Texas State University
Built for athletes. The numbers a recruit needs and a coach won't volunteer: roster room, the money behind the program, admissions fit, what a family really pays, campus life and safety.
Texas State University is a public research university in San Marcos, TX (city setting), with 34,547 undergraduates (61% women). It admitted 89% of 37,183 applicants — bottom quarter for selectivity among Division I schools; the middle half of admitted students scored 980–1190 on the SAT and 19–26 on the ACT (test-optional). Cost of attendance is $40,390 a year for out-of-state students and $28,630 in-state; aided first-year students paid $15,307 on average after grants (upper half for affordability in its division). 56% of students graduate within six years. The most common bachelor's degrees are in business, communication & journalism, psychology. The campus reported 2.1 violent offences per 1,000 students a year over 2022–2024 — bottom quarter for safety among Division I schools.
Against Division I schools
Percentile among 366 Division I institutions; higher is better on every bar.
Selectivity, graduation, net price and safety (violent offences per 1,000 students, three-year average). Method.
Where Texas State University ranks
1 top-ten finish among Division I schools, across 64 data-built lists.
About the school
What an athlete asks first — each panel opens the full picture.Campus
Full picture →- Setting
- City
- Type
- Public · Research university
- Affiliation
- None
Getting in
Full picture →- Test scores
- Test-optional
- Graduate in 6 yrs
- 56%
Cost
Full picture →- Tuition & fees
- $11,450 in-state · $23,210 out
Campus safety
Full picture →- In residence halls
- 70 burglaries · 127 sex offences over 2022–2024
- Residence-hall fires
- 5 over 2022–2024
Majors
Full picture →Your coaches
Research Texas State University
School pages built around what an athlete needs to know — the program's money and roster room, admissions fit, what a family really pays, majors, campus life and safety.
Texas State University teams on the site
| Program | Conference | Roster | Cap | Coaches | Budget | Per player | APR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Soccer | Pac-12 Conference | 32 | 4 over | 4 | $1.2M | $37,912 | 1000 | |
| Baseball | Pac-12 Conference | 40 | 6 over | 4 | $2.4M | $60,285 | 969 | |
| Men's Basketball | Pac-12 Conference | 15 | at cap | 7 | $3.4M | $227,727 | 976 | |
| Women's Basketball | Pac-12 Conference | 13 | room 2 | 5 | $2.9M | $219,957 | 985 | |
| Men's Cross Country | Pac-12 Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 979 | |
| Women's Cross Country | Pac-12 Conference | — | — | 1 | — | — | 998 | |
| Football | Pac-12 Conference | 120 | 15 over | 1 | $22M | $180,186 | 932 | |
| Men's Golf | Pac-12 Conference | 10 | 1 over | 2 | $567k | $56,660 | 1000 | |
| Women's Golf | Pac-12 Conference | 9 | at cap | 2 | $618k | $68,641 | 1000 | |
| Softball | Pac-12 Conference | 26 | 1 over | 5 | $1.7M | $65,462 | 988 | |
| Women's Tennis | Pac-12 Conference | 10 | at cap | 2 | $584k | $58,420 | 1000 | |
| Men's Track & Field | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Men's Track, Indoor | 96 | 51 over | 6 | $1.2M | $12,354 | 963 | |
| Women's Track & Field | Mountain Pacific Sports Federation - Women's Track, Indoor | 107 | 62 over | 6 | $1.5M | $13,644 | 973 | |
| Women's Volleyball | Pac-12 Conference | 18 | at cap | 4 | $1.5M | $83,692 | 979 |
The whole athletics department — every team with staff and aid totals.