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University System
Texas State University is part of the Texas State University System
Other universities in the system include Angelo State University, Sam Houston State University, Lamar University and Sul Ross State UniversityPresident
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General Information
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Texas State University-San Marcos is a doctoral-granting university located in the burgeoning Austin-San Antonio corridor, the largest campus in the Texas State University System, and the 6th largest in the state.
See the University Factbook for more information.
Texas State is also the lead institution of a multi-institution teaching center offering several programs in the greater north Austin area. 1,586 students enrolled at the Round Rock Higher Education Center (RRHEC). (February 2006 data)
Location: Located on the edge of the Texas Hill Country, where blackland prairies become beautiful hills, Texas State enjoys a setting that is unique among Texas universities. The beauty of the crystal-clear San Marcos River and the stately cypress and pecan trees on the campus adds to the charm of its picturesque settings. The campus is in San Marcos, a community about halfway between Austin and San Antonio. Its location on the banks of the San Marcos River provides recreational and leisure activities for students throughout the year.
History: Authorized by the Texas Legislature in 1899, Southwest Texas State Normal School opened its doors in 1903. Over the years the Legislature broadened the institution's scope and changed its name, in succession, to Normal College, Teachers College, College, University, and in 2003 to Texas State University-San Marcos. Each name reflects the university's growth from a small teacher preparation institution to a major, multipurpose university. Texas State's original mission was to prepare Texas public school teachers, especially those of south central Texas. It became renowned for carrying out this mission, but today it does far more
Campus: As the university's student population has grown - from 330 in 1903 to 27,171 in 2005 - the campus, too, has expanded, and today Texas State is one of the 75 largest universities in the country. Overlooking the campus and serving as a landmark since 1903 is Old Main, a red-gabled Victorian building restored to its original grandeur. In 1979, after adding a number of classroom buildings and residence halls, the university purchased the former San Marcos Baptist Academy adjacent to the original campus. Campus facilities encourage a feeling that Texas State is a special place.
University Goals
Goal 1: Promote academic quality by building a distinguished faculty, developing the university culture of research and managing enrollment.
Goal 2: Expand access to public university education and contribute to the economic and cultural development of Texas, with special emphasis on development of the Round Rock Higher Education Center.
Goal 3: Provide a premier student-centered educational experience that fosters retention and success and is built on academic programs with clearly defined learning outcomes and a rigorous level of academic challenge.
Goal 4: Expand educational opportunities, emphasizing doctoral program development, applied scientific and technical programs and other programs that address critical state needs.
Goal 5: Enrich our learning and working environment by attracting and supporting a more diverse faculty, staff and student body.
Goal 6: Develop and manage human, financial, physical and technological resources effectively, efficiently and ethically to support the university’s mission.
General
- The National Endowment for the Humanities has designated Texas State the nation’s study center for the Southwest, one of eight such regional centers. Others are at Temple, Tulane, Ohio, Nebraska, California-Davis, Wisconsin, and the Virginia Foundation for the Humanities.
- Texas State is the lead institution in the Round Rock Higher Education Center serving North Austin and Williamson County that opened in 1998. Enrollment is more than 1,600, and a permanent facility will be completed by 2005.
- The university’s first capital campaign concluded in 1999, raising a total of $74.6 million on a goal of $60 million. Annual private gifts now total $15 million, compared to about a half million dollars in 1988. In that time the endowment has increased from $15 million to $55 million.
- The River Systems Institute, in partnership with Texas Parks and Wildlife, will, at Aquarena Center, convert the former theme park into an educational and research facility focusing on the importance of aquifers, rivers and aquatic systems in Texas.
- Katherine Anne Porter’s childhood home in Kyle was bought and restored by Preservation Associates Inc. and a group of local Kyle citizens, mainly with the generous help of the Burdine Johnson Foundation, to be used as a writer’s residence and a site for lectures and seminars by Texas State’s MFA program in creative writing. In June 2002, First Lady Laura Bush dedicated the home as a National Literary Landmark, the second such designation in Texas.
Texas State University-San Marcos at a Glance
San Marcos is situated on the edge of the legendary Texas Hill Country.
Texas State is located in San Marcos, halfway between Austin (30 miles) and San Antonio (45 miles).- Texas State University-San Marcos is a premier, student-centered public university offering baccalaureate, masters and doctoral degrees to students on a traditional residential campus.
- Founded: 1899 as SWT State Normal School
- President: Dr. Denise M. Trauth
- Campus area: 427 acres in main campus (including 4,322 acres of farm, ranch & recreational areas).
