Texas State University (TXST) is a public research university based in San Marcos, Texas. Texas State is a large public research university based in San Marcos with additional programs in Round Rock, offering more than 200 degrees across business, engineering, computing, health, nursing, education, sciences, agriculture, liberal arts, fine arts, communication, and applied professional fields. The institution traces its development to 1899, and its present academic identity reflects a long pattern of growth rather than a single modern expansion. Authorized by the Texas Legislature in 1899 as Southwest Texas State Normal School, the institution opened in 1903 to prepare teachers. Over time its name and mission expanded through several stages, culminating in the Texas State University name in 2013 and a growing research and doctoral portfolio. Academically, TXST supports a broad mix of undergraduate, graduate, doctoral, certificate, and interdisciplinary study. Representative undergraduate choices include Computer Science BS, Electrical Engineering BS, Civil Engineering BS, Mechanical Engineering BS, Nursing BSN, Business Administration BBA. Graduate study includes options such as Accounting M.Acy., Artificial Intelligence MS, Computer Science MS, Engineering MS, Business Administration MBA, while doctoral education extends into fields including Applied Anthropology PhD, Adult, Professional and Community Education PhD, Construction Management PhD, Materials Science, Engineering and Commercialization PhD. Research includes water and aquatic resources, materials, engineering, computing and artificial intelligence, health, nursing, criminal justice, education, anthropology, sustainability, construction, biology, agriculture, and applied social science. San Marcos sits between Austin and San Antonio, giving students access to two large metropolitan economies as well as the Texas Innovation Corridor. The campus also has direct connections to the San Marcos River, regional healthcare, technology, construction, government, education, and creative industries. For current cost planning, For 2026–27, Texas State estimates annual undergraduate tuition and fees at $12,240 for Texas residents and $25,080 for nonresidents, based on 15 credit hours per fall and spring semester. Housing, food, books, transportation, insurance, and other expenses are additional. These published amounts are planning figures and can change with residency, program, credit load, housing, insurance, or board action at Texas State University, where representative academic pathways at the university include Computer Science BS and Electrical Engineering BS. First-year applicants use TXST’s undergraduate admissions process and submit academic records. Transfer, international, graduate, nursing, engineering, and other selective programs may use additional criteria or prerequisite requirements. Career opportunities are strengthened by the Austin–San Antonio corridor, including technology, semiconductors, healthcare, engineering, construction, education, government, finance, media, creative industries, and entrepreneurship. Taken together, Texas State University is best understood as an institution whose academic portfolio, research mission, student support, and regional setting are closely connected. TXST also uses certificates, accelerated pathways, online options, and other nontraditional formats to extend selected academic areas beyond the standard four-year or graduate sequence. The university’s location in San Marcos gives students access to the civic, research, cultural, health, business, and public-sector networks that shape its surrounding region.