Also known as

  • Texas State
  • Texas State University-San Marcos
  • Southwest Texas State University
  • Southwest Texas State
  • SWT
  • SWTSU
  • Texas State San Marcos
  • TxSt
  • TxState
  • TS

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment
5,063
65.2% Female
34.8% Male

Institution Overview

System
Texas State University System
School Type
Public
Academic Calendar
Semester
Setting
City: Small

Academics

Graduate Assistantships
Yes
Full Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes
Part Time Graduate Enrolled
Yes
Total # of Programs
248
Number of Programs Available (in Category Selected Above)
Master's
84
Doctoral Research
11
Doctoral Professional
1
Distance
2
Degrees Offered
Master's
Doctor's (Research)
Doctor's (Professional)
Certificate Offered
Postbaccalaureate

Student Body

Demographics
0.10%
American Indian or Alaska Native
2.96%
Asian
7.64%
Black or African American
28.13%
Hispanic or Latino
0.20%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
43.43%
White
2.75%
Two or more races
2.37%
Unknown
12.42%
Non-resident Alien

Admissions

Application Fee
$55
Admissions Office Web Address
https://www.txst.edu/admissions.html

Tuition & Aid

Average In-State Tuition
$7,147
Average Out-Of-State Tuition
$15,547

Academics: Programs - Overview

Academic
Yes
Occupational
No
Continuing Professional
Yes
Recreational or avocational
Yes
Highest Degree offered
Doctor's degree - research/scholarship and professional practice

Distance Learning Options

Grad programs or courses
Yes

Degree Programs Offered (in Category Selected Above)

Master's
84
Master's (Distance)
1
Doctor's Degree Research
11
Doctor's Degree Professional
1
Postbaccalaureate Certificate
59
Postbaccalaureate Certificate (Distance)
1
Program Area Program Type Program Format
Campus Distance
Accounting Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Adult and Continuing Education Administration Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Agricultural Teacher Education Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Agriculture, General Master's Degree Yes No
Anthropology Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Applied Mathematics, General Master's Degree Yes No
Aquatic Biology/Limnology Master's Degree Yes No
Art/Art Studies, General Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Athletic Training/Trainer Master's Degree Yes No
Bilingual and Multilingual Education Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Biochemistry Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Biological and Physical Sciences Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Biology/Biological Sciences, General Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Business Administration and Management, General Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Chemistry, General Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Communication Sciences and Disorders, General Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Computer and Information Sciences, General Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Computer Science Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Computer Software Engineering Master's Degree Yes No
Construction Engineering Technology/Technician Master's Degree Yes No
Consumer Merchandising/Retailing Management Master's Degree Yes No
Counseling Psychology Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Creative Writing Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Dance, General Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Design and Visual Communications, General Master's Degree Yes No
Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts, General Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Ecology Master's Degree Yes No
Education, Other Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Educational Leadership and Administration, General Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Educational/Instructional Technology Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 Yes
Yes
Elementary Education and Teaching Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Engineering, General Master's Degree Yes No
Engineering/Industrial Management Master's Degree Yes No
English Language and Literature, General Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Environmental Science Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Experimental Psychology Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Family Practice Nurse/Nursing Master's Degree Yes No
Financial Mathematics Master's Degree Yes No
Fine/Studio Arts, General Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Geographic Information Science and Cartography Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Geography Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Gerontology Master's Degree Yes No
Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Health/Health Care Administration/Management Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration Master's Degree Yes No
History, General Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Human Development and Family Studies, General Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Human Nutrition Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Human Resources Management/Personnel Administration, General Master's Degree Yes No
Information Science/Studies Master's Degree Yes No
International/Global Studies Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Kinesiology and Exercise Science Master's Degree Yes No
Legal Assistant/Paralegal Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Legal Studies, General Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Management Sciences and Quantitative Methods, Other Master's Degree Yes No
Marketing Research Master's Degree Yes No
Mass Communication/Media Studies Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Materials Engineering Doctoral – Research Yes No
Mathematics Teacher Education Master's Degree
Doctoral – Research
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes
Yes		 No
No
No
Mathematics, General Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Music Performance, General Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Music Teacher Education Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Music, General Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Natural Resources/Conservation, General Doctoral – Research Yes No
Nursing Administration Master's Degree Yes No
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management, General Master's Degree Yes No
Philosophy Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Physical Education Teaching and Coaching Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Physical Therapy/Therapist Doctoral – Professional Yes No
Physics, General Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Political Science and Government, General Master's Degree Yes No
Population Biology Master's Degree Yes No
Professional, Technical, Business, and Scientific Writing Master's Degree Yes No
Psychiatric/Mental Health Nurse/Nursing Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Psychology, General Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No
Public Administration Master's Degree Yes No
Public Health Education and Promotion Master's Degree Yes No
Reading Teacher Education Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Rhetoric and Composition Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
School Psychology Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Secondary Education and Teaching Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Social Work Master's Degree Yes No
Sociology Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Spanish Language and Literature Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Special Education and Teaching, General Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Speech Communication and Rhetoric Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Sustainability Studies Master's Degree Yes No
Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy Master's Degree Yes No
Trade and Industrial Teacher Education Master's Degree
Postbaccalaureate Cert.		 Yes
Yes		 No
No
Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management Postbaccalaureate Cert. Yes No

