Texas State University

https://www.txst.edu

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    2024 Undergraduate Tuition
    $8,606
    2024 Average Net Price
    $15,716
    After Financial Aid
    2024 Acceptance Rate
    89.3%
    34,146 Applicants
    2024 Enrolled Students
    40,674
    85.1% Full-Time
    2024 Graduation Rate
    55.3%
    3,293 Graduates

    About

    Texas State University is a higher education institution located in Hays County, TX. In 2024, the most popular Bachelors Degree concentrations at Texas State University were General Psychology (535 degrees awarded), General Business Administration & Management (385 degrees), and Kinesiology & Exercise Science (360 degrees).

    In 2024, 8,480 degrees were awarded across all undergraduate and graduate programs at Texas State University. 62.6% of these degrees were awarded to women, and 37.4% awarded men. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients was white (3,606 degrees), 1.12 times more than then the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (3,219 degrees).

    The median undergraduate tuition at Texas State University is $8,606, which is $−23,314 less than the national average for Doctoral Universities ($31,920).

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    Costs

    In 2024, the median undergraduate tuition at Texas State University is $8,606, which is $23,314 less than the national average for Doctoral Universities ($31,920).

    After taking grants and loans into account, the average net price for students is $15,716.

    In 2024, 60% of undergraduate students attending Texas State University received financial aid through grants. Comparatively, 41% of undergraduate students received financial aid through loans.

    Tuition Costs

    $8,606
    2024 Undergraduate Tuition

    In 2024, the cost of tuition at Texas State University was $8,606. The cost of tuition at Texas State University is $−23,314 less than than the overall (public and private) national average for Doctoral Universities ($31,920).

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    Average Net Price

    $15,716
    2024 Value
    2.67%
    1 Year Growth

    In 2024 Texas State University had an average net price — the price paid after factoring in grants and loans — of $15,716. Between 2023 and 2024, the average net price of Texas State University grew by 2.67%.

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    Other Student Expenses

    $12,375
    Room and Board
    $740
    Books and Supplies

    The average yearly cost of room and board at Texas State University was of $12,375 in 2024. The cost of room and board increased by 11.4% between 2023 and 2024.

    During the same period, the average yearly cost of books and supplies was $740. The cost of books and supplies decreased by 6.33% during the same period.

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    Financial Aid by Income Level

    60%
    Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Grants
    41%
    Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid through Loans

    60% of undergraduate students at Texas State University received financial aid through grants or loans in 2024. This represents a growth of 3.45% with respect to 2023, when 58% of undergraduate students received financial aid.

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    The average award discount is the ratio between the average grant or scholarship value, and the cost, which is the sum of out-of-state tuition, room, board, book, supplies, and other expenses.

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    Admissions

    Texas State University received 34,146 undergraduate applications in 2024, which represents a 8.17% annual growth. Out of those 34,146 applicants, 30,498 students were accepted for enrollment, representing a 89.3% acceptance rate.

    There were 40,674 students enrolled at Texas State University in 2024. 41% of first-time enrollees submitted SAT scores with their applications.

    Texas State University has an overall enrollment yield of 26.9%, which represents the number of admitted students who ended up enrolling.

    Acceptance Rate

    89.3%
    Acceptance Rate in 2024
    30,498
    Accepted Out of 34,146

    In 2024, the undergraduate acceptance rate of Texas State University was 89.3% (30,498 admissions from 34,146 applications). This is lower than the acceptance rate of 2023, which was 89.5%. Between 2023 and 2024, the number of applicants declined by 8.17%, while admissions declined by 8.34%.

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    SAT Scores

    41%
    Submission Percentage (2024)
    3,369
    Scores Submitted (2024)

    41% of enrolled first-time students at Texas State University in 2024 submitted SAT scores with their applications.

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    Enrollment

    Texas State University had a total enrollment of 40,674 students in 2024. The full-time enrollment at Texas State University is 34,604 students and the part-time enrollment is 6,070. This means that 85.1% of students enrolled at Texas State University are enrolled full-time.

    The enrolled student population at Texas State University, both undergraduate and graduate, is 39.8% Hispanic or Latino, 36.5% White, 9.25% Black or African American, 3.03% Two or More Races, 2.83% Asian, 0.278% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.101% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders.

