Texas State University

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Texas State University
Former name
Southwest Texas State Normal School (1899–1918)
Southwest Texas State Normal College (1918–1923)
Southwest Texas State Teachers College (1923–1959)
Southwest Texas State College (1959–1969)
Southwest Texas State University (1969–2003)
Texas State University-San Marcos (2003–2013)[1]
MottoAuctoritas Gravitas Humanitas Veritas (Latin)
Motto in English
Prestige, Seriousness, Humanity, Truth
TypePublic research university
Established1899; 125 years ago (1899)
Parent institution
Texas State University System
Academic affiliations
Endowment$410 million (September, 2024)[2]
PresidentKelly Damphousse
ProvostPranesh Aswath
Students40,678 (Fall 2024)[3]
Undergraduates34,872 (Fall 2023)[3]
Postgraduates4,001 (Fall 2023)[3]
Location
San Marcos, Texas
,
United States

29°53′20″N 97°56′20″W / 29.88889°N 97.93889°W / 29.88889; -97.93889
Campus507 acres (205 ha) main campus
101 acres (41 ha) round rock campus
ColorsMaroon and gold[4]
   
NicknameBobcats
Sporting affiliations
NCAA Division I – Sun Belt
MascotBoko the Bobcat
Websitetxst.edu

Texas State University (TXST) is a public research university with its main campus in San Marcos, Texas and another campus in Round Rock. Since its establishment in 1899, the university has grown to be one of the largest universities in the United States. Texas State University reached a record enrollment of 40,678 students in the 2024 fall semester, continuing a trend of enrollment growth over several years.[5]

Texas State University offers over 200 bachelor's, master's, and doctoral degree programs from its ten colleges. The university is accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools (SACS) and designated as a Hispanic-Serving Institution (HSI) by the U.S. Department of Education. Texas State is classified among "R2: Doctoral Universities – High research activity"[6][7] and an Emerging Research University (ERU) by the State of Texas.[8] It spent over $140 million in research expenditures during fiscal year 2023.[9]

The 36th president of the United States, Lyndon B. Johnson, graduated from the institution in 1930;[10] Texas State University is the only college or university in Texas to have a U.S. president as an alumnus.

Texas State's main campus consists of 245 buildings on 507 acres (2.05 km2) of hilly land along the San Marcos River. Additionally, it has a 101 acres (0.41 km2) satellite campus at its Round Rock Campus (RRC) in the greater north Austin area. The university operates the 70 acres (0.28 km2) Science, Technology and Advanced Research (STAR) Park, a technology commercialization and applied research facility.[11] Texas State has 4,522 acres (18.30 km2) additional acres of recreational, instructional, farm, and ranch land. The Forensic Anthropology Center at Texas State is the largest forensics research facility in the world.[12]

Texas State University's intercollegiate sports teams, the Bobcats, compete in National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA) Division I and the Sun Belt Conference.

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  2. ^ "Next is Now Factsheet". September 23, 2024.
  3. ^ a b c "Texas State Facts and Data". October 15, 2021. Archived from the original on December 2, 2020. Retrieved April 14, 2020.
  4. ^ Texas State University Brand Guide. January 14, 2022. Retrieved November 16, 2022.
  5. ^ "Texas State set enrollment record". September 12, 2024. Retrieved September 16, 2024.
  6. ^ "Carnegie Classifications Institution Lookup". carnegieclassifications.iu.edu. Center for Postsecondary Education. Archived from the original on December 2, 2020. Retrieved September 13, 2020.
  7. ^ "Texas State earns higher Carnegie Foundation research ranking". February 5, 2016. Archived from the original on January 9, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  8. ^ "Texas State Upgraded to Emerging Research Status". January 12, 2012. Archived from the original on October 3, 2016. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  9. ^ "State of Texas State 2023". txst.edu. August 18, 2023. Retrieved August 22, 2023.
  10. ^ "LBJ Statue". June 21, 2018. Archived from the original on September 22, 2020. Retrieved November 4, 2012.
  11. ^ "STAR Park". June 18, 2018. Archived from the original on January 8, 2017. Retrieved January 9, 2017.
  12. ^ Steinberg, R.U.. "Listening to the Bones" Archived August 3, 2020, at the Wayback Machine, The Austin Chronicle, Austin, April 4, 2008. Retrieved on May 31, 2013.