OpenFieldTexas State · San Marcos, Texas, United States
Texas State University is a major public Carnegie R2 doctoral research institution situated on the banks of the spring-fed San Marcos River in San Marcos, Texas. Acclaimed for the Meadows Center for Water and the Environment, the world-renowned Forensic Anthropology Center at Texas State (FACTS), and the McCoy College of Business, Texas State drives over $140M in annual research expenditures.
Texas State delivers nearly 200 undergraduate and graduate degrees across nine academic colleges. Flagship research centers include the 26-acre Freeman Ranch Forensic Anthropology Research Facility (the largest human taphonomy facility in the world), the STAR Park technology incubator, and the Edwards Aquifer Research and Data Center.
Undergraduate admissions evaluate class rank, GPA, and test scores (assured admission for top 25% of Texas high schools). Graduate programs require a recognized bachelor's degree with a 2.75+ GPA (3.0+ for doctoral studies), program-specific entrance exams (GRE/GMAT), statement of purpose, and academic letters.
World-class doctoral program utilizing Spring Lake and the San Marcos River to investigate riverine ecology, karst aquifer hydrology, endangered aquatic salamander genetics, and freshwater resource policy.
Unique interdisciplinary doctoral program bridging cutting-edge materials physics with technology entrepreneurship at STAR Park, commercializing semiconductor and smart polymer discoveries.
Internationally celebrated graduate training at Freeman Ranch conducting hands-on human taphonomic research, skeletonized trauma analysis, and forensic mass-grave excavation.
Comprehensive graduate computer science curriculum focusing on high-performance parallel computing, machine learning, computer security, and distributed database engineering.
ABET-accredited civil engineering degree in the Bruce and Gloria Ingram Hall, emphasizing sustainable infrastructure, hydraulic transport, structural steel, and geotechnical design.
Competitive research fellowship studying spring flow variability, riparian wetland restoration, endangered Texas wild-rice ecology, and groundwater conservation along the Balcones Fault.
President & Professor of Sociology
Office of the President
Dr. Kelly Damphousse serves as the 10th president of Texas State University, a criminologist and former chancellor of Arkansas State University who is guiding T...
View researcher profile ↗Director of Forensic Anthropology Center at Texas State (FACTS) & Professor
Department of Anthropology
Dr. Daniel Wescott is a leading biological and forensic anthropologist directing FACTS, researching bone biomechanics, human decomposition rates, and computeriz...
View researcher profile ↗Executive Director & Endowed Chair in Water Policy
The Meadows Center for Water and the Environment
Dr. Robert Mace is a hydrologist who previously served as deputy executive administrator at the Texas Water Development Board, an authority on groundwater polic...
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