Texas State University
Texas State University admitted 89% of applicants. Students who submitted scores typically had 980–1200 on the SAT. Its average net price after aid for in-state students was $16,660 a year. Within six years, 55% of first-time, full-time students graduated.
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Admissions
- Admission rate
- 89%
- SAT/ACT scores
- Required
- SAT middle 50%
- 980–1200
- ACT middle 50%
- 19–25
Cost
- In-state cost of attendance, before aid
- $28,347 a year
- Average in-state net price after aid
- $16,660 a year
- In-state net price for families earning under $30,000
- $13,022 a year
- In-state tuition and fees
- $11,481 a year
- Out-of-state tuition and fees
- $22,821 a year
Outcomes
- Graduation rate (within 6 years)
- 55%
- Students who return for a second year
- 80%
- Median earnings 10 years after starting
- $60,523 a year
- Median debt at graduation
- $19,500
Students
- Undergraduates
- 36,177
- Undergraduates with a Pell Grant
- 41%
- Student-faculty ratio
- 21 to 1
- Campus setting
- City
Most common fields of study
Share of the degrees the college awarded, by field.
- Business, management and marketing
- 16%
- Communication and journalism
- 10%
- Visual and performing arts
- 8%
- Psychology
- 8%
- Health professions
- 8%
Colleges with similar selectivity
Closest by admission rate and SAT scores.
- Waynesburg University PA · 90% admitted
- Dallas Baptist University TX · 89% admitted
- University of St Thomas TX · 90% admitted
- The University of Tennessee-Martin TN · 88% admitted
- Central Michigan University MI · 90% admitted
- Texas A & M University-Corpus Christi TX · 89% admitted
More colleges in Texas
- Texas A&M University-College Station TX · 57% admitted
- The University of Texas at Austin TX · 27% admitted
- University of Houston TX · 74% admitted
- University of North Texas TX · 72% admitted
- Texas Tech University TX · 73% admitted
- The University of Texas at Arlington TX · 80% admitted
- The University of Texas at San Antonio TX · 87% admitted
- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley TX · 94% admitted
Official sources
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Source: U.S. Department of Education College Scorecard, most recent institution-level data (October 2026 release). Admission figures are reported by the college; check its website for current requirements.