Why
Texas State?
The
University | The
Athletic Program | San Marcos
The
University
There's
no question that Texas State is one of the best universities in the
country. Texas State offers a wide range of degrees and classes taught
on a beautiful campus by some of the brightest minds in the country.
The atmosphere, pride and tradition on the Bobcat campus is rich
and provides a great balance between academic atmosphere and social
freedom.
Once you
step foot on this beautiful campus you will see why so many students,
past and present have fallen in love with Texas State University.
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US
News and World Report: America's Best Colleges
Texas
State University-San Marcos is continuing its rise in the rankings
of America's Best Colleges,
according to a report released today by U.S. News & World Report.
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An America's Best Value College
Texas State University-San Marcos has been named by the Princeton
Review as one of America’s Best Value Colleges for 2007. Click
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About
Texas State
Texas State's main campus, in San Marcos is a growing community of 27,503 students
who choose from 111 bachelor’s, 86 master’s and six doctoral degree
programs.
Our
Mission
Texas State University-San Marcos is a public, student-centered, doctoral granting
institution dedicated to excellence in serving the educational needs of the
diverse population of Texas and the world beyond.
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Points of Pride
Texas State University-San Marcos takes tremendous pride in being
the only Texas university to have a United States President
as an alumnus. Click
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The
Athletic Program [top]
Welcome
to the Gold Standard! One of the major reasons Texas State has been
successful is the fan support on and off the field. The atmosphere
created by the fans at every athletic event has created one of the
best home field advantages in the country.
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From
tailgating to new video scoreboards, sell-out crowds
to conference championships Texas State Athletic contests
are not just game,
but events. Everytime you setp into a Bobcat Athletic
facility you set into an event that has something for everyone.
"The
Gold Standard" is our FANS. Texas State is known for having
the best events, programs and fans in the Southland Conference.
We have established a standard that is golden and we owe
that to our fans that have supported the Bobcats throughout
the years.
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Every
time fans support Texas Stae Athletics whether financially, emotionally
or physically at our events they provide the energy our student-athletes
and department need to further establish this program as one of the
best in the country.
At Texas
State we focus on FANS, not just booster, students, or alumni. The
one thing we all have in common is a great love for this university
and the athletes who continue to be the role models for this fine
institution. You could be the final piece that will make this program
great for years to come.
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The
Chuck Fan Index (The Top 40)
The Texas State Bobcats were ranked #15 in the country for FCS (formerly
I-AA) programs in overall fan experience by College Sporting News. Click
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Cheer
Championships
Texas State is know for having one of the best cheer programs in the
country having one three All-Girl UCA National Championships. President
and CEO of the Universal Cheerleaders Assoociation is also a Texas State
grad making the connection between UCA and the Bobcats great. Click
here for a full list of cheer accomplishments
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San
Marcos [top]
Texas State's main campus is in San Marcos, a growing community of
nearly 50,000 people about halfway between Austin and San Antonio.
Located on the edge of the Texas Hill Country, where black land prairies
roll into beautiful hills, Texas State enjoys a setting that is unique
among Texas universities.
The beauty
of the crystal-clear San Marcos River and the stately cypress and
pecan
trees on the campus adds to the charm of the university’s
picturesque setting. Our location on the banks of the San Marcos River
provides recreational activities for students throughout the year.
The beauty of the
crystal-clear San Marcos River and the stately cypress and pecan
trees on the campus adds to the charm of the university’s
picturesque setting. Our location on the banks of the San Marcos River
provides recreational activities for students throughout the year.
As the university's
student population has grown—from 303 in
1903 to 27,485 in 2006—our San Marcos campus, too, has expanded.
Today it consists of a 456-acre main campus and 5,000 additional acres
in recreational, instructional, farm and ranch land.
The Texas State campus is as diverse as the students who live and
learn here. Nearly 170 buildings dot our hilly campus. Some, like Old
Main, are as old as the university itself. Others, such as the brand-new
McCoy Hall, with flat screen monitors rather than bulletin boards,
and the Mitte Complex, which contains a high-tech clean room and microchip
fabrication lab, are cutting-edge facilities.
At the Aquarena Center on the Texas State campus, you can see the
second-largest springs in Texas through the floor of a glass-bottom
boat. These springs feed the San Marcos River and are home to several
endangered species, including the Texas Blind Salamander. In fact,
as the site of the Aquarena Center, River Systems Institute and Edwards
Aquifer Research Center, our campus is one of the best places in the
world to study aquatic ecosystems and species.
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Cooridor...
Located
between the State Capitol of Austin and the Alamo City of San Antonio,
the "Jewel of the Corridor" is
home to Texas State University and the best outlet mall shopping
in the southwest. Called the gateway to the Texas Hill Country, San Marcos
has wonderful places to visit, great places to stay, and the best
shopping in Texas!
San Marcos
is 30 minutes south of Austin and 45 North of San Antonio giving
travelers two marjor airports to use. Austin is known to be the "Live
Music Capital " while San Antonio is rich with tourism destinations
including SeaWorld, Six
Flags Fiesta Texas, the NBA World Champion
San Antonio Spurs and more.
