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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] |
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Motto | Auctoritas Gravitas Humanitas Veritas (Latin) |
Motto in English | Prestige, Seriousness, Humanity, Truth |
Type | Public research university |
Established | 1899 |
Parent institution | Texas State University System |
Academic affiliations | |
Endowment | $359 million (August, 2023)[2] |
President | Kelly Damphousse |
Provost | Pranesh Aswath |
Students | 38,873 (Fall 2023)[3] |
Undergraduates | 34,872 (Fall 2023)[3] |
Postgraduates | 4,001 (Fall 2023)[3] |
Location | , United States 29°53′20″N 97°56′20″W / 29.88889°N 97.93889°W |
Campus | 507 acres (205 ha) main campus 101 acres (41 ha) round rock campus |
Colors | Maroon and gold[4] |
Nickname | Bobcats |
Sporting affiliations | NCAA Division I – Sun Belt |
Mascot | Boko the Bobcat |
Website | txst |
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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 38,873 students in the 2023 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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