unitid 228459 · San Marcos, TX · public 4-year · city (small)
Texas State University
- enrollment 2023
- 41,676
- predominant degree
- Bachelor's
scorecard 2026-06 · percentiles within public 4-years
The record
admission rate
89%
67th pctl among public 4-years
undergraduates
36,177
97th pctl among public 4-years
Pell share
37%
undergrads on Pell grants
65th pctl among public 4-years
completion
55%
finish within 150% time
71st pctl among public 4-years
sticker cost / yr
$28,073
80th pctl among public 4-years
avg net price / yr
$16,805
after aid, aided students
78th pctl among public 4-years
median earnings, 10 yr
$56,906
after entry, Title IV students
67th pctl among public 4-years
median grad debt
$21,000
63rd pctl among public 4-years
what families actually pay
Cost
Sticker price is a fiction for most families — net price is what aided students pay after grants, by family income.
Average net price by family income, 2023–24 aid cohort
Families earning under $30k paid $12,715 per year after aid.
Dashed hollow marks are privacy-suppressed brackets — not zero. Band: middle half of public 4-years (all incomes).
Who enrolls, by family income
- 0-30k28%
- 30-48k18%
- 48-75k17%
- 75-110k16%
- 110k+22%
- Median family income
- $42,889
- First-generation students
- 36%
- In-state tuition & fees
- $11,450
earnings · debt · programs
Outcomes
Median earnings after entry, working grads with federal aid
Ten years out, the median graduate earns 2.7× the median graduate debt.
Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only.
What programs pay — top fields of study
| program | grads | earn 5 yr | debt |
|---|---|---|---|
| Psychology, General. | 508 | $49,984 | $23,250 |
| Sports, Kinesiology, and Physical Education/Fitness. | 423 | $57,963 | $24,500 |
| Business Administration, Management and Operations. | 391 | $68,669 | $20,500 |
| Criminal Justice and Corrections. | 344 | $54,099 | $19,500 |
| Public Relations, Advertising, and Applied Communication. | 318 | $57,471 | $21,764 |
| Teacher Education and Professional Development, Specific Levels and Methods. | 317 | — | — |
| Marketing. | 308 | $72,788 | $21,500 |
| Computer Science. | 226 | $113,108 | $24,445 |
| Finance and Financial Management Services. | 225 | $80,518 | $23,250 |
| Biology, General. | 223 | $53,861 | $24,000 |
| Radio, Television, and Digital Communication. | 197 | $46,714 | $21,858 |
| Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies, Other. | 195 | $53,495 | $25,000 |
— is privacy suppression at small programs, never zero. Earnings are median, 5 years after completing.
annual scorecard files, 1996–2026
Trajectory
Line breaks are years where the measure wasn't collected — a gap is not a zero.
Admission rate
Price per year
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Median earnings, 10 yrs after entry
Undergraduates
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Provenance
- U.S. Dept. of Education College Scorecard, 2026-06 release. Earnings cover federally aided (Title IV) students only. Suppressed values are null, never imputed.
- Annual Scorecard files 1996-2026. A null in early years usually means the measure was not yet collected, not zero.
- Coordinates and locale describe the campus address, not where students live.