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Acceptance Rate 89.32%
Yield 26.87%
SAT Score 1,100
ACT Score 22
Applicants 34,146

TXST Application and Admission Information

For the academic year 2024-25, the acceptance rate is 89.32% at Texas State University. Total 34,146 students applied and 30,498 were accepted. The average SAT score of enrolled students is 1,100 and the average ACT score is 22.
Open Admission Policy✗
Undergraduate Application Fees$75
Graduate Application Fees$55
Admission Informationhttps://www.txst.edu/admissions.html
Online Applicationhttps://prod.applytexas.org/
Acceptance Rate89.32%
Average Test Scores1,100 SAT / 22 ACT
Credits AcceptedDual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training

Acceptance Rate, Yield, and Headcounts

For the academic year 2024-2025, the acceptance rate is 89.32%. A total of 34,146 students (12,850 men and 21,152 women) have applied to and 30,498 (11,133 men and 19,241 women) students admitted to Texas State University.
Among them, 3,141 male and 5,011 female students have enrolled into TXST and its yield, also known as enrollment rate is 26.87%. The following table shows the admission statistics including admission stats, acceptance rate, and yield.
Admission Statistics at TXST
TotalMenWomenAnother GenderGender Unknown
Applicants34,14612,85021,15200
Admitted30,49811,13319,24100
Enrolled8,1953,1415,01100
Acceptance Rate 89.32% 86.64% 90.97% - -
Yield (Enrollment Rate) 26.87% 28.21% 26.04% - -
[Chart] Texas State University Acceptance Rate and Yield

Average SAT and ACT Scores

At TXST, 3,369 applicants (41% of enrolled) have submitted their SAT scores and 484 applicants (6%) have submitted their ACT scores for seeking degrees.
The average SAT score of those who submitted scores is 1,100 at TXST. SAT 75th percentile score is 1,200 and 25th percentile score is 980.
The average ACT score is 22 (ACT Composite) . The 75th percentile score of ACT is 25 and the 25th percentile score is 19.
The following table shows the detailed SAT and ACT scores distribution of enrolled students at TXST. You can check colleges having similar SAT score of TXST with SAT percentile at colleges by average SAT score and percentile page.
Average SAT and ACT Scores at TXST
25th Percentile50th Percentile75th Percentile
SAT Total98011001200
Evidence-Based Reading and Writing500560610
Math480540590
ACT Composite192225
Math172124
English182226
[Chart] SAT Scores by Subject
[Chart] ACT Scores by Subject

Application Requirements

For applying to Texas State University, applicants require to submit 6 item(s) - High School Rank, High School Record, Completion of College Preparatory Program, Admission Test Scores, English Proficiency Test, Personal statement or essay.
Application Requirements for TXST
High School GPA✗
High School Rank✔
High School Record✔
Completion of College Preparatory Program✔
Recommendations✗
Formal Demonstration of Competencies✗
Admission Test Scores✔
English Proficiency Test✔
Other Test (Wonderlic,WISC-III,etc)✗
Work experience✗
Personal statement or essay✔
Legacy status✗
✔ Required ✓ Considered (not Required) ✗ Neither Required nor Recommended

Accepted Credits at TXST

The calendar system at Texas State University is Semester. Texas State University accepts Dual Credits, Advanced placement (AP) Credits, Credits for Life Experiences, Credit for Military Training. Next table describes credits that Texas State University accepts.
Calendar SystemSemester
Dual Credits✔
Credits for Life Experiences✔
Advanced placement (AP) Credits✔
Credit for military training ✔
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