Texas State University

Name

Texas State University

Legal name

Texas State University

Website

https://txstate.edu

Company type

Private

Founded year

1899

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Higher Education

NAICS

Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (6113), Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools (611310)

SIC

Services-Educational Services (8200)

akta.pro primary industry

Public Research Universities with Multi-Campus Systems (EDAHAAAI)

akta.pro secondary industries

Public Research Universities with Comprehensive Graduate & Professional Schools (EDAHAAAF), Public Research Universities with Engineering/Polytechnic Emphasis (EDAHAAAD), STEM-Focused Public Research Universities (EDAHAAAE)

Keywords

• Higher education services
• Undergraduate degree programs
• Graduate degree programs
• Academic research services
• Public university education

Headquarters

HQ city

San Marcos

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices4 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain, Others

Revenue model

1. Tuition and Fees: Revenue generated from undergraduate and graduate student tuition and mandatory fees for academic programs.
2. State Funding: State appropriations from the Texas University Fund, including planned $300 million investment for R1 research status pursuit.
3. Hospitality Services: Aramark Collegiate Hospitality partnership providing unified dining, athletics, vending, and campus life services across San Marcos and Round Rock campuses, serving nearly 45,000 students.
4. Research Grants and Contracts: External research funding including DOE grants, VA grants, and industry partnerships. Research expenditures have grown to over $183 million.

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Texas State University is a public research university that delivers undergraduate, graduate, and professional degree programs across more than 100 undergraduate and 130 graduate fields, supported by NCAA Division I athletics, residential campus life, and applied research. It also operates the ALERRT Center for active-shooter training and school-safety research and the BobCatalyst research-commercialization initiative, alongside a Bachelor of Applied Arts and Science in Aviation Science delivered through external flight-training partners.

Product overview

Texas State University operates as a comprehensive public research university offering educational programs, research services, and campus facilities across multiple locations. The university's technology-related offerings include digital accessibility services, graduate degree programs (including AI and Construction Management), and research centers. Key academic programs include an Aviation Science degree in partnership with US Aviation Academy, and the BobCatalyst innovation initiative for research commercialization. The university provides active shooter response training through the ALERRT Center and maintains an international campus in Querétaro, Mexico. The institution serves over 40,000 students across San Marcos and Round Rock campuses.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Undergraduate Degree Programs Bachelor's degree programs across 10 colleges (Business, Fine Arts & Communication, Health Professions, Liberal Arts, Science & Engineering, Applied Arts, Education, etc.) serving more than 100 undergraduate fields for traditional-age and transfer students.
• Graduate Degree Programs More than 130 master's, specialist, doctoral, and professional degree programs offered across multiple campuses and online, serving over 4,000 graduate students in business, education, health professions, STEM, and applied sciences.
• Aviation Science Degree Program Bachelor of Applied Arts and Science in Aviation Science delivered in partnership with US Aviation Academy, Genesis Aero, and Veracity Aviation, combining academic coursework with professional flight and helicopter training to address the national pilot shortage.
• ALERRT Center Active Shooter Training and Research Active-shooter response training and research program delivered to law enforcement agencies, K-12 schools, and educational institutions, anchored by an empirical database of school-based active shooter incidents and evidence-based security recommendations.
• BobCatalyst Research Commercialization Initiative University-wide innovation support service that connects faculty, staff, and student researchers with funding, mentorship, and pathways to commercialize research outputs and market-ready technologies.
• Digital Accessibility Services Institutional digital accessibility services ensuring WCAG 2.1 Level AA, Section 508, and Title II ADA compliance across public-facing websites, learning management systems, online course materials, administrative systems, and digital documents, including accessibility training for faculty and staff.
• International Campus Programs (Querétaro, Mexico) Texas State University's first international campus located in Querétaro, Mexico, offering degree programs with capacity for 1,000 students from multiple countries across diverse academic disciplines.
• Campus Hospitality and Dining Services Campus dining, athletics nutrition, vending, and integrated campus life services delivered in partnership with Aramark Collegiate Hospitality across both Texas campuses for nearly 45,000 students.

