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Texas State University Scholarships and Merit Aid

San Marcos, Texas

13 scholarships Texas State University publishes, each with the amount, what the school says it takes, and the sentence we read it in. This is what the school states, not a list of every award it offers.

34,547Undergraduates
91%Admit rate

Merit awarded on published numbers (12)

These are the awards the school ties to stated GPA and test bars. No separate application is listed for them.

President's Honor Scholarship

$12,000

Published requirement
1420 SAT, or 32 ACT
Renewable
Yes, per the school
$48,000 Total Award over 4 years (see renewal criteria below) $12,000 Annual Award(fall/spring) | Minimum SAT score of 1420+ OR Minimum ACT score of 32+ | Top 25% of graduating class OR IB diploma or AP Capstone Diplomaonestop.txst.edu (read 2026-07-07)

Texas State Achievement Scholarship

$8,000

Published requirement
1260 SAT, or 27 ACT
Renewable
Yes, per the school
$32,000 Total Award over 4 years (see renewal criteria below) $8,000 Annual Award(fall/spring) | Minimum SAT score of 1260-1410 OR Minimum ACT score of 27-31 | Top 25% of graduating class OR IB diploma or AP Capstone Diplomaonestop.txst.edu (read 2026-07-07)

Texas State Achievement Scholarship

$8,000

Published requirement
1160 SAT, or 24 ACT
Renewable
Yes, per the school
$32,000 Total Award over 4 years (see renewal criteria below) $8,000 Annual Award(fall/spring) | Minimum SAT score of 1160-1250 OR Minimum ACT score of 24-26 | Top 5% of graduating class OR IB diploma or AP Capstone Diplomaonestop.txst.edu (read 2026-07-07)

Texas State Achievement Scholarship

$7,000

Renewable
Yes, per the school
$28,000 Total Award over 4 years (see renewal criteria below) $7,000 Annual Award(fall/spring) | Top 6% - 15% of graduating classonestop.txst.edu (read 2026-07-07)

Texas State Achievement Scholarship

$6,000

Renewable
Yes, per the school
$24,000 Total Award over 4 years (see renewal criteria below) $6,000 Annual Award(fall/spring) | Top 16% - 25% of graduating classonestop.txst.edu (read 2026-07-07)

Texas State Distinguished Scholarship

$5,000

Published requirement
1160 SAT, or 24 ACT
Renewable
Yes, per the school
$20,000 Total Award over 4 years (see renewal criteria below) $5,000 Annual Award(fall/spring) | Minimum SAT score of 1160+ OR Minimum ACT score of 24+ | Top 26% - 30% of graduating classonestop.txst.edu (read 2026-07-07)

Texas State Distinguished Scholarship

$4,000

Renewable
Yes, per the school
$16,000 Total Award over 4 years (see renewal criteria below) $4,000 Annual Award(fall/spring) | Top 31% - 35% of graduating classonestop.txst.edu (read 2026-07-07)

Texas State Distinguished Scholarship

$4,000

Published requirement
1060 SAT, or 21 ACT
Renewable
Yes, per the school
$16,000 Total Award over 4 years (see renewal criteria below) $4,000 Annual Award(fall/spring) | Minimum SAT score of 1060-1150 OR Minimum ACT score of 21-23 | Top 25% of graduating class OR IB diploma or AP Capstone Diplomaonestop.txst.edu (read 2026-07-07)

President's Honor Scholarship

$48,000

$48,000 total over 4 yearsadmissions.txst.edu (read 2026-05-21)

Texas State Achievement Scholarship

$24,000 to $32,000

$24,000 - $32,000 total over 4 yearsadmissions.txst.edu (read 2026-05-21)

Texas State Distinguished Scholarship

$16,000

$16,000 total over 4 yearsadmissions.txst.edu (read 2026-05-21)

National Distinction Scholarship

$40,000

$40,000 total over 4 yearsadmissions.txst.edu (read 2026-05-21)

Department awards open to incoming freshmen (1)

Run by a college or department, and published as open to students entering as freshmen.

Stanley C. Israel Memorial Scholarship

$0 to $3,100

Department
College of Science and Engineering
The amount of the award will be up to $3100 to be credited towards recipient's tuition and fees.cose.txst.edu (read 2026-07-10)
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What Texas State University costs

Cost of attendance as published: tuition, fees, housing, and food for one year. It is the sticker, before any of the awards above and before need-based aid.

$30,880In-state, per year
$43,720Out-of-state, per year

Where Texas State University lists its scholarships

Bobcat Online Scholarship System (BOSS) - university-wide scholarship matching portal used by every college (McCoy College of Business, College of Science and Engineering, College of Education, and departments within), including the specific dollar amount for most individually-named departmental awards inside the login-walled application

Where this came from

Every amount on this page was read off a Texas State University page on the date shown. Schools change award tables, so check the school's page before you count on a number.