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Texas State breaks 11 enrollment records for Fall 2026: 47,513 students, tuition frozen through 2027
Texas State University opened Fall 2026 with 47,513 students — a new record, up 7% on the record set only last year — drawn from 83,479 applications, also the most in the university’s history. Eleven enrollment records fell in a single semester.
The line that matters most to families: tuition frozen since 2021
Buried in President Kelly Damphousse’s statement is the number parents should read first: the university has not raised tuition since 2021 and has committed to keeping it flat through 2027. While many U.S. universities raise tuition every year, a family planning for Fall 2027 entry can budget at today’s price.
He also pointed to two cost-cutting directions being expanded: the Bobcat Promise program and the creation of future three-year bachelor’s degrees — a full year less of tuition, housing and living costs if and when they arrive.
The eleven records
| Record | Fall 2026 | vs 2025 |
|---|---|---|
| Total students | 47,513 | +7% |
| Undergraduates | 41,285 | +5% |
| Graduate students | 6,228 | +20% |
| New research doctoral students | 270 | +67% |
| International students | 2,222 | +9% |
| Students served at Round Rock | 4,003 | +37% |
| Fully online students | 6,121 | +54% |
| Semester credit hours | 600,969 | +6% |
| McCoy College of Business | 6,764 | +9% |
| College of Science & Engineering | 10,105 | +3% |
| College of Health Professions | 6,949 | +18% |
Of 14,267 new students, 12,715 are undergraduates (a record), including 9,145 first-year students and 3,571 transfers from community colleges — Texas State is already among the top 25 U.S. universities for attracting transfer students.
How to read these numbers as an international applicant
You will be in the 5%
2,222 international students out of 47,513 — about 4.7%. The university’s graphic puts Texans at 92%. You will study in a genuinely American environment, not a separate international enclave.
Graduate growth is the steepest
Graduate enrollment up 20%, new research doctoral students up 67%. The university is deliberately expanding graduate programs — teaching and research assistantships come with that.
Round Rock up 37%
The campus near Austin reached 4,003 students; Electrical Engineering opens there in Fall 2027.
Science & Engineering remains the largest college at 10,105 students and will split into two colleges in Fall 2027. Health Professions grew fastest (+1,079) to become the second largest at 6,949. McCoy College of Business reached 6,764. These are also the three fields international applicants ask about most — see Engineering, Health, Business.
Source: 47,513 Bobcats: TXST breaks 11 enrollment records for Fall 2026 semester, news.txst.edu, 4 September 2026, by Jayme Blaschke; figures are preliminary census-day counts. Graphics published by Texas State University. The interpretation for international applicants is the International Office’s own.
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