84 Masters programs
6 PhD programs
Average class size = 37
Residence halls = 21
On-campus residents = 5600
College of Applied Arts:
Majors:
- Aerospace Studies
- Agriculture
- Criminal Justice
- Family Consumer Science:
- Fashion Merchandising
- Interior Design
- Military Science
- Occupational Education
- Career and Technology Education
MEASURE OF EXCELLENCE:
The Army (ROTC) program was recently named a Top 10% unit from
more than 270 Command Units in the U.S.
McCoy College of Business Administration:
Majors:
- Accounting & Integrated 5 year plan with Masters in Accounting
- Economics
- Finance
- Management
- Marketing
- Computer Information Systems & Quantitative Methods
MEASURE OF EXCELLENCE
The college recently received a $1.5 million donation from
distinguished alum Paul Bulmahn to develop a state-of-the-art stock trading lab for students.
College of Education:
Majors:
- Interdisciplinary Studies (Elementary Education)
- Recreational Administration
- Exercise and Sports Science
- Athletic Training
- Health & Fitness Management
- Health and Wellness Promotion
MEASURE OF EXCELLENCE
Since 1997 a total of 15 Bobcats have received Rockefeller Brother Fellowships giving Texas State one of the top placement rates in the nation.
College of Fine Arts and Communication:
Majors:
- Art
- Communication Design
- Communication Studies
- Dance
- Digital and Photographic Imaging
- Mass Communication
- Music
- Studio Art
- Theatre
MEASURE OF EXCELLENCE
The student chapter of the Society of Professional Journalists (SPJ) at Texas State was honored as National Chapter of the Year at the national SPJ conference in Tampa, FL.
College of Health Professions:
Majors:
- Clinical Laboratory Science
- Communication Disorders
- Healthcare Administration
- Health Information Management
- Radiation Therapy
- Respiratory Care
- Social Work
MEASURE OF EXCELLENCE
Texas State is the only Central Texas public university which offers the
Bachelor’s Degree in the field of Radiation Therapy.
College of Liberal Arts:
Majors:
- Anthropology
- Applied Sociology
- English
- French
- Geography
- German
- History
- International Studies
- Philosophy
- Political Science
- Psychology
- Public Administration
- Sociology
- Spanish
MEASURE OF EXCELLENCE
The college sponsors study abroad programs each year to Europe,
Latin America and Asia. Liberal Arts faculty teach more than 50
courses in study abroad programs offered in nine foreign countries.
College of Science:
Majors:
- Applied Mathematics
- Biochemistry
- Biology
- Chemistry
- Computer Science
- Engineering Technology
- Industrial Engineering
- Industrial Technology
- Manufacturing Engineering
- Mathematics
- Physics
MEASURE OF EXCELLENCE
The Mitte Art-Technology-Physics building houses an operational
MicroFab Lab, one of the first such labs at a U.S. academic institution.
Strength in Numbers:
- Total student enrollment = *27,503
- Total undergraduate enrollment = 23,022
Men/ women ratio = 43% / 57%
One of Texas’ largest public universities
- Total minority student enrollment = 6,987 (26.5%)
Black/ African American = 1,173 (5%)
Hispanic/ Latino = 5,025 (21%)
International Students = 2%
- Texas State has the 5th highest graduation rate among the 35 public universities in Texas.
- Texas State ranks 17th in the U.S. in the number of
baccalaureate degrees awarded to Hispanic students.
Faculty Focus:
- 1110 Faculty
- 93% teach on the undergraduate level.
- Actively involved in helping students secure internships
- Minnie Stevens Piper Professors
- Texas State ranks second in the state in the number of professors who have received this prestigious designation.
- Faculty also include Distinguished Teaching Awardees, a National Book Award winner, cancer researchers, and a Pulitzer Prize finalist.
Feeling Ambitious:
- Mitte Honors Program
- Study Abroad in Europe, Central & South America, Asia.
- National Student Exchange
- Center for the Study of the Southwest
- National Endowment of the Humanities
- Internships and faculty-aided research opportunities available
- Center for Texas Music History
Measures of Excellence:
- The Texas State Teacher Education program continues to certify more teachers in Texas than any other University-based teacher education program.
- Only University in the Southwest U.S. to offer a degree in Sound Recording Technology.
- The Texas State American Advertising Federation (AAF) team won first place overall at the AAF 2005 National Student Advertising Competition in Nashville. The team won on the strength of its marketing plan created for Yahoo!®
- The Department of Criminal Justice is nationally recognized for its training program in hostage negotiation.
- The Geography Department has been ranked the largest and one of the best programs in the nation for many years by the Association of American Geographers.