Texas State University

What the IPEDS & College Scorecard Data Shows for Texas State University

Texas State University operates as a public institution located in San Marcos, Texas (city: small), with a total reported enrollment of 36,177 students of which 37,218 are undergraduates. Institution-level records in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) classify each school by Carnegie category, ownership sector, and urban/rural locale, which is how this profile’s peer group and cost cohort are determined. Texas State University is categorized as “16” under the Carnegie classification system, a meaningful signal when comparing like-to-like institutions.

Selectivity and financial signals give context to what applicants can expect. The reported admission rate is 89.3%, drawn from the most recent IPEDS Fall enrollment survey, with an average SAT of 1,103 and an ACT midpoint of 22. The average net price after grants and scholarships is $16,805, with published in-state tuition of $11,450 and a Pell grant recipient share of 37.2%. Median federal student debt at graduation is $21,000, drawn from the U.S. Treasury-matched College Scorecard file.

Outcomes reveal whether the investment pays back. The 4-year completion rate is 55.7%, and the first-year retention rate is 80.1%. Graduates earn a median of $56,906 ten years after enrolling, compared with $46,716 six years post-enrollment. Within three years of entering repayment, 1237700.0% of borrowers are making progress on their federal loans, and 72.2% of graduates earn above the high-school threshold. Treating these numbers as a single snapshot alongside the cost cohort is the standard approach for evaluating ROI under the College Scorecard methodology.