by our College Data Analytics Team
College Factual recognizes the best colleges and universities in its annual rankings. These rankings include categories for best overall colleges, best colleges for each major, best value schools, and much more.
Texas State University was awarded 133 badges in the 2025 rankings. The highest ranked major at the school is criminal justice studies.
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According to College Factual's 2025 analysis, Texas State is ranked #396 out of 2,152 schools in the nation that were analyzed for overall quality. This puts it in the top 20% of all schools in the nation. This is an improvement over the previous year, when Texas State held the #397 spot on the Best Overall Colleges list.
Out of the 115 colleges in Texas, Texas State is ranked at #16.
The acceptance rate at Texas State University is 88%, which is higher than many other schools to which you may be applying. But don't think getting into Texas State is a sure thing. The admissions staff is still going to review your application to see if you are a good fit for the school.
About 49% of students accepted to Texas State submitted their SAT scores. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, SAT Evidence-Based Reading and Writing scores ranged between 500 and 600. Math scores were between 480 and 580.
The student to faculty ratio is often used as a measure to gauge how much access students will have to their professors - the lower the number, the better. At Texas State University, this rate is 21 to 1, which is high when compared to the national average of 15 to 1.
In addition to the student to faculty ratio, some people look at what percentage of faculty members are full-time as a sign of how much time professors will be able to spend with their students. This is because part-time teachers may not be be on campus as much as their full-time counterparts.
The full-time faculty percentage at Texas State University is 74%. This is higher than the national average of 47%.
Texas State University has a freshmen retention rate of 80%. That's a good sign that full-time students like the school and their professors enough to want to stick around for another year. It's also a sign that the admissions team did a good job in choosing applicants who were a good fit for the school.
When it comes to finishing their studies on time, those seeking a bachelor's degree from Texas State have a four-year graduation rate of 31%. This is comparable to the national average of 33.3%
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During the 2017-2018 academic year, there were 33,193 undergraduates at Texas State with 26,536 being full-time and 6,657 being part-time.
| $0-30 K | $30K-48K | $48-75 | $75-110K | $110K + |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| $11,814 | $12,231 | $12,697 | $16,251 | $21,700 |
The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.Note that the net price is typically less than the published for a school. For more information on the sticker price of Texas State, see our tuition and fees and room and board pages.
Almost 66% of college students who graduated with the class of 2018 took out student loans, but that percentage varies from school to school. At Texas State, approximately 50% of students took out student loans averaging $5,703 a year. That adds up to $22,812 over four years for those students.
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Get more details about the location of Texas State University.
Contact details for Texas State are given below.
| Contact Details | |
|---|---|
| Address: | 601 University Dr, San Marcos, TX 78666 |
| Phone: | 512-245-2111 |
| Website: | https://www.txst.edu/ |
| Most Popular Majors | Bachelor’s Degrees | Average Salary of Graduates |
|---|---|---|
| General Psychology | 523 | $33,936 |
| Business Administration & Management | 503 | $45,306 |
| Health & Physical Education | 456 | $33,033 |
| Teacher Education Grade Specific | 440 | NA |
| Public Relations & Advertising | 386 | $40,411 |
| Criminal Justice & Corrections | 363 | $36,117 |
| Marketing | 323 | $48,072 |
| Computer Science | 288 | $70,906 |
| Accounting | 228 | $52,610 |
| General Biology | 219 | $34,516 |
Online learning options are becoming more and more popular at American colleges and universities. Online classes are great for students who have busy schedules or for those who just want to study on their own time.
In 2022-2023, 26,368 students took at least one online class at Texas State University. This is an increase from the 25,483 students who took online classes the previous year.
| Year | Took at Least One Online Class | Took All Classes Online |
|---|---|---|
| 2022-2023 | 26,368 | 3,449 |
| 2021-2022 | 25,483 | 3,562 |
| 2020-2021 | 35,270 | 9,448 |
| 2018-2019 | 10,782 | 1,376 |
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Footnotes
*The racial-ethnic minorities count is calculated by taking the total number of students and subtracting white students, international students, and students whose race/ethnicity was unknown. This number is then divided by the total number of students at the school to obtain the racial-ethnic minorities percentage.
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