Texas State University is a public four-year institution based in San Marcos, Texas. Its campus is in a small city. It enrolled 40,674 students in fall 2024, including 36,236 undergraduates and 4,438 graduate students. It holds the Carnegie R2 designation for high research activity.
Texas State University offers certificates, bachelor's degrees, master's degrees, doctoral degrees, and professional doctorates across 141 programs. Its largest programs by number of graduates are Psychology, General, Business Administration and Management, and Computer Science. It awarded 8,620 degrees and certificates in 2024-25.
80% of full-time first-year students return for a second year. The student-to-faculty ratio is 21 to 1.
Key figures
40,674
Students enrolled
80%
First-year retention
8,620
Degrees and certificates awarded, 2024-25
141
Programs and majors
21:1
Student-to-faculty ratio
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Delivery modes
CampusOnlineHybrid
Program levels
CertificateBachelorMasterPhDProfessional
Programs and majors offered 141
Graduate counts are degrees and certificates awarded in each program between July 2024 and June 2025. Largest fields are listed first.
Retention is for students who started in fall 2023 and returned in fall 2024.
First-year retention, full-time students
80%
First-year retention, part-time students
57%
Student-to-faculty ratio
21:1
Degrees and certificates awarded
Awards conferred between July 1, 2024 and June 30, 2025.
Bachelor's degrees
7,238
Master's degrees
1,216
Doctoral degrees (research)
80
Professional doctorates
43
Postbaccalaureate certificates
43
Enrollment
Students, fall 2024
40,674
Undergraduates, fall 2024
36,236
Graduate students, fall 2024
4,438
Full-time, fall 2024
85%
Students over the full 2024-25 year
44,523
Undergraduates, 2024-25
39,456
Graduate students, 2024-25
5,067
Full-time, 2024-25
82%
Size category
20,000 students or more
Student body
Share of all students enrolled during 2024-25. Small groups can round to zero and are not listed.
Women
60%
Men
40%
White
37%
Hispanic or Latino
39%
Black or African American
9%
Asian
3%
Two or more races
3%
International (U.S. nonresident)
4%
Race or ethnicity unknown
5%
Online and flexible learning
Distance education in 2024-25.
Programs with a fully online option
26
Online undergraduate programs
Yes
Online graduate programs
Yes
Students studying fully online
8%
Students taking some online courses
56%
Weekend or evening classes
Yes
Campus and services
Setting
Small city
Academic calendar
Semester
Carnegie classification
Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
Research designation
Research 2: High Spending and Doctorate Production
Athletic association
NCAA
Athletic conference
Sun Belt Conference
President
Kelly Damphousse
Services and opportunities
Study abroad, ROTC, Undergraduate research, Teacher certification, Academic and career counseling, Student employment services, Job placement for graduates, Accepts AP credit, Credit for life experience
For veterans and service members
Credit for military training, Dedicated veterans contact, Student veteran organization