    Students enrolled at Texas State University in full-time Undergraduate programs are most commonly Hispanic or Latino Female (26.1%), followed by White Female (22.2%) and White Male (15.6%). Students enrolled in full-time Graduate programs are most commonly White Female (24.8%), followed by Hispanic or Latino Female (19.8%) and White Male (11.1%).

    Full-Time vs Part-Time Enrollment

    85.1%
    Full-Time Enrollment

    The total enrollment at Texas State University in 2024, both undergraduate and graduate, is 40,674 students. The full-time enrollment at Texas State University is 34,604 and the part-time enrollment is 6,070. This means that 85.1% of students enrolled at Texas State University are enrolled full-time compared with 77.3% at similar Doctoral Universities.

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    Retention Rate over Time

    80%
    2024 Retention Rate

    Retention rate measures the number of first-time students who began their studies the previous fall and returned to school the following fall. The retention rate for full-time undergraduates at Texas State University was 80%. Compared with the full-time retention rate at similar Doctoral Universities (82%), Texas State University had a retention rate lower than its peers.

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    Enrollment by Race & Ethnicity

    Most Common Race or Ethnicity (2024)
    1. Hispanic or Latino
      16,208 enrolled students
    2. White
      14,837 enrolled students
    3. Black or African American
      3,761 enrolled students

    The enrolled student population at Texas State University is 39.8% Hispanic or Latino, 36.5% White, 9.25% Black or African American, 3.03% Two or More Races, 2.83% Asian, 0.278% American Indian or Alaska Native, and 0.101% Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islanders. This includes both full-time and part-time students as well as graduate and undergraduates. By comparison, enrollment for all Doctoral Universities is 46.2% White, 16.3% Hispanic or Latino, and 10.4% Black or African American.

    Any student who is studying in the United States on a temporary basis is categorized as a "Non-Resident Alien", and the share of those students are shown in the chart below. Additionally, 1,828 students (4.49%) did not report their race.

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    Graduates

    In 2024, 2,134 more women than men received degrees from Texas State University. The most common race/ethnicity group of degree recipients at Texas State University is white (3,606 degrees awarded). There were 1.12 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (3,219 degrees).

    The most common Bachelor's Degree concentration at Texas State University is General Psychology (535 degrees awarded), followed by General Business Administration & Management (385 degrees) and Kinesiology & Exercise Science (360 degrees).

    In 2024,  the most specialized majors across all degree types at Texas State University, meaning they have significantly more degrees awarded in that concentration than the national average across all institutions, are Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (483 degrees awarded), Communications (660 degrees), and English (206 degrees).

    Common Jobs by Major

    Elementary & middle school teachers
    Most Common Job

    The most common jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Texas State University are Elementary & middle school teachers (270,173 people), Other managers (266,340 people), Lawyers, & judges, magistrates, & other judicial workers (215,105 people), Secondary school teachers (177,202 people), and Postsecondary teachers (141,196 people).

    The most specialized majors at Texas State University in 2024 are Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (483 degrees awarded), Communications (660 degrees), English (206 degrees), History (110 degrees), and Human Sciences (183 degrees) (as of 2024).

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    Highest Paying Jobs by Major

    Surgeons
    Highest Paying Job

    The highest paying jobs for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Texas State University are Surgeons, Diagnostic medical sonographers, Magnetic resonance imaging technologists, Physicians, and Nuclear medicine technologists and medical dosimetrists

    The most specialized majors at Texas State University are Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (483 degrees awarded), Communications (660 degrees), English (206 degrees), History (110 degrees), and Human Sciences (183 degrees) (as of 2024).

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    Common Industries by Major

    Elementary & secondary schools
    Most Common Industry

    The most common industries for people who hold a degree in one of the 5 most specialized majors at Texas State University are Elementary & secondary schools (690,374 people), Colleges, universities & professional schools, including junior colleges (391,980 people), Computer Systems Design (221,925 people), General medical and surgical hospitals, and specialty (except psychiatric and substance abuse) hospitals (218,703 people), and Legal services (186,299 people).

    The most specialized majors at Texas State University are Parks, Recreation, & Leisure (483 degrees awarded), Communications (660 degrees), English (206 degrees), History (110 degrees), and Human Sciences (183 degrees) (as of 2024).

