering 27 +1 93% 26% 4% 11% 48% 0% $95,972 35 -0.41 95 98% — — — —
Construction Management 131 — 89% 48% 1% 5% 44% 0% $114,161 92 +1.22 99 96% — — — —
Engineering Technologies 29 — 69% 34% 3% 10% 41% 0% $79,424 16 -0.77 86 97% — — — —
⇅ Ranked Trends Degrees Male White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn Accept SAT p25 SAT p75
McCoy College of Business Administration 1,099 50% 45% 3% 7% 37% 1% $79,272 71 -0.15 86 94%
Accounting 196 +7 43% 42% 3% 9% 40% 2% $83,401 45 -0.23 88 95% — — — —
Business Economics 25 — 80% 36% 8% 8% 36% 4% $74,304 14 -0.89 81 89% — — — —
Finance 185 +8 72% 45% 5% 5% 33% 2% $83,377 30 -0.54 88 93% — — — —
Management 351 +3 50% 41% 3% 8% 42% 1% $74,228 57 -0.18 81 94% — — — —
Marketing 342 +2 40% 51% 2% 6% 31% 1% $80,227 63 +0.21 86 95% — — — —

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 White Asian Black Hispanic Intl Earnings Earn % Earn z ROI Employment Debt-to-Earn
Social Sciences 20.2% 1,464 22% 40% 2% 8% 39% 0% $56,483 42 -0.31 51 94% 6.9%
Business & Economics 19.9% 1,439 47% 44% 3% 7% 38% 1% $75,590 41 -0.26 82 94% 7.6%
Humanities 13.2% 954 29% 43% 1% 10% 35% 1% $54,465 48 -0.22 46 93% —
Arts 12.3% 892 33% 40% 2% 7% 39% 1% $55,821 69 +0.31 50 94% —
Health Sciences 11.6% 837 25% 31% 4% 12% 45% 1% $67,598 15 -0.04 73 95% 4.7%
Professional 6.2% 448 55% 37% 1% 6% 49% 0% $76,839 71 +0.28 84 96% —
Computer Science 5.5% 397 71% 34% 9% 6% 37% 3% $102,640 36 -0.47 97 94% —
Agriculture & Food Science 4.2% 301 27% 50% 1% 4% 36% 0% $55,658 31 -0.35 49 94% —
Life & Natural Sciences 3.7% 265 29% 38% 2% 10% 36% 1% $64,771 35 -0.29 69 97% —
Engineering 2.3% 169 78% 36% 3% 6% 43% 2% $99,982 41 -0.44 96 98% —
Physical Sciences & Math 1.0% 72 65% 54% 0% 1% 31% 4% $73,620 36 -0.56 81 95% —

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 #129 — —
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.

Sports NCAA D1

⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Football 120 $21.6M $21.6M $0
Track & Field (combined) 96 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Baseball 40 $2.4M $2.4M $0
Basketball 15 $3.4M $3.4M $0
Golf 10 $566K $566K $0
Total 226 $29.2M $29.2M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 107 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Soccer 32 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Softball 26 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Volleyball 18 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Basketball 13 $2.9M $2.9M $0
Tennis 10 $584K $584K $0
Golf 9 $617K $617K $0
Total 157 $9.9M $9.9M $0
⇅ Athletes ▼ Revenue Expenses Net
Track & Field (combined) 203 $2.6M $2.6M $0
Football 120 $21.6M $21.6M $0
Baseball 40 $2.4M $2.4M $0
Soccer 32 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Basketball 28 $6.3M $6.3M $0
Softball 26 $1.7M $1.7M $0
Golf 19 $1.2M $1.2M $0
Volleyball 18 $1.5M $1.5M $0
Tennis 10 $584K $584K $0
Total 383 $52.2M $52.2M $0

Source: U.S. Department of Education, Equity in Athletics Data Analysis. Each team's revenue and expenses are what the college attributes to it. The Total view's totals row is the department's grand total, which also includes money not attributed to any team; the Male and Female totals rows only add up their teams.

Admissions

Uses Common App Yes
Acceptance Rate 91%
Yield (non-ED) 23%
Regular Decision Jan 1

Acceptance Rates

In-State Out-of-State International
Regular Decision 92% 82% 96%

Standardized Tests

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