Faculty

TotalInstructional StaffResearchPublic Service
Total 1,541 1,373 164 4
With faculty status 1,481 1,350 127 4
Tenured 581 500 80 1
On tenure track 223 192 31 0
Not on tenure track 677 658 16 3
Multi-year contract 300 297 2 1
Annual contract 377 361 14 2
Without faculty status 60 23 37 0

Graduate Assistantships

Graduate Assistantships
Yes
Graduate Assistantship
Teaching
Research

Additional Information

State-Approved Teacher Certification?
No
Medical Degree Offered?
No
Institution Has a Hospital?
No

Overview

Average In-State Tuition
$7,147
Average Out-Of-State Tuition
$15,547
Financial aid office web address
https://www.finaid.txst.edu/
Tuition fee varies by residency status
Yes
Typical Room
$7,661
Typical Board
$4,570
Tuition & Fees
In-stateOut-of-State
Full time Average Tuition$7,147$15,547
Full time Fees$2,754$2,754
Part time, per credit hour$357$777

Tuition Plan Options

Alternative Tuition Plans Offered
Yes
Tuition Guaranteed Plan
Yes
Prepaid Tuition Plan
Yes
Tuition Payment Plan
Yes
Other Alternative Tuition Plan
No

Institutional Enrollment

Total Post-Bac Enrollment
5,063
65.2% Female
34.8% Male

Post-Bac Race / Ethnicity

Demographics
0.10%
American Indian or Alaska Native
2.96%
Asian
7.64%
Black or African American
28.13%
Hispanic or Latino
0.20%
Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
43.43%
White
2.75%
Two or more races
2.37%
Unknown
12.42%
Non-resident Alien

Gender
Race / Ethnicity Men Women
American Indian Or Alaska Native 1 4
Asian 49 101
Black Or African American 110 277
Hispanic Or Latino 452 972
Native Hawaiian OrOther Pacific Islander 3 7
Non-resident Alien 345 284
White 719 1,480
Two Or More Races 40 99
Unknown 43 77

Services offered

Service Offered
Academic Career Counseling ServiceYes
Employment Services For StudentsYes
Placement Services For CompletersYes

Advanced Awards/ Degrees Conferred Statistics

Award: Master's degree
Total
1,458
31.6% Male
68.4% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - research/scholarship
Total
54
48.1% Male
51.9% Female

Award: Doctor's degree - professional practice
Total
42
38.1% Male
61.9% Female

Award: Postbaccalaureate certificate
Total
100
19.0% Male
81.0% Female

Overview

Library Facilities at Institution
No
On-Campus Housing Available?
Yes

Services offered

Service Offered
Remedial services
On-campus day care for student's childrenNo
None of the above services are offeredYes

Admissions Office Contact

Address
601 University Dr
San Marcos, TX 78666
Phone
512-245-2111
Fax
Email
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Provisional Release as of January 2025. Surveys: Institutional Characteristics (2023), Data File: [HD2023], [IC2023], [IC2023_AY]; Surveys: Completions (2023), Data File: [C2023_A],[C2023DEP]; Surveys: 12-Month Enrollment (2023), Data File: [EFFY2023]; Surveys: Employees by Assigned Position (2023), Data File: [EAP2023]


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