Students
Who's on campus
A very large campus of 36,177 undergrads, where 37% receive Pell Grants, a typical share compared to other colleges.
Race & ethnicity
Diversity index0.68
Economic access
Campus size
Where first-years come from
8,195 first-time students
1.8% came from other states and 4.8% from abroad; 93% are from Texas. Fewer from other states than at 87% of colleges.
- In-state (Texas)93%
- Other states1.8%
- Abroad4.8%
Top home states
- Texas(home state)93% 7,652
- California0.2% 17
- Illinois0.1% 11
- Virginia0.1% 10
- Colorado0.1% 9
From 40 states (counting DC) and 3 from U.S. territories.
Students starting college for the first time, by where they lived when admitted. Colleges report it every other fall.
Transfers in and out
Transferring in, fall 2024
2,849
new transfer students, 26% of new undergraduates. A larger transfer share than at 51% of colleges.
2,306 full-time, 543 part-time.
Going on to another college
25%
of students who entered in fall 2016 had left without a degree and were enrolled at another college 8 years later (about 2,824 students).
Federal data doesn't count students leaving in a given year; this follows one entering class.
Who they are
14% of undergrads study part-time.
59% women
Another gender: 321 undergraduates (0.9%)
Degree-seeking undergraduates. Men and women add up to 100% because federal data has colleges count each student of another or unknown gender as a man or a woman.
Campus life
Housing, sports, faith, Greek life, and LGBTQ+ life
Housing for 6,753 students.
Housing
Beds
6,753
About 19 for every 100 undergrads (median college: 59). Can include graduate housing.
First-years
Not required to live on campus
Many colleges still expect it, with exceptions such as for local students.
Meal plans
Offered
Athletics & programs
Athletics
NCAA Division I FBS · Sun Belt Conference
Of the four sports the federal survey asks about, it plays football, basketball, baseball, cross country/track.
How the Sun Belt Conference comparesROTC
Army, Air Force
Study abroad
Offered
Undergraduate research
A formal program
Calendar
Semesters
Student services
- Academic and career counseling
- Help finding a job while enrolled
- Job placement after graduating
- 7% of undergrads registered with disability services· Disability services office
Religious life
Faith communities · 3
- Catholic 1
- Christian 1
- Nonreligious and secular 1
Christian
Nonreligious and secular
Texas State University-San Marcos Secular Student Alliance
Greek life
On the national organizations' own chapter lists.
Councils and chapters
1listedPanhellenic sororities (NPC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Epsilon Zeta Chapter
5listedInterfraternity (NIC and IFC)Show chaptersHide
From each organization's own chapter list.
Theta-Lambda
Lambda-Phi (Texas State)
Eta Rho
Eta Tau
LGBTQ+ life
Support on campus
LGBTQ+ center or office
Policies
- Nondiscrimination policy covers gender identity or expression
- Chosen name and pronouns on campus records
- Gender-inclusive restrooms listed online
- Student health plan covers transition-related care
Listed by Trans Policy Clearinghouse, read October 2026; not confirmed by the college.
State law for public colleges
Texas public colleges may not have diversity, equity, and inclusion offices, including offices for programs designed around gender identity or sexual orientation; courses, research, and registered student groups are exempt.
Texas Education Code §51.3525 (Texas SB 17 (2023)), in effect since January 1, 2024. Lists can lag changes on campus, so a center listed above may have changed since the list was read.
Undergraduates of another gender, fall 2024
Gender unknown: 51
First-year applicants of another gender, fall 2024
Not reported: the college records other genders but leaves these counts blank when any is under 5, for privacy.
Colleges record gender so differently that these counts can't be compared between colleges.
Sources:College Scorecard, Fall 2024;College Scorecard, most recent release;College Scorecard, Fall 2023;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part C, residence of first-time students), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (part A, enrollment by level), Fall 2024;IPEDS Fall Enrollment survey (distance education), Fall 2024;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey, 2023–24;IPEDS Institutional Characteristics survey (athletics, programs, services, religious affiliation), 2025–26;IPEDS directory (Institutional Characteristics: HD), 2025–26;IPEDS Admissions survey, Fall 2024;State laws on public colleges, In effect since January 1, 2024About the data(retrieved 2026-10-12)