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Southwest Texas State University - Campus Life
Environment | Campus Description | Housing | Regulations | Student Employment
Environment
- The Southwestern region of the country constitute a vast majority of U.S. students.
- The campus area is 423 acres.
- Campus is located within one mile of a city or town.
Campus Description and Transportation Services
- Description:
- 423-acre campus in San Marcos (population: 25,000), 50 miles from San
- Antonio and 30 miles from Austin. Served by bus and train; major airports
- serve San Antonio and Austin. School operates transportation to local
- apartment complexes and to Austin.
Housing
Types of Housing
- Coed Dorms are used by 40% of the on-campus students.
- Women's Dorms are used by 41% of the on-campus students.
- Men's Dorms are used by 13% of the on-campus students.
- School-owned/operated Apartments.
- On-campus Married-student housing.
- 80% of freshmen live in school housing of some type.
- 21% of all students live in school housing of some type.
- 79% of all students live off campus or commute.
Students who are required to live on campus:
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All unmarried students under age 21 with fewer than 60 semester hours
must live on campus unless living with family.
Campus housing is available for all unmarried students regardless of year.
Campus Rules, Regulations & Policies
- All students may have cars on campus.
- 35% of all students have cars on campus.
- Alcohol is permitted on campus to students of legal age but certain restrictions apply.
Other Policies
- Class attendance policies set by individual instructors
- Hazing Prohibited
Student Employment
- Undergraduates may expect to earn, on average, $2500 per year working part-time on campus.
- This school participates in College Work/Study Program.
- Institutional employment is available.
- Part-time off-campus employment opportunities are good.
- Freshmen are not discouraged from working during first term.
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