Texas State University

  • Details

    • Name: Texas State University
    • Location: San Marcos, TX 78666
    • Control: Public
    • Accreditation: Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges
  • Attendance

    • Admissions Rate 89.48%
    • Average SAT Scores 1093
    • Four Year Completion Rate 36.65% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 4 years
    • Six Year Completion Rate 56.17% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 6 years
    • Eight Year Completion Rate 59.53% Completion rates for full-time, first-time students within 8 years. This is what is normally reported for college completion rates.
    Average
    4 Year
    36.6%
    6 Year
    56.2%
    8 Year
    59.5%
  • Costs

    • Yearly Costs: $26,348 The average annual cost of attendance includes tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses for all full-time, first-time, degree-certificate-seeking undergraduates
    • Out of State Tuition: $23,210 Tuition and required fees for out-of-state students
    • In State Tuition: $11,450 Tuition and required fees for in-state students
    • Median Debt Total: $14,993 Median loan debt accumulated at the institution (the sum of all undergraduate federal loans over students’ college education at the institution for which the median debt is reported)
    • Median Debt for Graduates: $21,000 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Median Debt for Withdrawals: $7,500 Median loan debt accumulated for only graduates
    • Net Price Quintile 1 $12,144 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $0-$30,000
    • Net Price Quintile 2 $12,576 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $30,001-$48,000
    • Net Price Quintile 3 $16,117 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $48,001-$75,000
    • Net Price Quintile 4 $21,528 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $75,001-$110,000
    • Net Price Quintile 5 $23,150 Average net price derived from the full cost of attendance (including tuition and fees, books and supplies, and living expenses) minus federal, state, and institutional grant/scholarship aid, for full-time, first-time undergraduate Title IV-receiving students for students reporting a family income of $110,000+
  • Earnings

    • Median 6 Year Earnings $46,716 Median earnings measured 6 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 7 Year Earnings $46,183 Median earnings measured 7 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 8 Year Earnings $52,554 Median earnings measured 8 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 9 Year Earnings $50,143 Median earnings measured 9 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
    • Median 10 Year Earnings $56,906 Median earnings measured 10 years after enrollment. Aggregate of all federally aided undergraduate students who enroll in an institution each year and who are employed but not enrolled. Earnings are defined as the sum of wages and deferred compensation from all non-duplicate W-2 forms received for each individual (from both full- and part-time employment), plus positive self-employment earnings from Schedule SE.
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What This College Costs By Family Income

Net price after grants and scholarships, by family income band.

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What Graduates Earn By Family Background

Median earnings by family income tercile, showing income mobility over time.

