Texas State University-San Marcos

Location and Contact Information

The campus is in a town not particularly near any major cities.

Overview

Texas State University is a doctoral degree granting university located in San Marcos, Texas. It is the largest institution of the Texas State University System and was founded in 1899. The campus is spread across an area of 457 acres.

Texas State University offers more than 100 bachelors, 80 masters and 5 doctoral degree programs through the following academic divisions:

• College of Applied Arts
• College of Education
• College of Fine Arts and Communication
• College of Health Professions
• College of Liberal Arts
• College of Science
• Emmett and Miriam McCoy College of Business Administration
• Graduate College
• University College

Texas State has a very active Greek life, offering over 30 different fraternities and sororities. There are more than 260 student organizations at Texas State, including Professional, Recreational, Religious, Academic, Chartered, Greek, Honors, Multicultural, Political and Sports Clubs.

Highlights (vs. Other Schools)

• Many students concentrating in nutrition and exercise therapy, design, liberal arts, music, media, and drama and performing arts.
• Large number of students.
• Large number of programs of study offered.
• Affordable tuition & fees.

School characteristics:

• The school is public.
• Academic calender: Semester.
• Carnegie classification: Masters Colleges and Universities I.

Features of note:

• The school offers a faculty tenure system.
• There are one or more libraries on-campus.
• Campus housing is available.
• Students have meal (board) plans.
• Students may study abroad.
• Distance learning is available.
• Weekend study is an option.
• Part-time classes are available.
• ROTC.
• Athlete financial aid is awarded.

Tuition and Financial Aid (2009-2010)

Financial Aid

Texas State participates in US Title IV financial assistance programs.

In 2009-2010, 71% of students received financial aid of some sort.

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Degrees Awarded (in 2009-2010)

Faculty

Tenure (2009-2010):

Students

Student enrollment was 29,105 in 2009-2010 (25,454 full-time equivalent).

About 41% of the freshmen class in 2009-2010 was male and women were 59% of the class.

Undergrads are 83% of enrolled students and graduate students are 17%.

Students under 25 years old represent 73% of the student body. About 4% of the school is at least 40 years of age.

Among freshmen students, 98% are full-time and 2% are part-time.

Admissions Summary (2009-2010)

SAT Test Scores:

Room and Board

Texas State provides on-campus housing for 6,888 of its 25,454 (full-time) students (as of 2009-2010).

Students may purchase a meal plan which includes 16 meals weekly.

Athletics

School sports include football, basketball, baseball, and track. The school is in the Southland Conference for major sports.

The school offers financial aid for athletes. Of students receiving athletic financial aid, 189 male students received the aid (men were 60% of those receiving aid) and 127 women were awarded financial aid based on athletics (representing 40% of students receiving such aid) .

Graduate School Focus

Texas State offers graduate (post-Bachelor) studies. The highest degree offered is the Doctorate (Research/Scholarship & Professional Practice).

Graduate offerings include continuing professional education.The school's Graduate School Carnegie Classification is Single Doctoral (Other Then Education).

Programs of Study

(Number of degrees in 2009-2010 in parentheses)

AGRICULTURAL SCIENCE AND MANAGEMENT (38 awarded)

• Agribusiness/Agricultural Business Operations
• Agriculture

ANIMAL SCIENCE AND CARE (19 awarded)

• Animal Sciences

ARCHITECTURE AND PLANNING (34 awarded)

• City/Urban, Community and Regional Planning

ART STUDIES (17 awarded)

• Art/Art Studies

BUSINESS AND MANAGEMENT (1,269 awarded)

• Accounting
• Accounting and Computer Science
• Business Administration and Management
• Business/Managerial Economics
• Fashion Merchandising
• Finance
• Management Information Systems
• Marketing/Marketing Management

COMPUTER SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING (95 awarded)

• Computer Programming/Programmer
• Computer and Information Sciences

CONSERVATION AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (63 awarded)

• Environmental Science
• Land Use Planning and Management/Development
• Natural Resources/Conservation
• Water, Wetlands, and Marine Resources Management
• Wildlife and Wildlands Science and Management

DESIGN (157 awarded)

• Design and Visual Communications
• Graphic Design
• Interior Design

DRAMA AND PERFORMING ARTS (99 awarded)

