Overall Rating Silver
Overall Score 54.32
Liaison Emma Parsley
Submission Date Dec. 12, 2022

STARS v2.2

Texas State University, San Marcos
PA-8: Affordability and Access

Status Score Responsible Party
Complete 2.71 / 4.00 James Vollrath
Director
Office of Sustainability
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Percentage of need met, on average, for students who were awarded any need-based aid :
75

Percentage of students graduating without student loan debt:
37.30

Percentage of entering students that are low-income:
40.60

Graduation/success rate for low-income students:
50.70

A brief description of notable policies or programs to make the institution accessible and affordable to low-income students:
Bobcat Promise: To increase access to higher education, Texas State University offers the Bobcat Promise. This program guarantees free tuition and mandatory fees for 15 credit hours per semester to new entering freshmen with a family adjusted gross income that does not exceed $50,000. The amount awarded under this program is equal to the tuition and fees reflected in the Texas resident cost of attendance, and any award or combination of awards cannot exceed one's demonstrated need.

A brief description of notable policies or programs to support non-traditional students:
Non-Traditional Student Organization: Supports Non-Traditional Students by connecting them to resources to ease the college experience. NTSO provides scholarships and community to members, as well as communal areas, computer labs, and a kitchenette.

Transfer Center: Supports TXST Transfer Students with peer mentorship programs, transfer navigation, and workshops.

Office of Veterans Affairs: The Texas State University Office of Veterans Affairs assists veterans and dependents by answering questions concerning veteran educational benefits, certifying enrollments for the Department of Veterans Affairs, processing the Hazelwood benefit, and monitoring our students’ degree plans and academic progress as required for their benefits.

Estimated percentage of students that participate in or directly benefit from the institution’s policies and programs to support low-income and non-traditional students:
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Website URL where information about the institution’s accessibility and affordability initiatives is available:
https://www.finaid.txst.edu/fin-aid/freshman-aid-programs/bobcatpromise.html

Additional documentation to support the submission:
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Data source(s) and notes about the submission:
75% (Fall 2021)
37.3% (of those graduating between July 1, 2021 and June 30, 2022)
40.6% (2,699 of 6,650 First-time in college students in Fall 2021)
50.7% (six-year graduation rate 2015 cohort)

Information courtesy of the TXST Office of Institutional Research
https://www.ir.txst.edu/

Data source(s) and notes about the submission

75% (Fall 2021)
37.3% (of those graduating between July 1, 2021 and June 30, 2022)
40.6% (2,699 of 6,650 First-time in college students in Fall 2021)
50.7% (six-year graduation rate 2015 cohort)

Information courtesy of the TXST Office of Institutional Research
https://www.ir.txst.edu/

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