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Texas State at a Glance

Location:
San Marcos, TX
Setting:
Town
Control:
Public
In-State Tuition:
$6,458
Out-of-State Tuition:
$12,816
Room & Board:
$7,310
Full-Time Undergrads:
21,221
Part-Time Undergrads:
4,790
More statistics . . .
School Website:
www.txstate.edu
Admissions Website:
www.admissions.txstate.edu
Financial Aid Website:
www.finaid.txstate.edu
Application Deadline:
May 1
Acceptance Rate:
76 %
Admission Difficulty:
Easy
Average SAT Scores:
1410–1710
Average ACT Scores:
21–25

Best Things

  • Beautiful scenery/the river
  • Diversity
  • Friendly people
  • Great professors/strong academics
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Worst Things

  • Availability of some classes
  • Lots of stairs on campus
  • Parking
  • Reinstitution of Friday classes
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Texas State is such a friendly, open, accepting university. It's not a super huge college, so the people aren't stuck-up or cocky like you might find at bigger universities. It's very relaxed on campus, and there's a very chill atmosphere surrounding the city of San Marcos, as well. You can feel at home at Texas State, and you'll be surprised to find how easy it is to make friends.

Texas State is superb in making sure its students are offered the opportunities they need to gain skills that will make them the most competitive in their field. Being a smaller university makes it even easier for academic advisers and professors to take the extra time to talk to students one-on-one about their future career paths. The professors and advisers are always eager to help. 

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Campus Strictness at Texas State University

jd1584

Kinesiology and Exercise Science '13

2.3
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Smoking Ban

Smoking is banned on campus but people still smoke

May 23, 2012

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Parking at Texas State University

jd1584

Kinesiology and Exercise Science '13

0.0
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Terrible Parking

Parking on campus is almost impossible. Be prepared to walk!

May 23, 2012

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Facilities at Texas State University

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Kinesiology and Exercise Science '13

4.2
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Bobcat Pride

The football stadium is going to be one of the best.

May 23, 2012

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User rating for Texas State University is 3.5 out of 5 based on 761 user reviews.

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