Quantifiable outcome

• Research expenditures grew to over $183 million, tripling over the past decade
• +3 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration4 records

AI capability2 records

Feature1 record

Partnerships

Nine partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• US Aviation AcademycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 June 2026Partnership to expand Texas State University's Bachelor of Applied Arts and Science in Aviation Science degree program to four new locations in New Braunfels, Denton, Atlanta, and Kansas City, launching Fall 2026. US Aviation Academy delivers professional flight training at its campuses while TXST provides the academic degree through its Department of Organization, Workforce and Leadership Studies.
• San Antonio Mission Indian DescendantsminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 18 June 2026Partnership with San Antonio Mission Indian Descendants organization for 'Find Your Roots, Claim Your Story' initiative to help people discover Indigenous heritage connected to San Antonio's historic missions through genealogical research conducted by student interns.
• Manipal Hospital YelahankaminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 June 2026International collaboration with Child Life experts from Texas State University for 'Child Life & Beyond – A Symposium on Integrated Healing' in Bengaluru, India, marking a milestone in advancing Child Life services and family-centred care models.
• Aramark Collegiate HospitalitycoreChannel Partner/ Reseller/ Distributor · 1 June 2026Comprehensive hospitality partnership starting June 1, 2026, unifying dining, athletics, vending, and campus life services across San Marcos and Round Rock campuses serving nearly 45,000 students. Contract represents Aramark's largest university partnership in Texas.
• Beyond Type 1 and MATTERminorStrategic or Co-development Partner · 19 May 2026TXST selected as one of five organizations in the 2026 Beyond Barriers Innovation Accelerator cohort, receiving grants of up to $50,000 along with mentorship and strategic support to accelerate diabetes solutions improving early detection, care access, and outcomes.
• Howard UniversitycoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 11 May 2026TXST part of CREAM consortium led by Howard University with $1.4M DOE grant, partnering also with Texas A&M University, Los Alamos National Lab, and Idaho National Lab for advanced manufacturing research on 3D printing tungsten alloys for nuclear science and engineering applications.
• Genesis AerocoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 28 January 2026Partnership to offer Aviation Science degree at Round Rock Campus, with classes beginning Spring 2026. Genesis Aero provides flight training at Georgetown Executive Airport as part of the program.
• X-Bow SystemscoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 1 November 2024Partnership to establish a solid rocket motor testing facility at Freeman Center Ranch, supporting aerospace innovation and defense. Located over Edwards Aquifer Recharge Zone with environmental safeguards in place.
• Security Industry Association (SIA)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerPartnership with ALERRT Center to release groundbreaking research on school-based active shooter events. Research analyzed 54 incidents between 2000-2025, providing empirical evidence for eight evidence-based security recommendations.

Scale indicators8 records

Recent moves9 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• University of Central Florida: UCF is a large public research university with comparable enrollment scale, growing research expenditures, and Division I athletics — a peer for benchmarking rapid-growth trajectory and multi-campus operation in a non-flagship context.
• Arizona State University: ASU is a large, fast-growing public research university whose online and multi-campus expansion model parallels TXST's Querétaro and aviation-distributed strategy — a useful strategic and operational benchmark.
• Texas Tech University: Texas Tech is a larger, more established Texas public research university and fellow recent Pac-12 entrant with comparable NCAA Division I athletics, comparable R&D activity, and a more developed national brand — a relevant aspirational/competitive benchmark.
• University of Houston: University of Houston is a large Texas public research university with comparable graduate program breadth, significant research expenditures, and Division I athletics — a benchmark for TXST's R1 and Pac-12 aspirations in the same state.

Direct peers

• Lamar University: Lamar is a Texas State University System peer with a comparable applied-engineering and health-professions profile, sharing system-level governance and funding mechanics as direct comparator for operating economics.
• Sam Houston State University: Sam Houston State is a Texas State University System peer institution in Texas with similar enrollment scale and applied program mix; the closest direct comparator given shared governance and overlapping applicant pool.
• Stephen F. Austin State University: Stephen F. Austin is another Texas State University System institution with comparable applied and education-program focus, sharing governance, funding dynamics, and an overlapping East Texas applicant base.
• University of North Texas: UNT is a Texas public research university with similar enrollment scale (~40,000+ students), comparable mix of colleges, and parallel pursuit of Carnegie research designation; competes with TXST for in-state students, faculty, and state appropriations.
• University of Texas at Arlington: UTA is a public Texas research university with comparable enrollment size, similar engineering and health professions focus, and an active Carnegie R1 research trajectory — a direct peer on the multi-campus, applied-research dimension.
• University of Texas at San Antonio: UTSA is a fellow large public Texas university pursuing R1 research status with comparable enrollment (~30,000-35,000 students), similar focus on health professions and applied sciences, and overlapping Texas higher-ed market competition.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks5 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/txst
• YouTubeyoutube.com/user/txstateu
• Facebookfacebook.com/199343000566
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/texas-state-university
• Instagraminstagram.com/txst

Compliance4 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles10 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds5 records

Investors5 records

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Investments

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