Texas State University Teaching Programs

Texas State University is a public institution situated in San Marcos, Texas. San Marcos is a great location for students who prefer city over country life.

Where Is 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:	www.txst.edu

How Do I Get Into Texas State?

You can apply to Texas State online at: https://prod.applytexas.org/

Admission Requirements for Texas State

Submission	Required?
High School GPA	3
High School Rank	1
High School Transcript	1
College Prep Program	1
Recommendations	3
SAT or ACT Scores	5
TOEFL	1

How Hard Is It To Get Into Texas State?

With an acceptance rate of 88%, Texas State is fairly easy to get into, but you must be sure to submit the required materials.

Approximately 34% of accepted students are men and 65% are women. The acceptance rate for men is 83%, and the acceptance rate for women is 90%.

Average Test Scores

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.

Texas State received ACT scores from 8% of accepted students. When looking at the 25th through the 75th percentile, ACT English scores ranged between 18 and 25. Math scores were between 17 and 0. Composite scores were between 19 and 26.

Can I Afford Texas State University?

The overall average net price of Texas State is $29,712. The affordability of the school largely depends on your financial need since net price varies by income group.

The net price is calculated by adding tuition, room, board and other costs and subtracting financial aid.

Student Loan Debt

While almost two-thirds of students nationwide take out loans to pay for college, the percentage may be quite different for the school you plan on attending. At Texas State, approximately 54% of students took out student loans averaging $6,262 a year. That adds up to $25,048 over four years for those students.

Texas State University Undergraduate Student Diversity

There are 33,175 undergraduate students at Texas State, with 26,527 being full-time and 6,648 being part-time.

There are also 4,689 graduate students at the school.

Gender Diversity

Of the 26,527 full-time undergraduates at Texas State, 39% are male and 61% are female.

Racial-Ethnic Diversity

The racial-ethnic breakdown of Texas State University students is as follows.

Race/Ethnicity	Number of Grads
Asian	664
Black or African American	2,627
Hispanic or Latino	10,851
White	10,951
International Students	137
Other Races/Ethnicities	1,297

Geographic Diversity

Texas students aren't the only ones who study at Texas State University. At this time, 31 states are represented by the student population at the school.

Over 83 countries are represented at Texas State. The most popular countries sending students to the school are India, China, and Mexico.

Online Learning at Texas State University

There are 6 bachelor’s degree and 18 master’s degree programs available online at Texas State. In 2022-2023, 26,368 students took at least one online class at the school.

The following chart shows how the online learning population at Texas State has changed over the last few years.

This school is the 35th most popular in Texas for online learning according to the online graduations recorded by the Department of Education for the academic year 2022-2023.

The following table shows the 1-year growth rate of Texas State majors that offer at least one online course. This table only includes majors with positive growth.

Major	1-Year Growth Rate
Educational/Instructional Technology	64%

Texas State University Teaching Concentrations

The table below shows the number of awards for each concentration.

Major	Bachelor’s	Graduate Certificate	Master’s	Doctor’s	TOTAL
Teacher Education	351	0	0	0	351
General Special Education	0	21	34	0	55
Elementary Education	0	0	53	0	53
General Educational Leadership & Administration	0	0	28	10	38
Secondary Education	0	0	24	0	24
Higher Education/Higher Education Administration	0	0	17	0	17
Adult & Continuing Education	0	0	12	0	12
Educational/Instructional Technology	0	0	11	0	11
Adult & Continuing Education Administration	0	0	0	9	9
Trade & Industrial Teacher Education	0	0	9	0	9
Music Education	0	0	7	0	7
Reading Teacher Education	0	0	7	0	7
Other Education	0	0	3	2	5
Agricultural Teacher Education	0	0	1	0	1
Bilingual & Multilingual Education	0	0	0	0	0
Mathematics Education	0	0	0	0	0
Physical Education Teaching & Coaching	0	0	0	0	0
TOTAL	351	21	206	21	599

References

*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.

• College Factual
• National Center for Education Statistics
• Image Credit: By Billy Hathorn under License

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