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Name Credential Debt Mean Debt Median Earnings
Agriculture, General Bachelor's Degree $24,010 No data $42,354
Communication and Media Studies Bachelor's Degree $26,992 No data $30,781
Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication Bachelor's Degree $25,705 $20,250 $36,149
Agricultural Business and Management Bachelor's Degree No data No data $29,273
Manufacturing Engineering Bachelor's Degree $26,840 No data $55,495
Engineering-Related Fields Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Human Development, Family Studies, and Related Services Bachelor's Degree No data $24,285 $28,179
Animal Sciences Bachelor's Degree $24,685 $24,203 $33,765
Area Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Radio, Television, and Digital Communication Bachelor's Degree $29,156 $26,749 $30,801
Materials Engineering Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Industrial Production Technologies/Technicians Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Germanic Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Foods, Nutrition, and Related Services Bachelor's Degree $26,094 $20,416 $30,877
Natural Resources Conservation and Research Bachelor's Degree $27,266 $20,707 $37,238
Natural Resources Management and Policy Bachelor's Degree No data No data $36,583
Audiovisual Communications Technologies/Technicians Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Computer Science Bachelor's Degree $25,241 $23,215 $58,841
Industrial Engineering Bachelor's Degree $32,765 $20,030 $62,455
Construction Engineering Technologies Bachelor's Degree $31,552 $23,707 $66,059
Biochemistry, Biophysics and Molecular Biology Bachelor's Degree $24,850 No data $34,379
Biological and Physical Sciences Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Agricultural Mechanization Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning Bachelor's Degree No data No data $36,774
Journalism Bachelor's Degree No data No data $25,421
Computer and Information Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree $24,665 $15,967 $49,529
Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Electrical, Electronics and Communications Engineering Bachelor's Degree $33,688 $26,412 $62,828
Engineering Technology, General Bachelor's Degree $26,634 No data $50,841
Family and Consumer Economics and Related Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data $30,224
English Language and Literature, General Bachelor's Degree $26,093 $20,272 $30,257
Liberal Arts and Sciences, General Studies and Humanities Bachelor's Degree $28,245 $21,790 $31,928
Microbiological Sciences and Immunology Bachelor's Degree $29,457 $25,865 $32,190
Public Administration Bachelor's Degree $22,448 No data $39,521
Music Bachelor's Degree $38,099 $41,537 $40,576
Business Administration, Management and Operations Bachelor's Degree $28,156 $23,514 $39,344
Romance Languages, Literatures, and Linguistics Bachelor's Degree $19,932 $15,760 $33,925
Rhetoric and Composition/Writing Studies Bachelor's Degree $32,958 $24,853 $37,230
Ecology, Evolution, Systematics, and Population Biology Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
International/Global Studies Bachelor's Degree $32,648 $27,292 $27,724
Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other Bachelor's Degree $30,280 $24,276 $44,111
Chemistry Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Social Work Bachelor's Degree $20,087 $12,468 $32,891
Economics Bachelor's Degree $22,738 No data $35,227
Clinical/Medical Laboratory Science/Research and Allied Professions Bachelor's Degree No data No data $52,884
Accounting and Related Services Bachelor's Degree $29,568 $29,321 $46,210
Mathematics Bachelor's Degree $26,157 No data $46,466
Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management Bachelor's Degree $34,269 $31,556 $30,766
Physics Bachelor's Degree $28,292 No data No data
Anthropology Bachelor's Degree $25,087 $20,137 $26,464
Geography and Cartography Bachelor's Degree $25,419 $15,690 $40,509
Political Science and Government Bachelor's Degree $28,426 $23,354 $32,398
Design and Applied Arts Bachelor's Degree $29,738 $22,193 $39,060
Fine and Studio Arts Bachelor's Degree $25,800 $15,563 $25,416
Communication Disorders Sciences and Services Bachelor's Degree $31,390 No data $17,465
Allied Health Diagnostic, Intervention, and Treatment Professions Bachelor's Degree $23,744 $14,935 $51,667
Public Health Bachelor's Degree No data No data $32,069
Business/Managerial Economics Bachelor's Degree $32,349 No data $44,499
Biology, General Bachelor's Degree $29,311 $23,949 $32,646
Zoology/Animal Biology Bachelor's Degree $36,432 $30,008 $25,146
Applied Mathematics Bachelor's Degree $31,504 No data $31,596
Health and Physical Education/Fitness Bachelor's Degree $32,848 $26,089 $31,339
Religion/Religious Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Psychology, General Bachelor's Degree $27,770 $22,110 $28,484
Criminal Justice and Corrections Bachelor's Degree $25,554 $20,536 $32,894
Sociology Bachelor's Degree $30,661 $24,059 $29,899
Drama/Theatre Arts and Stagecraft Bachelor's Degree $28,456 $23,980 $28,428
Health and Medical Administrative Services Bachelor's Degree $28,340 $17,735 $37,748
History Bachelor's Degree $24,870 $16,136 $33,307
Philosophy Bachelor's Degree $29,200 No data No data
International Relations and National Security Studies Bachelor's Degree No data No data $31,897
Dance Bachelor's Degree $29,350 $23,456 $34,080
Film/Video and Photographic Arts Bachelor's Degree No data No data $21,136
Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences, General Bachelor's Degree No data No data No data
Registered Nursing, Nursing Administration, Nursing Research and Clinical Nursing Bachelor's Degree $33,277 $29,275 $61,829
Marketing Bachelor's Degree $30,680 $26,000 $42,984
Finance and Financial Management Services Bachelor's Degree $28,786 $23,760 $45,160
Specialized Sales, Merchandising and Marketing Operations Bachelor's Degree $33,830 $34,435 $38,271