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    Majors Awarded

    IPEDS uses the Classification of Instructional Programs (CIP) standard, so the categories may not match the exact concentrations offered by Texas State University.
    Most Common (2024)
    1. General Psychology
      535 degrees awarded
    2. General Business Administration & Management
      385 degrees awarded
    3. Kinesiology & Exercise Science
      360 degrees awarded

    In 2024, the most common bachelors degree concentration at Texas State University was General Psychology with 535 degrees awarded.

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    Sex Breakdown for Common Majors

    3,173
    Degrees Awarded to Men
    in 2024
    5,307
    Degrees Awarded to Women
    in 2024

    In 2024, 3,173 degrees were awarded to men at Texas State University, which is 0.598 times less than the number of degrees awarded to females (5,307).

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    Most Common Male Majors

    In 2024, 260 degrees were awarded to men at Texas State University in Computer Science, which is 2.95 times more than the 88 female recipients with that same degree.

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    Most Common Female Majors

    In 2024, 450 degrees were awarded to men at Texas State University in General Psychology, which is 5.29 times more than the 85 male recipients with that same degree.

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    Time to Complete

    35%
    100% Completion Time
    56%
    150% Completion Time

    In 2024, 35% of students graduating from Texas State University completed their program within 100% "normal time" (i.e. 4 years for a 4-year degree). Comparatively, 56% completed their degrees within 150% of the normal time, and 58% within 200%.

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    Graduation rate is defined as the percentage of full-time, first-time students who received a degree or award within a specific percentage of "normal time" to completion for their program.

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    Race & Ethnicity by Share

    Most Common Student Race or Ethnicity (2024)
    1. White
      3,606 degrees awarded
    2. Hispanic or Latino
      3,219 degrees awarded
    3. Black or African American
      652 degrees awarded

    The most common race/ethnicity at Texas State University is white (3,606 degrees awarded). There were 1.12 times more white recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, hispanic or latino (3,219 degrees).

    2.36% of degree recipients (200 students) did not report their race.

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    Race & Ethnicity by Sex

    Most Common Sex Demographic (2024)
    1. White Female
      2,730 degrees awarded
    2. White Female
      2,722 degrees awarded
    3. White Female
      2,713 degrees awarded

    The most common race/ethnicity and sex grouping at Texas State University is white female (2,730 degrees awarded). There were 1 times more white female recipients than the next closest race/ethnicity group, white female (2,722 degrees).

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    Operations

    Texas State University has an endowment valued at nearly $412M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The return on its endowment was of 31.5M (7.65%) compared to the 9.4% average return (23.7M on 252M) across all Doctoral Universities.

    In 2024, Texas State University had a total salary expenditure of 876M. Texas State University employs 477 Assistant professors, 450 Associate professors and 416 Professors. Most academics at Texas State University are Female Assistant professor (274), Male Professor (241), and Female Associate professor (228).

    The most common positions for non-instructional staff at Texas State University are: Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media, with 503 employees, Office and Administrative Support, with 428 employees, and Management with 324 employees.

    Endowment

    $412M
    2024 Endowment
    14.8%
    growth from 2023

    Texas State University has an endowment valued at about $412M, as of the end of the 2024 fiscal year. The endowment of Texas State University grew 14.8% from the previous year. The value of their endowment was $160M higher than than the median endowment of Doctoral Universities according to the Carnegie Classification grouping.

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    The small bar chart below shows the endowment quintiles for all universities in the Doctoral Universities: Higher Research Activity Carnegie Classification grouping.

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    Salary Expenditure

    $348M
    2024 Salaries
    8.02%
    growth from 2023

    In 2024, Texas State University paid a median of $348M in salaries, which represents 39.7% of their overall expenditure ($876M) and a 8.02% growth from the previous year. This is compared to a 8.45% growth between 2022 and 2023, and a 4.9% growth between 2021 and 2022.

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    Instructional Salaries

    $127M
    Instructional Salaries
    1,510
    Number of Employees

    In 2024, Texas State University paid a total of $127M to 1,510 employees working as instructors, which represents 36.4% of all salaries paid.

    This is compared to a median of $4.1M (2.29%) for similar Doctoral Universities.

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    Occupations by Share

    In 2024, the most common positions for non-instructional staff at Texas State University were Community, Social Service, Legal, Arts, Design, Entertainment, Sports and Media with 503 employees, Office and Administrative Support with 428 employees, and Management with 324 employees.

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