• Dance
• Drama and Dramatics/Theatre Arts

EDUCATION AND TEACHING (350 awarded)

• Adult and Continuing Education Administration
• Adult and Continuing Education and Teaching
• Agricultural Teacher Education
• Bilingual and Multilingual Education
• Biology Teacher Education
• Counselor Education/School Counseling and Guidance Services
• Early Childhood Education and Teaching
• Educational Leadership and Administration
• Educational/Instructional Media Design
• Elementary Education and Teaching
• Health Occupations Teacher Education
• Health Teacher Education
• History Teacher Education
• Mathematics Teacher Education
• Music Teacher Education
• Physical Education Teaching and Coaching
• Reading Teacher Education
• Secondary Education and Teaching
• Spanish Language Teacher Education
• Special Education and Teaching
• Trade and Industrial Teacher Education

ENGINEERING (27 awarded)

• Industrial Engineering
• Manufacturing Engineering

ENGINEERING TECHNICIAN (92 awarded)

• Construction Engineering Technology/Technician
• Engineering Technology
• Industrial Technology/Technician
• Manufacturing Technology/Technician

FAMILY AND SOCIAL WORK (309 awarded)

• Family and Consumer Sciences/Human Sciences
• Foods, Nutrition, and Wellness Studies
• Human Development and Family Studies
• Human Nutrition
• Public Administration
• Social Work

FINE ARTS (56 awarded)

• Fine/Studio Arts

LAW (36 awarded)

• Legal Assistant/Paralegal

LIBERAL ARTS (1,745 awarded)

• American/United States Studies/Civilization
• Anthropology
• Asian Studies/Civilization
• Cartography
• Comparative Literature
• Creative Writing
• Economics
• English Language and Literature
• European Studies/Civilization
• French Language and Literature
• General Studies
• Geography
• German Language and Literature
• History
• International Relations and Affairs
• International/Global Studies
• Multi-/Interdisciplinary Studies
• Near and Middle Eastern Studies
• Political Science and Government
• Russian Studies
• Sociology
• Spanish Language and Literature
• Speech and Rhetorical Studies
• Technical and Business Writing

MATHEMATICS (63 awarded)

• Applied Mathematics
• Mathematics

MEDIA (381 awarded)

• Advertising
• Journalism
• Mass Communication/Media Studies
• Prepress/Desktop Publishing and Digital Imaging Design
• Public Relations/Image Management
• Radio and Television
• Recording Arts Technology/Technician

MEDICAL ADMINISTRATION (118 awarded)

• Health Information/Medical Records Administration/Administrator
• Health/Health Care Administration/Management
• Hospital and Health Care Facilities Administration/Management

MEDICAL SUPPORT AND TECHNOLOGY (130 awarded)

• Audiology/Audiologist and Speech-Language Pathology/Pathologist
• Clinical Laboratory Science/Medical Technology/Technologist
• Health Services/Allied Health/Health Sciences
• Medical Radiologic Technology/Science - Radiation Therapist
• Respiratory Care Therapy/Therapist

MUSIC (80 awarded)

• Jazz/Jazz Studies
• Music Performance
• Music

NUTRITION AND EXERCISE THERAPY (360 awarded)

• Athletic Training/Trainer
• Health and Physical Education
• Parks, Recreation and Leisure Facilities Management
• Sport and Fitness Administration/Management
• Therapeutic Recreation/Recreational Therapy

PHOTOGRAPHY AND COMMERCIAL ART (0 awarded)

• Commercial and Advertising Art

RELIGION AND PHILOSOPHY (29 awarded)

• Philosophy

SCIENCE (193 awarded)

• Animal Physiology
• Aquatic Biology/Limnology
• Biochemistry
• Biology/Biological Sciences
• Botany/Plant Biology
• Chemistry
• Ecology
• Medical Microbiology and Bacteriology
• Microbiology
• Physics
• Population Biology
• Wildlife Biology
• Zoology/Animal Biology

SECURITY AND LAW ENFORCEMENT (282 awarded)

• Corrections
• Criminal Justice/Law Enforcement Administration
• Criminal Justice/Police Science
• Criminal Justice/Safety Studies

THERAPY AND COUNSELING (370 awarded)

• Community Health Services/Liaison/Counseling
• Counseling Psychology
• Health/Medical Psychology
• Physical Therapy/Therapist
• Psychology
• School Psychology